Recaro’s Dr. Mark Hiller on how aircraft seats are evolving
One of the best ways to understand how aircraft cabin interiors are advancing to meet the needs of the modern traveler is to talk to a busy ... Continue Reading
Details and Design
How AERQ and Geven integrated IFE into slimline seats for Discover
Italian aircraft interiors specialist Geven’s Essenza economy class seat has been wowing passengers for several years, including on twinjets... Continue Reading
JAL’s new flagship A350-1000 astounds with aesthetics and space
TOULOUSE — It sounds cliché to say that a new airline cabin is hard to capture in media images, and that it really pops when you experience ... Continue Reading
Lufthansa turns to Lufthansa Technik for 747-8 first class suites
Lufthansa Technik will take the reins on developing the new first class suites for sister Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-8 widebodies, the MRO... Continue Reading
Designing for sustainability: Soisa studies pecan shells for interiors
From cork and wood to fishing nets and cactus, a variety of intriguing eco-friendly materials are under study by aviation stakeholders for t... Continue Reading
ITA Airways goes premium heavy with three-class A321neo
ITA Airways has adopted a premium-heavy, three-class configuration for its new 165-seat Airbus A321neo narrowbodies — including a full-flat ... Continue Reading
Etihad designs enlightening new Abu Dhabi Terminal A lounge complex
As Abu Dhabi flag carrier Etihad transitions its flights to the massive new Terminal A at its home airport starting this week, it’s also unv... Continue Reading
Air India plans soft upgrade for ex-Aeroflot A350s
To say that management at Indian multinational conglomerate Tata is busy these days is perhaps an understatement. The group is in the proces... Continue Reading
How Iberia is transforming its product with subtle statements
In recent years, Iberia has been modernising its fleet, uniforms, hard product and onboard service in a bid to take its place amongst the pa... Continue Reading
How Lufthansa is placing sustainability at the heart of its PaxEx
Designing an onboard passenger experience that embraces circularity, recycling, and decarbonization is not without its challenges. But Lufth... Continue Reading
Airbus sounds the death knell for pivot bins on its single-aisle jets
When Airbus started developing its new Airspace cabin for the A320 several years ago, it famously selected a larger flip-up bin rather than ... Continue Reading
Cathay’s Aria business seat tease spurs big interest
During last year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Collins Aerospace published a rather cryptic post on LinkedIn, announcing an expansio... Continue Reading
Style or comfort? Swiss to offer both on new A350s
When the Swiss version of Lufthansa Group’s Future InterContinental Experience (FICE) product generation was revealed earlier this year, som... Continue Reading
PriestmanGoode, Lantal collaborate on striking new sustainable carpets
Collaboration will be crucial as the aviation industry seeks to reduce its environmental impact, and design house PriestmanGoode and aircraf... Continue Reading
Beyond the console: Kydex and Astronics collaboration is instructive
Sitting down to reflect on how the aviation industry’s cycle of trade shows and demonstration opportunities has changed since 2019 — a cycle... Continue Reading