Crucial milestone achieved as Boeing 777X takes first flight
EVERETT: Boeing welcomed its newest airliner, the enormous 777-9X, to the skies for the first time on Saturday. The crucial milestone ushers... Continue Reading
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Delta digital design plan is about passenger independence
Delta Air Lines capitalized on the opportunity to put the airline center-stage in airline technology at CES 2020 in Las Vegas by revealing a... Continue Reading
Fiji Airways shows off full-flat seats and Bula Space on new A350
Relaxing on the way to paradise just got a little easier. Fiji Airways has two brand new Airbus A350 XWBs in its fleet, giving business clas... Continue Reading
Air France improving passenger experience at Paris airports
Since a successful passenger experience hinges on both airline and airport, Air France wants to change how its passengers use airports in Pa... Continue Reading
Award-winning student design offers a new take on accessible cabins
An award-winning adaptable wheelchair design by Irish designer Ciara Crawford offers a new take on accessible aircraft cabins, and aims to e... Continue Reading
Safran economy seat evolution underscores passenger desire for sleep
When Safran Seats (formerly Zodiac) in 2017 revealed that its new Z400 economy class seat was “the first out of the gate” to be select... Continue Reading
Air France worries A350-1000 will help low-cost, long-haul competitors
Air France is concerned that new generation aircraft like the Airbus A350-1000 will undermine the competitiveness of its de facto in-house l... Continue Reading
New aircraft seatback concept supports passenger ‘micro-nesting’
When settling in for a flight, passengers often want to make the space their own and have a place for their personal items. Airlines have ac... Continue Reading
Slim seats are an eco-start but recycling makes bigger difference: AIRA
Slimline economy class seats get mixed #PaxEx reviews, especially when they’re used by airlines to add more rows in tightly-configured... Continue Reading
Air France pins turnaround on improved premium passenger experience
Air France CEO Anne Rigail knows only too well the result of the airline’s years of under-investment in the passenger experience. When Air F... Continue Reading
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
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
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