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New Seats, Starlink Wi-Fi Now Flying on Air France HOP!

4 September 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Air France’s regional subsidiary HOP! officially launched flights on its first refreshed E190 fleet this week, bringing new inflight internet online and new seats into service.

This story is about: Air France, Expliseat, HOP!, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Starlink, Ti2, TiSeat, TiSeat 2X, USB, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

TCI Launches “Cornea” Inflight Entertainment Platform

14 April 2025 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

TCI's Cornea IFE screens rendered on the company's Epianka economy class seat (image via TCI)

TCI Aircraft Interiors announced its intentions to join the highly competitive inflight entertainment market last week, unveiling Cornea at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2025.

This story is about: Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, Cornea, embedded IFE, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, inflight entertainment, Mujdat Uludag, TCI Aircraft Interiors, Turkish Airlines, USB-C, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC

Icelandair officially joins the Airbus family

3 December 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Icelandair is now an Airbus operator. The carrier took delivery of its first A321LR on Tuesday, beginning the process of replacing its 757 fleet.

This story is about: Arc Moving Map by Panasonic Avionics, Astrova, Bluetooth, Bogi Nils Bogason, Geven, Hernan Abbes, Icelandair, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, premium economy, Saga, seating, seats, USB-C, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Emirates begins its A350 era with updated seats, entertainment, internet offerings

27 November 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The first Emirates A350, outside the terminal in Dubai as it prepares to enter service in early January

The next generation of Emirates travel is here, with the A350 introducing a number of changes to the inflight passenger experience, across all three classes of service.

This story is about: 4K, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, aerBlade, AVANT, AVANT Up, business class, economy class, embedded IFE, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, HBCplus, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Ka2517, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Passenger Innovations, Thales, Thales AVANT, ThinKom, USB, USB-C, ViaSat, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

KLM’s A321neo features innovation, familiar touches for passengers

3 September 2024 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

KLM's first A321neo receives an escort to the terminal upon arrival in Schiphol on the delivery flight (Image via KLM)

KLM joins the A321neo family, taking delivery of its first aircraft and launching a refresh of its short-haul fleet, including familiar passenger experiences as well as some new ones.

This story is about: A321neo, Airbus, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, KLM, Marjan Rintel, R1, R2, Recaro, seating, seats, USB-C, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Turkish Airlines unveils Crystal Suite business class cabin

28 July 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of the new Turkish Airlines Crystal Suite business class cabin (image via Turkish Airlines)

Passengers on Turkish Airlines’ longest flights will soon see “Crystal Suites,” a new and much improved business class cabin, on board.

This story is about: business class, Farnborough, FIA2024, in-seat power, premium cabin, seating, seats, TCI Aircraft Interiors, Turkish Airlines, USB-C, Wireless Charging Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Croatia Airlines taps PAC for A220 Wi-Fi

3 April 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Panasonic Avionics will provide the network for Croatia Airlines' inflight internet on the A220 fleet

Croatia Airlines will launch its first in-flight internet service later this year on its A220 fleet, powered by Panasonic Avionics.

This story is about: A220-300, Airbus, Croatia Airlines, Hernan Abbes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, Jasmin Bajic, Ku, Ku-band, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PaxEx, Satellite, USB, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC

Low cost or cheap? Flying New Pacific first class

24 March 2024 By Seth Miller 9 Comments

The refreshed first class seats on New Pacific offer a comfortable ride

What’s the inflight experience like on New Pacific? Certainly not worth going out of the way for, but also not terrible, assuming you can get a cheaper fare.

This story is about: 2Ku, catering, dining, first class, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, Intelsat, New Pacific, Northern Pacific Airways, premium cabin, seating, seats, USB, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC, Product Reviews, Seats & Cabin

Air India picks Thales for IFE update

20 February 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of an Indian skyline on a Thales IFE screen

Air India’s major content boost will be shown to most passengers on the Thales AVANT Up inflight entertainment system, a major upgrade for the carrier and for passenger experience.

This story is about: A350, Air India, Arc Moving Map by Panasonic Avionics, AVANT, AVANT Up, embedded IFE, ex3, HDR, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, inflight entertainment, moving map, Optiq, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Thales, Thales AVANT, USB, USB-C Filed Under: IFEC

Southwest shifts seating supplier in interiors revamp

2 February 2024 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

PED holders and USB power are key features of the new Recaro seats to be installed on Southwest Airlines' 737 MAX planes from 2025

Southwest Airlines will fly with new seats from 2025, part of an aircraft interiors update for the company.

This story is about: Astronics, BL3710, Collins Aerospace, economy class, in-seat power, Mark Hiller, Recaro, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, Tony Roach, USB, USB-C Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

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