New airline Riyadh Air has announced an order of up to 72 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Plans include digital innovation at every passenger touchpoint, state-of-the-art cabin interiors and next-generation IFEC.


New airline Riyadh Air has announced an order of up to 72 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Plans include digital innovation at every passenger touchpoint, state-of-the-art cabin interiors and next-generation IFEC.

AirJapan, All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) new airline brand for medium-haul international routes, has unveiled select products and services to be introduced on its inaugural flights from February 2024.

SWISS is to offer travellers a totally new and more personalised ‘SWISS Senses’ travel experience from 2025. The centrepiece of the new customer product is a redesigned cabin for the airline’s long-haul aircraft.

Air Malta is to deploy a Blueview digital passenger experience from Bluebox Aviation Systems on its new Airbus A320 neo aircraft. This will be configured to offer passengers an inflight entertainment experience.

airBaltic has announced a company-wide initiative to explore practical use-cases for SpaceX’s Starlink inflight connectivity, which is to be installed on the airline’s entire Airbus A220-300 fleet.

ZIPAIR Tokyo, Inc. has selected SpaceX’s Starlink to deliver higher-speed and lower-latency internet to all passengers inflight, providing seamless connectivity.
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The first 777-300 ERs equipped with Air France’s latest long-haul cabins are now operating on routes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York-JFK, Rio de Janeiro and Dakar in a “new major step in Air France’s move upmarket”.

Passengers using the service can use their own mobile devices to reserve airport transfers to their final destination during the flight.

KLM has partnered with Viasat to install its latest inflight connectivity equipment on a total of eighteen Boeing 737-800s by the end of this year.

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KLM has partnered with Viasat to install its latest inflight connectivity equipment on a total of eighteen Boeing 737-800s by the end of this year.

Future Travel Experience was proud to be a Media Partner for the 14th Crystal Cabin Awards, which were presented virtually on 30 March.

The upgrade includes high-definition seatback touchscreens, and a selection of features and applications with servers to store over a terabyte of content.

Leaders from American Airlines, Aeroméxico and Viasat share strategies on adapting the inflight connectivity proposition to match latest customer-trends.

The new digital platform, developed by gategroup, will offer easyJet customers a convenient way to access inflight retail services from their own mobile devices.

American Airlines has announced new initiatives to enhance customer experience and well-being, including touchless check-in and a new Wi-Fi portal.

Middle East Airlines’ new A321 fleet will be fitted with Panasonic’s eX1 seatback IFE solution, as well as Wi-Fi with a host of connectivity benefits.

The new modular platform for inflight connectivity enables technical flexibility for airlines and a seamless ground-to-sky experience for passengers.
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