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Safety

Inside an Air Astana A321LR. Blue LED lighting creates a calm scene in the cabin

Air Astana equipping A321LRs with SES multi-orbit IFC

Air Astana has been operating in stealth mode to bring SES’s multi-orbit, electronically steerable antenna (ESA)-based inflight connec... Continue Reading

Business class on a Boeing 787
Airbus, Boeing flag aircraft seat supply and certification constraints
October 29, 2026
Interior of Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing lowers 737 delivery target, maintains disciplined ramp
October 28, 2026
In the cockpit as Skyband performs a test flight of the M100 solution
Skyband brings Iridium PNT into the cockpit as M100 enters production
October 19, 2026
Business class on a Boeing 787

Airbus, Boeing flag aircraft seat supply and certification constraints

As they ramp up aircraft production, Airbus and Boeing have, respectively, flagged separate concerns about the aircraft seating market, namely, the meager numbe... Continue Reading

Comfort

BlueFirst recliners with grey seat covers and dark grey headrets

JetBlue wants BlueFirst seats as fast as Collins can deliver them

JetBlue Airways’ new first class product, BlueFirst, will take to the skies on December 8 between Boston and Fort Lauderdale, and be progres... Continue Reading

Safran's ECOs overhead bins
Safran to divest Safran Cabin following notable growth
October 24, 2026
Open terrace at the massive new United Club at Terminal B North Concourse at IAH, with United tails in view
First look at Terminal B North and massive United Club at Houston IAH
October 21, 2026
A photo from inside an Airbus A320 of the window and the landscape outside as the jet flies at 33K ft. Wireless IFE provider AirFi is now offering AirFi LEO with window-mounted antennas to transmit via Iridium Certus 100.
Diehl Aviation strengthens supply chain resilience
October 20, 2026

Connectivity

United Airlines airplanes — one taxiing and one preparing to board at Pittsburgh International Airport. United Airlines is a major international airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Beyond Starlink: What Comes Next for Inflight Connectivity?

Closing in on 50 commercial airline customers, SpaceX’s Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satcom service is hoovering up inflight connectivity ... Continue Reading

Inside an Air Astana A321LR. Blue LED lighting creates a calm scene in the cabin
Air Astana equipping A321LRs with SES multi-orbit IFC
October 30, 2026
A350 in Airbus livery in flight at the Dubai Airshow
Airbus fields interest in HBCplus to support LEO + GEO IFC
October 23, 2026
In the cockpit as Skyband performs a test flight of the M100 solution
Skyband brings Iridium PNT into the cockpit as M100 enters production
October 19, 2026

Services

Interior of Boeing 737 MAX

Boeing lowers 737 delivery target, maintains disciplined ramp

Boeing expects to fall shy of its 500-strong 2026 delivery target for the 737 MAX, and now sees “the back half of 2027” as a rea... Continue Reading

Safran's ECOs overhead bins
Safran to divest Safran Cabin following notable growth
October 24, 2026
ANA Dreamliner in flight as the sun sets
All Nippon Airways leverages Quvia real-time IFC data
October 14, 2026
LATAM E195-E2 outside a hangar at the Embraer factory. The aircraft features a slimline antenna atop its fuselage to support inflight connectivity.
Embraer moves with speed to factory-fit multi-orbit IFC to E2
October 11, 2026

Nose to Tail

The SeaPort Pilatus PC-12 aircraft is ready for boarding.

Competitive pricing and time savings make SeaPort a win on PDX-BFI

If you need to travel between the Pacific Northwest hubs of Seattle and Portland, a number of options can get the job done. There’s dr... Continue Reading

United Airlines 737-800 parked at O'Hare
United Airlines’ marvelous app eases pain of connecting
October 16, 2026
Frontier Airlines A321neo at LAX.
Bungled check-in mars Frontier Airlines experience
October 13, 2026
The Pacific Northwest Cascades Amtrak Airo as it pulls into the station.
Inside Amtrak Airo as trainset enters service on Cascades route
October 8, 2026

Press Release Hub

Boeing and The Loar Group sign distribution agreement for General Ecology water filtration products.

Press Release: Boeing Distribution expands water filtration portfolio

Boeing Distribution and General Ecology signed a global distribution agreement adding General Ecology’s water filtration cartridges and filt... Continue Reading

WestJet 737 taking off.
Press Release: Saft to supply batteries for WestJet’s entire 737 fleet...
October 29, 2026
Ilulissat Airport sign on the outside of the facility
Press Release: Greenland’s Ilulissat Airport opens for business
October 29, 2026
Drone flies over a tractor
Press Release: U.S. FCC unlocks more cellular spectrum for drones
October 29, 2026

Lean into Aviation

GIAD event at UK's AirTanker Hub

Girls in Aviation Day drives global effort to change the status quo

For an event that started as an initiative to introduce young girls to aviation, Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) has grown into an internationa... Continue Reading

Women enter the ICAO Global Gender Summit in Luanda, Angola.
ICAO in push to advance women’s empowerment in aviation
September 5, 2026
Captain Hanan Mohammed Jawad in front of an Emirates 777 and Captain Hanan Mohammed Jawad in front of an Emirates 777
Two Emirati women set the pace as Captains at Emirates
August 1, 2026
Saadia Zahidi, IATA's new Director General. She will assume the role on 1 November.
IATA Board appoints WEF executive Saadia Zahidi as Director General
July 24, 2026