The prospects for business-plus as travel restarts
COVID-19 has given airlines a grace period in passenger experience expectations, but thinking about how those expectations will change as av... Continue Reading
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APEX cancels annual in-person exhibition for 2020
The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) has cancelled its annual fall in-person exhibition, after receiving notification from th... Continue Reading
Digital has important role to play in air travel recovery
Executives across the airline industry agree: digital solutions have an important role to play in the “new normal” of air travel. To be effe... Continue Reading
Paper for plastic? John Horsfall offers new waste wood cabin options
In the age of COVID-19, passenger hygiene has become a hot commodity. So has the amount of single-use, disposable plastic used on the aircra... Continue Reading
Designing aircraft cabin hygiene for the long-term
Airlines are beginning to consider the design implications of thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing aircraft cabins while keeping up with incre... Continue Reading
Air France bids adieu to flagship A380 with farewell flight
Air France today is making its final Airbus A380 flight, bidding farewell to a young fleet which only entered service for the carrier in 200... Continue Reading
Etihad Engineering develops onboard social distancing solutions
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Etihad Engineering has developed a cadre of solutions to support onboard social distancing, should Abu... Continue Reading
Burrana unveils RISE inflight hardware platform
Burrana, formed in 2019 following digEcor’s acquisition of the former Rockwell Collins commercial IFE business, is meshing together its prev... Continue Reading
Virtual aircraft trolley with touch-free payments to roll out
As the aviation industry seeks to restart after COVID-19-driven suspensions, airlines are looking hard at what the passenger experience migh... Continue Reading
Mulling the future of seatback IFE given COVID and the Greta effect
Over the last decade, seatback IFE has survived in the face of countless news articles about its imminent demise. It has survived in the fac... Continue Reading
Inside the agile certification of COVID-19 cabin additions
As airlines look expectantly towards the resumption of flights during the next phase of COVID-19 lockdown lifting, the new shape of the airl... Continue Reading
RAS Completions sees quick certification of personal protection window
A new protection shield for aircraft seats could be the first of its kind to receive EASA certification, in as little as two weeks. Made by ... Continue Reading
Boeing seeks to build confidence in air travel through data
As airlines plan their return to service in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must build passenger confidence that flying is safe. Th... Continue Reading
Premium economy: premium privacy and premium distancing?
As cash-strapped businesses look for efficiency in their travel budgets, the global economy affects leisure passengers’ willingness and abil... Continue Reading
HeadZone gives passengers more control of personal space
If travelers did not relish being seated in snug economy class seats before the COVID-19 crisis, will they be content to return to the same ... Continue Reading
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