JetBlue serves up new Core economy A321LR London PaxEx
When JetBlue starts flying transatlantically to London, the carrier will bring some of its unique passenger experience proposition to its Co... Continue Reading
Details and Design
Adient blends auto and aero for Aspect and Ascent seats
As some airlines start to see green shoots of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Adient Aerospace is looking to grow its footprint on aircra... Continue Reading
Rethinking the changing role of airline catering
Every aspect of the airline passenger experience has changed during COVID-19, including airline catering. Whether it’s formerly lavish airli... Continue Reading
Kitting has its day, as Recaro’s SWIFT seats gain A320 SFE appeal
It may have taken a global pandemic for aircraft seat “kitting” to really take off, but it appears its time has come in industry... Continue Reading
Designing the future of single-aisle galleys and service areas
Balancing airlines’ desires to sell as many seats as possible on the aircraft and the provision of onboard catering and other services to al... Continue Reading
Airtek seat designers on the certification challenges of composites
Increasing the use of composite materials in cabin products has many clear benefits, with the JPA Design/Williams Airtek seat targeting a we... Continue Reading
COVID’s cabin design challenge: how do you “show clean”?
Proving a negative is hard work. That’s certainly true when it’s showing that an aircraft seat has been cleaned and disinfected, and it’s ev... Continue Reading
Reflections on a new generation of single-aisle flatbeds
A second generation of single-aisle fully flat beds — offering direct aisle access — is ready and willing to improve the passenger experienc... Continue Reading
JetBlue unveils Vantage Solo doored Mint suites — and Mint Studio
JetBlue is the launch customer for Thompson’s Vantage Solo inward-facing herringbone doored mini-suites — and a business-plus extra-seat fro... Continue Reading
Jamco reveals new antimicrobial seat, Venture Pristine
If the aircraft interiors story of 2020 was figuring out how to get aircraft clean, the story of 2021 seems set to be designing cleanliness ... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors aims for the other side of COVID with new seats
With aircraft fleets grounded, many routes operating on a lifeline essential-only basis, and growing restrictions in many parts of the world... Continue Reading
Beyond yoga pants: athleisure seat fixtures reach business class
Remember back in 2017 when there was a big discussion about whether yoga pants — those ultra-comfortable, stretchy athletic-leisure garments... Continue Reading
Nij crunch leads to new three-point seatbelt default
When Cathay Pacific’s new A321neo business class seat — the Collins Aerospace Air Rest recliner — recently broke cover, Runway Girl Network’... Continue Reading
Emirates’ premium economy shows upgrades but no category shift
There was a time in the distant past — by which, at the end of 2020, we mean any time before the COVID-19 crisis — when Emirates’ adoption o... Continue Reading