Safran has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), to Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management.

Seeing renewed attention now that Pegasus Airlines has announced plans to acquire Czech Airlines and its Smartwings subsidiary >> Smartwings surprises with weird yet wonderful A220 service runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/09/smar... #PaxEx

Passenger comfort still a priority on venerable Korean Air A380 runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/pass... A #nosetotail trip report by @airlineflyer.net #paxex #avgeek

TAP's decision to create a neighbor-free Premium Economy offering on its A330neos and A321LRs provides the perfect opportunity to test the value proposition of Premium Economy without committing to a cabin refit and a recliner-type product at this time. runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/tap-... #PaxEx

Brussels Airlines EuroBiz: better but still missing the mark runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/brus... A #nosetotail trip report by @fintan.bsky.social #paxex #avgeek

Is the Tokyo Monorail the world’s best airport public transit access? If not, I’m stumped. A 13 minute express ride from Hamamatsucho to Haneda in just 3 minutes, operating every 10 minutes threaded between local trains. The fare? $3.34 US

Airbus and China's would-be LEO megaconstellation operator Spacesail have inked a MOU that will see the European airframer integrate Spacesail’s LEO connectivity into its HBCplus inflight solution in the future. #pressrelease runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/airb...

Boeing expects 737 MAX and 787 deliveries to grow in 2026 and that aircraft production will be better aligned with deliveries, the airframer’s newly appointed CFO Jay Malave said this morning at the UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference.

Airlines move with speed to meet required A320 Family software fix runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/airl... #PaxEx

Hainan Airlines elevates brand image with first Airbus A330neo (plus Safran Skylounge Core seats in business class) runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/hain... #PaxEx

EASA issues Emergency AD for software fix on A320 Family aircraft runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/easa...

LEVEL’s premium lie-flat gives space to rest, not much else runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/leve... A #nosetotail trip report by @fintan.bsky.social #paxex #avgeek

Join us for an art tour of the new Pittsburgh airport terminal runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/join... @hbaskas.bsky.social explores #paxex

Air Cambodia to launch X-Space Table on ATR 72 turboprops runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/air-... #greenwing #paxex

Delta RJs near completion of Delta Sync free Wi-Fi equipage

Gilat pleased with ESA take-up as airlines roll out multi-orbit IFC

A huge #DubaiAirShow day 2! Etihad orders 6 A330-900neo, disclosed order for 7 A350-1000 and 3 A350F flydubai signs MoU for 150 A321 Air Europa signs MoU for up to 40 A350-900 Ethiopian Airlines orders 6 A350-900 Gulf Air finalized its previously announced order for 15 787

Emirates confirms fleet-wide deal for Starlink-powered free Wi-Fi

China Southern picks SES as MSP for 30 A350s contracted for HBCplus

ViaSat-3 F2 confirms a successful launch and initial signals acquisition. The satellite lifted off on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 10:04 p.m. EST aboard a ULA's Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. https://vsat.co/3K2aoY3 #VS3 #ViaSat3 #VS3F2 #ViaSat3F2

Lufthansa Group presses ahead with EAN inflight connectivity installs

United app snafu highlights rare misstep for US major runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/unit... A #nosetotail trip report by @airlineflyer.net #aviation #paxex #avgeek

Qantas Economy Plus coming to 737s, A220s and A321XLRs (United Airlines filed an application for Economy Plus trademark *in Australia* in December 2023; it is 'under examination'.) runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/qant... #PaxEx

IAG taps Starlink to power inflight Wi-Fi for 500-plus aircraft

Tonight's ViaSat-3 F2 launch attempt has been scrubbed. Launch is now planned for Thursday, November 6 at 10:16 p.m. EST at the opening of a 44-minute window. Learn more: www.viasat.com/news/latest-... #VS3 #VS3F2 #ViaSat3 #ViaSat3F2

ZIM Aircraft Seating details comeback as it sees sales boost

How Pittsburgh airport’s stunning new terminal puts people first runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/11/how-... #aviation #paxex #avgeek

Fort Worth economic development soars including in aerospace

Safran still eyeing sale of some ex-Zodiac work pending recovery

Viasat HEO payloads to soon support airlines with legacy GX hardware

aviation photo of the day: Antonov Airlines AN-124 | Paine Field, WA | 2013

Panasonic Avionics enhances Arc 3D inflight map platform runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/pana...

American’s premium push continues with A321XLR arrival, 777 retrofits runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/amer... @airchivesloan.bsky.social explores for RGN #aviation #paxex #avgeek

How Maseka Kithinji is making aviation accessible to girls in Africa runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/mase...

Viasat nears launch of VS-3 F2 satellite aboard ULA Atlas V rocket

Frictionless travel is within reach with digital identity An Op-Ed by Amadeus AirOps executive vice president Rudy Daniello runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/fric...

Today is International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. Marking the anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations, we celebrate the hard work of tens of thousands of ATCOs ensuring the safety of the skies. #ATCODay

Virgin Australia permits small pets in the cabin on select domestic flights

How Boeing Global Services is supporting Starlink installs on 787s runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/boei... #avgeek #paxex #satcom

If you're interested in watching all 18 minutes of flight time in an increasingly dark video, may I suggest:

Southwest’s first new 737 MAX with updated cabin enters service

Why Spirit First Class remains the best deal in the U.S. skies runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/why-... A #nosetotail trip report by @airchivesloan.bsky.social #paxex #avgeek

Join me for a turn and burn adventure on Aleutian Airways runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/aleu... A #nosetotail trip report by @photojdl.bsky.social #avgeek #paxex

must be torture for those families www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-plan...

Airbus inaugurates second A320 Final Assembly Line in Mobile runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/airb... #avgeek

We've talked about the aviation industry's counterfeit parts problem on the podcast lots, and Boeing may have the a workable solution. It completed the first parts shipment accompanied by a digital 8130-3 certificate, a serviced battery received by Southwest. boeing.mediaroom.com/2025-10-13-B...

Airmont enters US market with deal to offer DIRECTV to bizjets

Airbus rejigs services forecast on strength of digital and connectivity

Riyadh Air sets London inaugural, reveals Sfeer loyalty program runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/riya... #PaxEx

SES looks to bolster Open Orbits for airlines runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/10/ses-... #PaxEx