Airbus to raise floor on A380 to create 11-abreast
Airbus will literally raise the floor on the Airbus A380 to accommodate 18-inch wide economy class seats in 11-abreast configuration, Mark L... Continue Reading
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Huge need for aircraft seats could stall new regs
Aircraft seat manufacturers bracing themselves for stricter certification requirements following last summer’s Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 cr... Continue Reading
New IFE products move closer to airframer approval
As the quest by alternative inflight entertainment and connectivity providers to gain linefit offerability for their products continues, Lum... Continue Reading
Transaero’s 737s imitate Boeing Sky Interior
Russian operator Transaero has become one of the first Boeing 737NG operators to transform its aircraft cabins to look like the Boeing Sky I... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Delta revealed as ISIS cabin customer
Note: The video below was removed from YouTube, but you can see it here. Delta Air Lines has selected Zodiac’s ‘Innovative Space... Continue Reading
Lion Air subsidiaries tap Lumexis for IFE
Lion Air just upped the competitive ante for its newest subsidiaries by choosing the Lumexis inflight entertainment system for its narrowbod... Continue Reading
Condor uses small touches to improve holiday PaxEx
We all know the expression that proclaims, “Getting there is half the fun,” but few carriers in the holiday travel world have taken it on as... Continue Reading
How Dutch designer modified Diamond seat for KLM
When Dutch designer Hella Jongerius saw the B/E Aerospace full-flat Diamond seat selected by KLM for its new World Business Class, she knew ... Continue Reading
How United plans to grow Economy Plus sales
Unitedʼs Economy Plus seating has returned to the Travelport global distribution systems (GDS) Worldspan and Galileo with its Economy Plus e... Continue Reading
Virgin America exec thinks globally at APEX
Ensuring that the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) becomes more global and diverse is among the goals of Virgin America manag... Continue Reading
Developing new products for aviation? Get on board
Nine times out of ten, knowing how to put the power of the regulatory authorities to work for you instead of against you is the secret to su... Continue Reading
Can Virgin America survive this onslaught?
The route between New York JFK and Los Angeles is the most prestigious in the United States, and has always been the place where airlines pu... Continue Reading
Zodiac plans complete cabins
Zodiac Aerospace believes the future of aircraft interiors is in offering ‘complete cabins’ to airlines though it remains to be ... Continue Reading
JetBlueʼs math shows less is more in A320 layout
At a time when numerous carriers are racing to order slimline seats to increase cabin density, JetBlue remains an outlier, reasoning that it... Continue Reading
Delta embraces coach amid flatbed transcon frenzy
In the emerging US transcontinental bloodbath where flatbed seats are the weapon of choice for American, United and JetBlue, Delta Air Lines... Continue Reading
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