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Rockwell Collins’ new Aspire wide-body economy class seat has entered service on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraft, the first in a 55 shipset retrofit programme.

Ctrip has confirmed that it has made a strategic investment in Boom Supersonic, which is leading the charge to bring supersonic commercial air travel back into the mainstream.

On the upper deck, ANA has opted for eight First Class seats, 56 Business Class seats, and 73 Premium Economy seats, while the main deck will have 383 Economy Class seats.

FTE explores a range of innovations from Airbus, Zodiac, Panasonic Avionics, Cadami, United Screens, 3D SeatMap VR, THK and P3 that can help to redefine the on board passenger experience.

Future Travel Experience was proud to be a Media Partner for the 12th Crystal Cabin Awards, which were presented in Hamburg on Tuesday 10 April.

Tracy Barr, Head of Product, shares Thomas Cook Group Airlines’ wireless IFE plans, while AirFi reveals a big breakthrough with a major Hollywood studio.

KLM will upgrade the World Business Class and Economy Class of its Airbus A330-200 fleet with new features, such as improved seats and inflight entertainment systems.

Austrian Airlines has completed the installation of a new Premium Economy Class, which will provide passengers with a range of advantages, including extra legroom.

The new Extreme Throughput Satellite (XTS) will provide Panasonic customers with multiple gigahertz of new Ku-band capacity over China and around East Asia using narrow XTS spot beams.

Emirates is investing over US$150 million to refurbish the 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The new, wider seats are laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration.

A total of 24 products and concepts have been selected as finalists for the Crystal Cabin Awards 2018, for which Future Travel Experience is a Media Partner.

The five launch members of the Seamless Air Alliance say the collaborative initiative “will usher in a new era of innovation for airlines on all routes”.

AirFi Indonesia, a strategic joint venture between AirFi and PT. Dua SuryaDinamika which was launched at FTE Asia EXPO in November 2017, has signed up its first two airline clients.

Immfly’s portable SkyCube solution will enable passengers to access media content such as TV shows, digital magazines and games on their personal electronic devices.

FTE explores how the likes of Airbus A³’s Vahana, Hyperloop and Boom Supersonic could redefine travel and transportation in the relatively near future.

The IFE series features pre-flight, inflight and post-flight stretching and breathing techniques by Honolulu-based movement specialist Wainani Arnold.
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