Inflight Contentment: Design for the emotional journey
If you’ve ever cried uncontrollably during an inflight movie, or found yourself looking out of the aircraft window wondering about the meani... Continue Reading
Comfort
The architects who went subterranean so TWA Flight Center could soar
Lea Ciavarra and Anne Marie Lubrano were not born when Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center opened in New York in 1962. For much of their profe... Continue Reading
Zip Air debuts 787 cabin: is this really a LCC or JAL Lite?
Japan Airlines’ start-up subsidiary Zip Air Tokyo was officially named to evoke the speed and efficiency of traveling long-haul on an airlin... Continue Reading
Super Eco Seat brings minimalism to new heights
Spanish design consultancy firm Mormedi has won a German Design Award for its Super Eco Seat proposal for the Future Cabin of the Asian Mark... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s second approach at low-cost, long-haul will have new brand
Lufthansa’s foray into low-cost, long-haul by using Eurowings was unpopular with passengers, unions and one important person: Lufthansa Grou... Continue Reading
Iridium Certus IFC proves too lite for airline PaxEx beyond payments
In 2017, wireless inflight entertainment provider Lufthansa Systems expressed an interest in offering ‘connectivity lite’ to air... Continue Reading
Wings out: Interspace promises privacy and comfort in premium economy
New Territory thrilled attendees of the recent RedCabin Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit in London when it unveiled a brand new premium econ... Continue Reading
Gore sees opportunity to grow fiber optic cable business in aviation
Though it might not garner many headlines, the “copper versus fiber optics” debate is raging within aviation, as industry stakeholders consi... Continue Reading
CarlisleIT looks to IAMA to help address three big STC challenges
Boasting an 80-year history in providing aircraft components and three decades worth of experience in developing modification packages and S... Continue Reading
JAL’s signature Sky Time kiwi drink goes from strength to strength
Designing a signature beverage is a complicated endeavor for an airline, especially when it comes to getting the balance right between somet... Continue Reading
Changing passenger purchase behavior with pre-flight duty free sales
Wand Technology recently made its industry debut at the Future Travel Experience Asia Expo, where the digital start-up alerted airlines and ... Continue Reading
Bluebox on enabling airlines to go app-free for free with wireless IFE
Convincing passengers to download an app in advance of their flight in order to avail of wireless inflight entertainment on board has not al... Continue Reading
IFC is bi-product of new lifi project; true goal is IFE
A visit to Signify’s Innovation Day in Eindhoven, timed during the city’s Glow Festival, helped to shed more light on the purpose of its par... Continue Reading
Sustainable amenity kits are a thing of beauty in and out of the cabin
Amenity kits are always a welcome comfort, but doubly so when they reflect local culture and are good for the planet. Hawaiian Airlines is t... Continue Reading
Boeing ecoDemonstrator starts Safran, Diehl and KID smart galley trials
Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program, first established in 2012, continues to advance in its exploration of technologies that can help make avia... Continue Reading
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