Behind the changes in Safran Seats GB’s Visa seat for Air NZ
At the very front of Air New Zealand’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner sits a new business class herringbone seat spanning two market segments, ... Continue Reading
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Air New Zealand’s new 787-9: the shape of longhaul to come
Air New Zealand’s next-generation Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — one version of which will fly its ultra-longhaul flights, including nonstops to ... Continue Reading
Airbus develops “light-refit” larger overhead bins for A320 family
Tucked into the very back of the Airbus booth at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, well behind the new business class suites, wafer-thin inflight... Continue Reading
Mirus unveils Kestrel ultra-lightweight 28” slimline
Slimline seat specialist Mirus is breaking the 7.5kg fully dressed seat barrier with Kestrel, its latest pre-reclined economy class seat des... Continue Reading
Shabby seats, broken IFE. Are upgrades in the offing at Air India?
Fractured armrests, shabby seats, and inoperative IFE could be seen as part of the legacy of the pandemic era, when some of India’s fi... Continue Reading
Safran’s Vue from the top in crowded narrowbody herringbone market
If the 2010s were the decade of the herringbone seat on widebody aircraft, the 2020s are the decade of the herringbone seat on narrowbody ai... Continue Reading
Collins’ AirLounge sofa seat: the talk of AIX
At the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg last week, the big topic of discussion was Collins Aerospace’s AirLounge seat, presented in its Fi... Continue Reading
The ‘Queen of the Skies’ lives on — as a credit card
In a unique collaboration, Delta Air Lines and American Express (Amex) have announced a new credit card. While airline-branded credit cards ... Continue Reading
ATR eyes quick-swap cabin to position turboprops as jet alternative
HAMBURG — The age of the turboprop is here…again. Aircraft manufacturer ATR, makers of the longstanding ATR 42 and 72, is making a str... Continue Reading
Collins M-Flex door-bar ready and waiting for widebody customers
HAMBURG — Collins Aerospace has spent the three years since we last saw its M-Flex convertible door-service-bar monument focussed on develop... Continue Reading
Eurowings Discover to install and test AERQ open IT platform on A320
Eurowings Discover, the new leisure carrier of Lufthansa Group which operates both Airbus widebodies and narrowbodies, next year will instal... Continue Reading
Recaro cuts weight from CL3810 seat, reveals new IFE integrations
HAMBURG — In a preview interview and seat unveiling prior to the Aircraft Interiors Expo this week, Recaro Aircraft Seating revealed that th... Continue Reading
NIAR students and Collins propose wheelchair-in-the-cabin solution
HAMBURG — Could the redesign of a closet on aircraft like the Boeing 737-800 answer the pleas of wheelchair users who want to stay in their ... Continue Reading
Jamco evolves Quest staggered business class seat
HAMBURG — Of all the fascinating pre-pandemic seat concepts reappearing at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg this week, Jamco’s upmarke... Continue Reading
Pexco-Teague AirShield asks key post-COVID cabin air quality questions
HAMBURG — As the airline passenger experience industry gathers for its first Aircraft Interiors Expo trade show since the start of COVID-19,... Continue Reading