Comfort

A five-abreast layout of Eclipse seats in the premium concept cabin. The seats are grey and black. HAECO ZIM

How Diehl and HAECO have reimagined the single-aisle premium cabin

In 2021, Diehl Aviation and HAECO Cabin Solutions inked a strategic commercial agreement to jointly deliver a wide range of aircraft cabin p... Continue Reading

A sunset glow from the LEDs is lighting the ceiling and sidewall of the Boeing 777X cabin mock-up.

Hands-on with Boeing 777X’s wider cabin, big bins, new lighting

As Boeing accelerates towards its revised 2025 service introduction of the 777X versions of its venerable 777 twinjet, the airframer has ful... Continue Reading

Four staggered Vantage Duo business class seats are being displayed at AIX 2023. The seats are an mixture of grey tones with a light blue pillow.

Thompson showcases product evolution across Vantage family

For seatmakers, some Aircraft Interiors Expo years are about big showy new product releases, while other years are more about developing the... Continue Reading

Optimares SoFab business class seat is pictured in speckled grey. It is a divan-type space that allows passengers to experience different positions, without the use of actuators. The only moving parts of the entire product are a pull-out cushioned storage area.

Divine divan? Optimares SoFab persuades with comfortable simplicity

Throughout the forty-odd years that business class has existed, much of its design and development has been focussed on evolutionary and rev... Continue Reading

Two seat triples of the Falcon fully-featured economy seats. This image shows six seats from the back that have embedded IFE. One tray table is in dining position.

Mirus’ Falcon distills the essence of full featured economy

Behind closed doors at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, UK seatmaker Mirus was showing what it calls a “pre-production prototype” of its new Fal... Continue Reading

A heated delam machine in the Latitude Aero facility.

Latitude Aero rapidly expands to support nose to tail refurbishment

Latitude Aero, which specializes in refurbishing and electrifying airline seats, has an enviable track record in aviation: for its eight-yea... Continue Reading

A rendering of All-Business Class cabin interior for the ATR turboprop HighLine line. Large cream seats are in a 1-1 configuration.

ATR seeks to take on jet competitors with premium turboprop cabins

French airframer ATR has unveiled new premium cabin options for its turboprops in a bid to put these #GreenWing aircraft on the map for mult... Continue Reading

Two Quest business class seats (posited as a divorced pair) in white with a yellow pillow atop each of them.

Jamco focusses on details with updated Quest stagger

Japanese seatmaker Jamco’s Quest for Elegance seat returned to the 2023 Aircraft Interiors Expo after a four-year absence, and while the cas... Continue Reading

Air France's Opera seat by Stelia on the show floor at AIX 2023. The large business class seat is dark blue with lighter and darker thermoplastics around it.

Stelia reveals Opera herringbone for Air France A350, linefit 787s

HAMBURG — Airbus subsidiary seatmaker Stelia, in a new version of its outward-facing herringbone Opera, is making a play for the widebody he... Continue Reading

Collins Aerospace Connected Gallery is seen in this image. An overlay of various lines and icons to represent the behind the scenes connection and IoT.

Collins makes Cabin IoT play with connected galley field trials

HAMBURG — Collins Aerospace is taking a big step towards finally realising the benefits of the IoT-connected cabin with a new set of in-cabi... Continue Reading

Green LED lighting is casting into a cabin that is configured in a 2-2 layout. There is a red light strip down the sides of the aircraft.

The evolving drivers of LED cabin lighting, now and in the future

Airlines are increasingly coming to the realisation that cabin lighting can play a huge part of the passenger experience and help them to st... Continue Reading

A door closes on the business class seat with a larger gap at the bottom but reaching to the top of the seat.

Collins breaks 45° barrier for side-on Aurora inward herringbone

HAMBURG — Collins Aerospace’s Aurora single-aisle, inward-facing herringbone seat broke cover this morning at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, m... Continue Reading

Side view of the new Recaro premium economy seats on the AIX show floor. The seat can feature large privacy wings, if the airline wishes.

Recaro cuts 10% weight with PL3810 premium economy seat

HAMBURG — If you, as an airline or a passenger, loved Recaro’s snappily monickered PL3530 longhaul premium economy recliner, you’ll love its... Continue Reading

Head on view of Recaro business class seats in a widebody. The seats are greyish in tone with a light brown headrest and detailing.

A spiky 2023 for business class supply chain, production and demand

SCHWÄBISCH HALL — Airlines that offer a business class product, by and large, rely on their front cabins for the majority of their revenue. ... Continue Reading

The latest rendering of Air4All, which enables wheelchair users to remain in their mobility device whilst in the aircraft cabin. The chair locks into place, in the same space occupied by a domestic first class seat.

Delta Flight Products partners to take Air4All through development

Commercial aviation is awash in stunning renderings of compelling new aircraft interior concepts. But some ideas never make it beyond the co... Continue Reading

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