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
Comfort
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
VIDEO: Panasonic Avionics CTO talks what’s next for NEXT
With passengers expecting an at-home experience in the sky – including accessing the content they want when they want it – inflight en... Continue Reading
Thales aims for market segmentation with three IFE systems
Expanding its inflight entertainment product range in order to segment its market, Thales is now offering two IFE system types that bracket ... Continue Reading
Mirus’ new internal RWorks team highlights design’s importance
One of the themes making a big impression at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo is the growing importance of industrial design to the aviat... Continue Reading
Skin in the game, aircraft lessor SMBC makes its #PaxEx wishes known
Having committed to roughly $30 million in buyer furnished equipment for the first few months of 2018, and expecting to order $100 million i... Continue Reading
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