AERQ completes HIC testing; introduces AERENA Experience Studio
AERQ has completed head injury criterion (HIC) testing on the in-seat displays that will fly — as part of its AERENA open IT platform — on a... Continue Reading
Comfort
What does five-star business class soft product look like in 2023?
As the passenger experience industry prepares for the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg in early June, we’ve already looked at what makes a... Continue Reading
Hullabaloo but little change as France bans (some) domestic flights
French culture does not have a direct equivalent of the folktales Chicken Little or Henny Penny, mostly flightless birds who get all aflutte... Continue Reading
UK regulator considers rating airlines on their support for PRMs
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for enforcing a key regulation covering the rights of disabled people and other persons... Continue Reading
Unum Two staggered business suite may be Unum’s first sale
WEYBRIDGE, UK — Tucked away in the leafy London suburb of Weybridge, challenger premium seatmaker Unum is readying Unum Two, the second seat... Continue Reading
What does a five-star business class seat look like in 2023?
Ahead of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Runway Girl Network posed itself the question: what makes the very best business class prod... Continue Reading
JetZero and Factorydesign unveil cabin concepts for BWB jet
Variations of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft have been studied for decades. And in more recent years, NASA, Airbus, KLM, the Delft Univers... Continue Reading
Hawaiian reveals 2.5-class 787 and new Adient suites
As Hawaiian Airlines transitions from its Airbus A330 fleet to the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners that will be delivered from early next year, it ... Continue Reading
Economy Skynest pricing: ANZ mulls $400-$600 for a 4-hour nap
Ask any economy class passenger whether they want more space, nicer meals, better service, improved passenger experience — even sleep pods l... Continue Reading
Recaro sees demand, supply chain and diversification opportunities
SCHWÄBISCH HALL — German seatmaker Recaro Aircraft Seating is more than a company with its finger on the pulse of the industry: as the suppl... Continue Reading
Rebranded seatmaker Thompson stays trend-savvy as it readies for AIX
As ‘premium leisure travel’ and ‘partner travel’ trends accelerate post-pandemic, fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker Thompson Aero Seat... Continue Reading
Sixty years on, Dassault’s Falcon business jet continues to evolve
On a late Saturday afternoon in early May 1963, Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 20 — originally the Dassault-Breguet Mystère 20 — first took flig... Continue Reading
Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies
The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading
Rethinking amenity kits: the take-what-you-need model
The airline goodie bag remains one of the signature must-haves for premium travel. In first class, they have evolved to giveaways featuring ... Continue Reading
Safran’s Vue débuts as flydubai Business Suite
The latest airline to unveil a single-aisle long-haul business class mini-suite is flydubai, which will launch the Safran Vue outward-facing... Continue Reading