Accessibility improvements proposed by Delta, Collins and Boeing
HAMBURG — One of the most positive trends at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo was accessibility for disabled people: especially for wheel... Continue Reading
Comfort
Panasonic/Collins MAYA seat concept: immersive or overwhelming?
HAMBURG — One of the showstoppers of the Aircraft Interiors Expo this year was MAYA, a concept business seat designed by Collins Aerospace a... Continue Reading
Boeing Perch welcome space asks big questions about big OLED screens
HAMBURG — In a cabin interiors context where the importance of a signature door 2 welcome area is conflicting with the growing lack of seat-... Continue Reading
Airbus A330neo upgrade package is NIF, not NPS
HAMBURG — Airbus is offering a set of cabin interior changes to its A330neo, focussing on consistency in lighting and aesthetics across its ... Continue Reading
Lightweight Stelia Opera Essential seat asks hard questions in biz
HAMBURG — How light can a business class seat be if you reduce it to its essentials — and what are those essentials for today’s traveller? T... Continue Reading
One-on-one with Breeze Airways’ product development director
Flying transcon recently aboard a Viasat-fitted Breeze Airways Airbus A220 was deeply instructive for your author. The carrier has embraced ... Continue Reading
Southwest, Recaro unveil customised R2 seats for future 737s
HAMBURG — Tapped to develop a customised seating product for Southwest Airlines’ future Boeing 737 MAX deliveries starting in 2025, Re... Continue Reading
Unum shines at AIX with innovative new not-door and launch customer
HAMBURG — Startup seatmaker Unum hit the Aircraft Interiors Expo this year as a Crystal Cabin Award finalist, with a seat ready for critical... Continue Reading
Thales takes IFE innovation to the edge with edge-caching and cloud
HAMBURG — IFE grand maison Thales used the occasion of the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg to reveal its new FlytEDGE digital IFE s... Continue Reading
ATR develops HighLine all-business option and announces customer
HAMBURG — Regional turboprop maker ATR has unveiled the latest development of its HighLine-branded series of cabin options, announcing an ag... Continue Reading
First look at Air4All economy wheelchair system, recliner model update
HAMBURG — Air4All, the consortium designing a revolutionary and long awaited wheelchair seating system for aircraft that will allow wheelcha... Continue Reading
Recaro renames product range to R1-7 numbers… with R8 on the way?
HAMBURG — Farewell to the long-standing joke about whether a new Recaro seat model number matched the one for your old Nokia phone — the Ger... Continue Reading
IndiGo to launch business class product
Budget carrier IndiGo, India’s largest and most successful airline, currently offers cheap, cheerful, all-economy service that sometimes ruf... Continue Reading
Onboard with Safran’s Euphony in-headrest speaker system
Since its reveal at the 2022 Aircraft Interiors Expo, Runway Girl Network has been watching Safran’s Euphony in-headrest speaker system with... Continue Reading
Collins Aerospace to unveil onboard wheelchair accommodation at AIX
Collins Aerospace has for some time worked on accessible aviation solutions, notably teaming with students at the National Institute for Avi... Continue Reading