Cabin Interior and Electronics

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky In Final Phase of ATG Network Deployment

SmartSky Networks has begun the final site completion phase of its air-to-ground (ATG) 4G LTE data network for business and commercial aviation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inmarsat, Airbus Plan Next Satellites for Jet ConneX

Airbus Defence & Space will provide the new satellite fleet, GX7, 8, and 9, which will be optimized for real-time mobility.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Builds First Latitude Air Ambulance for Norway

Textron Aviation Builds First Latitude Air Ambulance for Norway
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Plans To Have U.S./Canada 5G ATG Network in 2021

Gogo today announced plans to build a 5G air-to-ground network in the contiguous U.S. and Canada that would be available for bizav users in 2021.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying with ViaSat Ka-band Satcom

The author experiences a flight in an Embraer Praetor 600 equipped with ViaSat's new Ka-band Satcom.
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Satcom Direct Introduces SD Xperience to Europe

U.S. company says its bundled, tailored connectivity package makes life easier for aircraft owners and operators.
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Aircraft

Viasat Brings Ka-band Connectivity to Super-midsize Bizjets

Embraer's Praetor 600 gets the first STC for installation of the Global Aero Terminal 5510.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Provides Foreflight Users with Airborne GPS Data

ForeFlight has a new source of GPS data that can negate the need for having a separate GPS receiver and aerial on aircraft in North America.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Unveils Hangar 5 Plan

10-year-old company now has four hangars at Basel and says it is busier than ever, so is adding a fifth hangar in partnership with Bombardier.
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FAI Celebrates Three Decades of Bizjet Ops

Best-known as an air ambulance operator, FAI offers extensive business aviation services
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Aircraft

Bombardier and F/List Team on London Interiors Shop

Repair and refurbishment capability coming to Canadian airframer's Biggin Hill service center
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Connectivity for the ACJ319neo

K5-Aviation is currently doing first install of the Gogo Business Aviation 2Ku system on ACJ319neo
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cyberattacks Against Bizjet Passengers Rising, Says Satcom Direct

It’s a disturbing trend, but Satcom Direct has solutions that can fight back.
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Aircraft

Greenpoint Technologies Shortlisted for Intl. Award

Greenpoint Technologies is again winning awards for its Boeing BBJ 787 interiors.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Offers Airbus A220 Skyretreat Concept

A private, large jet cabin should feel like a retreat—and Lufthansa Technik's new concept fits the bill.
Aircraft

Comlux Delivers Its First Widebody VIP Completion

Just completed A330 demonstrates the group's full range of capabilities, including VIP airliner transactions and operations, says CEO Gaona
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Brings Cabin Connectivity to Embraer Jets

Working with partners Honeywell secured EASA approval for Aspire 200 and GoDirect Router on the Phenom 300 and installed GoDirect Router on a Legacy 650.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier Unveils Nuage Chaise for Global 5500/6500

Bombardier Unveils Nuage Chaise for Global 5500/6500, converts to lie-flat surface for seating or sleeping.
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Avionics

Bombardier Unveils Updated Challenger 350

Improvements bring performance, cabin, and cockpit enhancements to the world’s best-selling business jet.
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Aircraft

Falcon 6X on Track for Service Entry in 2022

Critical design review is complete, large parts are in production, and assembly of first aircraft slated for early 2020
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Matching VVIP Boeing 787s for GDC Technics' Customer

Live television transmission and more connectivity than ever are available to GDC Technics customers
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Aircraft

Idair Inks Trio of VIP Cabin System Orders

Hamburg-based company offers advanced entertainment and communication systems for single-aisle and wide-body VIP airliners.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LHT Touts New Standard for LED Cabin Lights

Tech Spec aims to bring uniformity to next-gen lighting systems.
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Hilitech Showcases Innovative Lightweight Cabin Components

The Austrian joint venture links F/List and Hinsteiner Group.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Notches 1,000th nice CMS Delivery

Pioneering digital cabin entertainment and control system, LHT's OEI team began deliveries in 2006.
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IFEC Propels Oman Air as Gulf’s Dark Horse

Oman Air's early bet on connectivity is paying off.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Pilatus Adds Gogo L3 as PC-12 NG Option

The PC-12 NG now offers high-speed airborne connectivity via Gogo Business Aviation's Avance L3 system.
Avionics

Avionics Sales Post Ninth Consecutive Quarter of Growth

Avionics sales were up to $724 million in the first three months of 2019, Aircraft Electronics Association says.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Despite Sale, Collins Still Has a Robust Cabin Business

After sale of its airline in-flight entertainment business, Collins Aero fights perception it's exited the same work for business jets.
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JetSuiteX Selects C&L for ADS-B Installs

C&L Aviation Group will equip JetSuiteX's Embraer EMB135/145 fleet with Honeywell Primus II.