Safran on bringing Industry 4.0 tech and practices to interiors
ISSOUDUN, FRANCE — In a small factory in an industrial estate on the outskirts of a rural central French town known for featuring in a Balza... Continue Reading
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Warner’s Esdra Lamy on paradox of choice and its impact on IFE
Given the proliferation of streaming services, many air travelers now arrive at airports with a vast amount of content already available to ... Continue Reading
Quick-turn, low-customisation seat shipsets gain momentum
Before the Covid pandemic hit, seatmakers were testing out a limited number of quick-turn, fast track seat programmes for delivery in a matt... Continue Reading
Jetstar ramps up digital PaxEx on Airbus narrowbodies with Bluebox
“The digital cabin is here.” So says Kevin Clark, the CEO of Bluebox Aviation Systems, whose customer Jetstar Group has started accept... Continue Reading
Lufthansa touts seven different business class options under Allegris
NEW YORK — This year has been a year of recovery for Lufthansa, including in the Americas where the German juggernaut has seen its 2022 corp... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s A321neo cabins: fine, but where is the brand equity?
Cabin design and aesthetics are inherently subjective: the attractiveness and meaning of colours across cultures varies wildly. But as leake... Continue Reading
Airbus advances design of Airspace Link smart platform
Anyone who has connected their oven to the Internet to cook this year’s Thanksgiving turkey to perfection or used a smart HVAC system to ach... Continue Reading
Thompson to create Northern Ireland aircraft seat crash test facility
In a sign that Thompson Aero Seating has well and truly arrived, the fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker has announced plans to create a... Continue Reading
New Terminal 2 adds jewel in the crown of fast-growing BLR Airport
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport recently inaugurated its new Terminal 2 in the presence of India’s Prime Minister Narendr... Continue Reading
Pexco Aerospace highlights knock-on benefits of AirShield
High-efficiency particulate air (commonly known as HEPA) filters have purified the air onboard many modern jets for decades. And, during the... Continue Reading
Kontron tackles aviation supply chain constraint with rapid innovation
Lingering Covid-driven supply chain constraints and increased costs have exacerbated system obsolescence problems in aviation, including in ... Continue Reading
New virtual restaurant at SEA extends airport ghost kitchen trend
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has joined the small but growing flock of airports that are home to ghost kitchens and virtual re... Continue Reading
One-on-one with Acro Aircraft Seating chief executive Neil Cairns
Acro Aircraft Seating is perhaps best known in commercial aviation as a purveyor of sturdy yet lightweight slimline economy class seats that... Continue Reading
AERQ presents new use cases for OLED screens in the cabin
Embedded screens are a common fixture in many aircraft cabins. Whether installed in seatbacks, armrest consoles or bulkheads, or as a drop-d... Continue Reading
Starlux first to brand front-row business-plus as first class on A350
First class or business-plus? That’s the question that many airlines are asking themselves when it comes to deciding how to sell the extra-f... Continue Reading