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Aircraft seat certification delays spur testing tweak request

Obtaining certification for premium aircraft seats has never been easy. But in recent years, aviation safety regulators have started paying ... Continue Reading

Southwest secondary cockpit barrier

ALPA urges FAA to require secondary cockpit barrier retrofits

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to “issue rulemaking” requiring airlines to retrofit t... Continue Reading

SWISS Senses First Class Suite A330

SWISS A330 enters retrofit for Senses interiors at HAECO

Swiss International Air Lines has started bringing its resplendent new Senses long-haul cabin products to its Airbus A330 twinjets. After la... Continue Reading

GPS threat map, as developed by Skyband

Skyband develops LEO-powered PNT unit to validate GPS on aircraft

Skyband Systems, a Kirkland, Washington-based start-up founded by former Starlink Aviation engineers and executives, has developed a nimble ... Continue Reading

American Airlines premium seatback IFE.

American talks RFP as it readies to bring screens to narrowbody fleet

What’s old is new again. After taking delivery of its first single-aisle aircraft with seatback screens in 2013, followed by nearly a decade... Continue Reading

Passengers seated in Ascent recliners up front on the A220

Breeze sets the pace for value-first with Nicest cabin, Ascent

In Part One of this two-part Nose to Tail review, Breeze Airways’ standard Nice product was well, “nice”. The Safran economy seat was ... Continue Reading

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’s Sherpa demonstrator carries the name ‘Pack Rat’ and wears a fearsome color scheme.

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada looks to resurrect rugged Sherpa

Standing with my back to BETA Technologies’ hybrid-electric MV250 cargo drone, I could just about see De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’... Continue Reading