From F-16 fins to aircraft cabins, Collins advances thermoplastic tech
The Air Force Research Laboratory has selected Collins Aerospace to build a prototype of an advanced ventral fin for the Lockheed Martin F-1... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa unveils new first, biz, premium and eco Allegris generation
In a surprising move, Lufthansa is rebranding its forthcoming seating from nose to tail as the “Allegris” product generation, with new rende... Continue Reading
Diehl delves into key cabin trends as aviation rebounds
As the commercial aviation industry accelerates out of the COVID-19 pandemic, aircraft interiors and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation is d... Continue Reading
Hans Airways to carry four portable Wi-Fi units from Moment on A330
UK start-up Hans Airways will carry four portable W-Fi units onboard its newly delivered Airbus A330-200 aircraft to ensure it can pipe comp... Continue Reading
Austrian swaps six 777 business seats for 16 premium, 14 economy
The Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines is removing the single row of business class behind the second set of doors on its Boeing 777-... Continue Reading
Safran’s SPI observes increase in airline RFPs for IFEC
Safran Passenger Innovations, which supplies inflight entertainment and connectivity solutions to airlines, is seeing encouraging signs of r... Continue Reading
Budget operator easyJet to trial AirFi portable Wi-Fi on 27 A320s
Through the years, easyJet has tested a variety of digital retail and entertainment solutions including from catering giant gategroup. But w... Continue Reading
LIFT’s new premium/ancillary Paradym: wider, convertible triples?
2022 is the year when airlines, designers, seat manufacturers — and indeed passengers — are looking for more in premium economy. The class i... Continue Reading
Evolving automotive interior design provides lessons for aviation
Aviation has been known to take certain design cues from the automotive industry, and new technologies are making both sectors resemble each... Continue Reading
Stelia unveils integrated Rendez-vous staggered super-business seat
After débuting its new premium staggered seat Rendez-Vous in the secret backroom areas of the Aircraft Interiors Expo this June, Airbus’ sub... Continue Reading
With premium economy soft product Delta poses sustainability questions
Delta Air Lines is shaking up its Premium Select soft product, with new amenity kits and sustainable tableware repositioning the premium eco... Continue Reading
American unveils solid but muted new business and business-plus suites
With its new Flagship Suite, American Airlines is the last US carrier to finally remove longhaul first, moving to the industry trend of ambi... Continue Reading
Recovery afoot, Thompson sees uptick in widebody premium seat activity
As global passenger traffic shows encouraging signs of recovery — reaching 74.6% of pre-crisis levels in July, according to IATA — aircraft ... Continue Reading
Astronics expects in-seat power to become ubiquitous on narrowbodies
In-seat power ports that charge passengers’ gadgets in-flight have a much lower penetration on narrowbody aircraft than on widebody aircraft... Continue Reading
What the design of Virgin’s new A330neo business means for industry
In the couple of months since Virgin Atlantic unveiled its new business class for its forthcoming A330-900neo fleet, your author has been mu... Continue Reading