Adam Gavine

IBA, an aviation market intelligence and advisory company, retains an optimistic outlook for the aviation industry, despite a lower-than-expected number of aircraft orders at the 2024 Farnborough Airshow.

Performance car company, BMW M, has collaborated with Bcomp, BMW Designworks and others to develop the Visionary Materials Seat, a sustainable seat design manufactured with bio-based materials to reduce CO₂e impacts and enhance recyclability

Aircraft design has always catered to customer needs. For the global aviation industry, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Boeing and

Before July 2024, London’s Heathrow Airport had never surpassed 1.8 million passengers in a week. This has now been achieved three weeks in a row, as the airport continues to break its own records and helps drive UK plc. However, the airport reports that the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme is stifling business

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air – one of Europe’s top 10 biggest airlines – has announced an ‘All You Can Fly’ subscription service priced at €599 per year. The price is attractive for frequent travellers, and there are also a few extra opportunities for the airline

JetZero, a company developing the first commercial blended wing body (BWB) airplane, has found a slightly unexpected investor in the form of Alaska Airlines. If purchase options are taken up, passengers could be in for an amazing experience in the cabin

SmartSky Networks, a provider of 4G air-to-ground communication systems for in-flight connectivity using patented beamforming technology, has ceased business operations, effective 16th August 2024.

In response to falling demand for its first-class cabins, Oman Air has axed the travel class – and in the process has implemented a low-cost way to expand its business-class seat count, combined with a comfort upgrade. In short, the airline is repurposing the first-class suites on its Boeing 787-9 fleet, predominantly serving its London and Bangkok services, to become business-class suites.

The first of Qantas' 28 Airbus A321XLR aircraft on order is due to be delivered in April 2025, to replace its older, less fuel-efficient Boeing 737 fleet.

The finalists of ‘Best Customer Journey Experience’, a special category of the Crystal Cabin Award due to be presented during APEX Global Expo in October, have been announced. The three innovations in the running have been developed by Skyted, Spafax and Thales