Airbus expands Hamburg A350 Customer Definition Centre
Inside a heritage pre-WWI hangar at Airbus’ German factory headquarters now sits the extended and rebranded Airspace Customer Definition Cen... Continue Reading
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Aviointeriors positions as alternative to consolidated super-suppliers
Aviointeriors is one of the smaller players in an aviation seat manufacturing industry increasingly characterized as overconsolidated. Yet w... Continue Reading
Swoop CEO on adjusting PaxEx to fit ultra LCC model
Steven Greenway, the CEO of WestJet subsidiary Swoop, is convinced that new LCCs or “ultra LCCs” such as his, have ample room to grow in Can... Continue Reading
Flying hygge: designing cosiness in the air
Curling up contentedly on a sofa in comfy pyjamas with a cosy rug, a warm mug of hot chocolate, in a warm room with soft lighting, and perha... Continue Reading
Delta takes Main Cabin consistency seriously, and it shows
At what point does reliability and fleet commonality become so prevalent within an airline that all of my past experiences on said airline s... Continue Reading
Closing doors in business while opening windows in other cabins
If the recent debut of British Airways’ new Club Suite teaches us anything it is that passenger privacy is prized. Like the Delta One Suite ... Continue Reading
London or no? Geraghty on guiding JetBlue’s future
JetBlue Airways has teased the prospect of launching flights to Europe for years. Now, under the leadership of president and chief operating... Continue Reading
Tight seat pitch? Peach moves to pre-recline slimline design
On a recent quick trip aboard ANA’s expanding low-cost carrier Peach, I found myself on board JA816P, a three-and-a-half year old Airbus A32... Continue Reading
Air France’s Stelia Equinox A330s strike incongruous PaxEx note
Air France is to install fully flat seats without direct aisle access on its Airbus A330 fleet, with the first of the refurbished 36-passeng... Continue Reading
The first thirty seconds: designing that first #PaxEx impression
Think back to your last flight. You walked through the busy airport, down the jetway, or up the aircraft stairs. You entered the aircraft, t... Continue Reading
Malaysia Airlines’ Business Suite: implications for the future of travel?
Malaysia Airlines recently rebranded its first class product on its Airbus A380 and A350 aircraft as Business Suite, raising the prospect of... Continue Reading
Regulations covering doored business class mini-suites evolve
With the proliferation of business class doored mini-suites arriving alongside over a decade of first class suite products, how are aviation... Continue Reading
IFE camera use cases explored after passenger tweet goes viral
Panasonic Avionics’ vision for streamlining customs and immigration processing using inflight entertainment systems “serves as the perfect e... Continue Reading
Inside the boardroom: PaxEx a focus when Qantas selected A380 in 2000
When the Qantas board convened at 7am on the Friday before summer 2000, it had to assess acquiring a dozen frames of an aircraft that did no... Continue Reading
Ultima Thule: Finnair’s iconic glasses turn fifty
On the banks of a small lake in a tiny Finnish village sits the glass factory where every single one of Finnair’s signature Ultima Thule gla... Continue Reading
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