Will double beds drive a replacement or a renaissance in herringbones?
Only a decade since the first double beds in first class appeared in our skies aboard Singapore Airlines’ first Airbus A380, innovation by s... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa Technik to airlines: “Lease your cabin”?
Imagine this: you’re a small airline that wants to get on the latest-generation slimline seats bandwagon. Or you’re a carrier that has sudde... Continue Reading
Pondering the potential design of Emirates’ new premium economy
Predicting the future is perilous, but news that Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark has finally announced the airline is moving forward with the introd... Continue Reading
Kontron and Carlisle delivering on new IFEC package promise
In somewhat of a departure for Kontron, the inflight entertainment and connectivity hardware specialist is taking a more direct approach to ... Continue Reading
Overhead design quirk aside, Embraer E2 impresses with service entry
Tuesday, 24 April was a very big day for Norway’s Widerøe, but arguably even bigger for Embraer. The carrier’s Embraer E190-E2 flawles... Continue Reading
Can Rockwell Collins deliver beauty to the economy cabin?
Rockwell Collins is re-imagining the economy cabin experience, from seating to decor and cabin service. The manufacturer’s economy seating l... Continue Reading
FAA quiet on seat pitch and width data as pressure mounts for standards
The US Federal Aviation Administration is presently staying mum about whether or not it has the data necessary to build aircraft seat pitch ... Continue Reading
Bluebox hopeful airlines adopt IFE for the blind before regs hit
Bluebox Aviation Systems is hopeful that airlines will voluntarily adopt accessible inflight entertainment for blind passengers before regul... Continue Reading
Aircraft seat size in the spotlight as House passes FAA reauthorization
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved five-year FAA reauthorization legislation containing language that, if agreed by... Continue Reading
Electrified foam composite structure has tray table application
French composites manufacturer Equip’Aero Technique and Rockford UK have revealed a new electrified composite material which can be used to ... Continue Reading
Virtual reality tool to help you choose a better aircraft seat
My seatmate on a recent flight from Seattle to Reykjavik was, like me, on his way to Hamburg, Germany to attend the Aircraft Interiors Expo.... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins looks to bring the geo-magic to its moving maps
At the dawn of commercial aviation, passengers enjoyed an intimate view of the world over which they travelled, as airliners seldom climbed ... Continue Reading
Is the future of seatback thermoplastics really greige?
Settle down in your airline seat and look at the seatback in front of you. It’s almost certainly grey or beige. So is the armrest, and so is... Continue Reading
After SWA 1380, is it time for deep human factors study of emergencies?
Images from inside the cabin of Southwest Airlines flight 1380, which made an emergency landing in Philadelphia following an engine failure,... Continue Reading
Something ventured, something gained from blue sky cabin proposals?
It’s too easy to dismiss blue-sky design proposals for cabin design as too difficult to deploy or impossible to sell, but Airbus and Zodiac ... Continue Reading
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