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Southwest Airlines Partners With The Kindness Diaries
March 5, 2019  | Written by Tomas Romero
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Southwest Airlines spreads LUV and kindness through unique partnership with hit Netflix documentary series The Kindness Diaries. Whether it’s staging live concerts in flight or wrapping its liveries with sharks for Shark Week, Southwest Airlines definitely knows how to put the party in partnerships. And last week, the “airline with heart” put its money where […]

IFPL Follows Consumer Trends To USB-C With Modular Power Products
 | Written by Marisa Garcia
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While there are still a variety of power-plug adaptors needed to fit the many devices passengers need to power onboard, IFPL is preparing for the broader adoption of USB-C and other power options by introducing seamless seat integration and easy port upgrades. Working with seat manufacturers, IFPL has split the USB single unit design into […]

AirAsia Launches Venture Capital Fund in Partnership With 500 Startups
March 4, 2019  | Written by Ari Magnusson
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AirAsia today announced it is launching a $60-million venture capital fund in the United States to invest in and support scalable startups in the travel and lifestyle, financial technology, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity sectors that want to enter or expand their presence in Southeast Asia. The Malaysian low-cost carrier’s digital venture arm RedBeat Ventures is […]

Robots to Help With Aircraft Cabin Installations, Predicts ZAL
March 1, 2019  | Written by Stephanie Taylor
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In the future, it looks as though aircraft cabin interiors will be installed by humans and machines working side by side, as is already the case for the fuselage on the final assembly line. From February 27-28, Hamburg’s ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research hosted the second iteration of its ZAL Innovation Days event, with […]

[PHOTOS] Brussels Airlines Unveils Revamped Airbus A330 Interiors
February 28, 2019  | Written by Ari Magnusson
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Brussels Airlines has unveiled its all-new cabin interior, which is being retrofitted on board its Airbus A330 fleet. The three-class cabin layout was designed in collaboration with JPA Design and pays tribute to Belgium’s rich design heritage. But did it succeed in creating what the airline describes as “a boutique hotel in the air?” Brussels […]

Comtrade Group Opens PaxEx-Focused Division
 | Written by Stephanie Taylor
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Targeted advertising continues to create a lot of buzz in the airline industry as airlines explore new ways to personalize the passenger experience. Comtrade Group has declared its intention to be a leader in the space. Software engineering services and solutions provider Comtrade Group has launched Voyego, a standalone travel and mobility division focused on […]

Crystal Cabin Award 2019 Finalists Announced
February 26, 2019  | Written by Stephanie Taylor
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Twenty-four airline passenger experience industry innovations have been chosen as finalists for the 13th annual Crystal Cabin Award. Leading the pack this year are Collins Aerospace and Panasonic Avionics with four nominations each. This year’s finalists for the Crystal Cabin Award have been selected from a shortlist of 94 submissions, a record high for the sixth consecutive year. […]

Evelop Airlines to Launch Immfly Wireless IFE
February 25, 2019  | Written by Kristina Velan
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Following survey results showing an increase in customer satisfaction for passengers who used Immfly’s wireless IFE platform, the Barcelona-based company has announced that Spanish charter airline Evelop will soon offer its service in flight. Spanish charter airline Evelop will begin installing Immfly’s wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) platform on its A330-300 fleet in April. The service […]

APEX Addresses Concerns Regarding Cameras in IFE Systems
 | Written by Stephanie Taylor
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APEX has identified several potential use cases of in-flight cameras, emphasizing that they must only be used with advance explicit passenger permission. Carriers including American Airlines and Singapore Airlines have been facing criticism over the presence of cameras in seatback in-flight entertainment (IFE) screens after a tweet from a Singapore Airlines passenger went viral. In response to […]