Becca Alkema

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Global multidisciplinary design studio JPA Design has collaborated with airline suppliers PTP (Plane Talking Products) to reimagine airplane onboard products and services created for passengers across economy to business class.

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Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, was selected by Skymark Airlines to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity service on 10 Boeing 737 MAX, using Intelsat’s new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna, that delivers multi-orbit service using geostationary (GEO) and low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. This new partnership is unique because Skymark will become one of the first in the Asia-Pacific region to offer Intelsat’s new hybrid service.

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Becca Alkema

As United continues its quest to dethrone Delta as the most premium airline in the United States, both carriers are continually and incrementally improving their domestic first class hard product. After trying Delta’s latest and greatest on an Airbus A321neo, I jumped at an upgrade offer to do the same on United’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 on a short hop between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare. Unlike Delta, United is still in the midst of a major transformation.

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Becca Alkema

HAMBURG — Artificial intelligence gets a bad rap these days, but fresh from its win in the Cabin Technologies category of the Crystal Cabin Awards, Collins Aerospace’s integrated camera and algorithmic galley system, galley.ai, impressed on the company’s stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo. The system combines algorithmic image processing, inventory management, airline restocking data and galley-focussed cameras — and an impressive source of management information for airlines.

1 week ago | runwaygirlnetwork.com | Becca Alkema

HAMBURG — If you thought first class was a thing of the past, think again. After reveals and renders from airlines ranging from Qantas to JAL, Air France to British Airways, and the entry into service of the new Lufthansa Allegris first class cabin, each pushing a different boundary of certification, space and finishes, comes Airbus, rearranging the entire front of the aircraft to enable new configurations and more space.