Thales’ new QLED-based IFE system wows, needs content to match
French multinational company Thales last month brought its new ‘AVANT Up’ inflight entertainment system to the Aircraft Interior... Continue Reading
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How Panasonic Avionics designed its Astrova IFE to be future-proof
A lot of airlines carry the same inflight entertainment system on board their aircraft for as long as ten or 15 years. But IFE screens and a... Continue Reading
In Vino Veritas: elevating the wine experience on board
With “full-flat’ and “direct aisle access” hard product features largely seen as baseline requirements for business ... Continue Reading
Avoiding coffin class: the new inward-facing herringbone challenge
Remember the “coffin class” complaint of the mid-2000s around business class seat sidewalls? It’s back, but now with the newest inward-facin... Continue Reading
Air4All wheelchair seat space wows with simplicity and elegance
Of all the aircraft seats and systems on display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in June, one product seeks to enable passengers to remain in... Continue Reading
Airbus comes full C Series circle with A220 Airspace cabin, bins
If you are old enough to remember when the spacious, bright and modern cabin on the Bombardier C Series (now Airbus A220) was part of the dr... Continue Reading
AvioInteriors: Heric 2023 returns as a credible low-cost herringbone
There are many reasons to make AvioInteriors a stop on your annual circuit of the Aircraft Interiors Expo, and the excellent Italian espress... Continue Reading
Flip-up exit mini-seat enables density, but at what cost?
In their continuing quest for aircraft densification, airlines, airframers and seatmakers have long eyed the common EASA and FAA regulation ... Continue Reading
ST Engineering gains traction for ACCESS accessible lavatory
Persons with reduced mobility often experience indignities when seeking to navigate the already-small lavatories on board narrowbody aircraf... Continue Reading
Classic aisle seats will be baseline business on Lufthansa Allegris
It’s no secret that Lufthansa Group is seeking to disrupt the premium cabin space by unbundling its forthcoming new business class product, ... Continue Reading
With artisanal interior reuse partnership, Soisa focuses on ESG
As the aviation supply chain seeks to demonstrate its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials, one of the challenges is how t... Continue Reading
Airbus and Stelia show off new C Suite ultra-compact narrowbody seat
One of the most compelling seats on show at the Aircraft Interiors Expo wasn’t at a seatmaker’s stand or even within an aircraft cabin mocku... Continue Reading
ABC International’s pivot to cabin modifications bears fruit
A decision by aircraft branding specialist ABC International to pivot to cabin modifications during the Covid crisis has produced positive r... Continue Reading
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
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