Overcoming constraints to wheelchair restraints in the aircraft cabin
An upcoming panel session at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Los Angeles, called Flying for All, will review the topic of accessibility in th... Continue Reading
Comfort
Where supersupplier Safran sits as airframers go vertical
As recently as a year ago, the message from commercial aircraft manufacturers about the growing cadre of supplersuppliers was one of distrus... Continue Reading
Safran offers upscaling solution to low-def IFE content problem
In a world where inflight entertainment (IFE) screens continue to increase in size, resolution and clarity, the ongoing failure of content p... Continue Reading
A350 premium economy trends towards narrower 2-4-2 layout
What does premium economy look like? For most of the life of this middle cabin — launched in 1992 by either Virgin Atlantic or EVA Air, whic... Continue Reading
Does viral easyJet picture reveal gap in safety regs or procedures?
When easyJet removed two seatbacks from one of its in-service aircraft, it didn’t imagine that a single photograph from a passenger of the n... Continue Reading
Behind the rise and rise of the Recaro CL3710
It may not have the snappiest name — like any good Recaro seat, it shares a product number with an old Nokia phone — but the Recaro CL3710 i... Continue Reading
Airbus introduces Flex Zones for A321neo and A321XLR lavatories
Airbus is expanding the possible footprint positions of lavatories on its A321neo aircraft as part of its development of the narrowbody̵... Continue Reading
JAL eschews ten-abreast A350 even on domestic aircraft
In the context of Airbus’ recent strategic shift towards arguing that ten-abreast seating on its A350 could deliver an acceptable level of c... Continue Reading
Longer flights, more differentiation: 8-hour vs 18-hour business class?
Airlines creating business class products today find themselves at the complicated crest of two trend waves. First, the mission range of wid... Continue Reading
PaxEx stakeholders detail impact of Boeing 737 MAX grounding
Passenger experience stakeholders Astronics, Global Eagle, Gogo and Viasat have each put color around the effects on their respective busine... Continue Reading
Portable and aircraft-powered W-IFE moves from strength to strength
It’s no secret that wireless inflight entertainment is a hotly competitive space right now. Two years ago, Runway Girl Network and oth... Continue Reading
Adient warmly received for bringing design ethos to premium seating
Adient Aerospace, the new joint venture between leading automotive seatmaker Adient and aircraft manufacturer Boeing, appears to have, pardo... Continue Reading
As Air France drops A380, picks up A220s, a wider deal is speculated
The discussion around breakfast tables at the home of Airbus on the morning of the big Air France deal for small aircraft is how the commitm... Continue Reading
British Airways’ hot-weather meltdown has lessons for climate crisis
Dozens of flights cancelled. Overheating terminals in chaos. Passengers sleeping on emergency mats at checkin. Air conditioning failing to k... Continue Reading
Hyper-realistic VR rendering helps BA bring new Club Suite to life
Hyper-realistic virtual reality (VR) models of aircraft cabins offer airlines and designers a new opportunity to test and promote products w... Continue Reading
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