Acro marks premium economy segment entry with INNOVARES
Fixed-shell premium economy seats garner mixed reactions. Some passengers love the privacy and feeling of control over their space. Others b... Continue Reading
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Meet the Comi recyclable slimline and SleeperTech’s new headrest
Prominent aircraft interiors specialists receive a lot of media attention for their cabin innovations. But during a ‘media speed netwo... Continue Reading
IATA partners with Aviation Sustainability Forum to tackle cabin waste
A massive increase in the production and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is considered imperative if aviation is going to slash ... Continue Reading
Diehl and Thales work to unlock the full potential of cabin data
Tier one aircraft interiors and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation is integrating a next-gen version of its CANSAS cabin management system w... Continue Reading
Long-haul fleet renewal ramps up as Austrian launches Vienna-Boston
BOSTON — Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet renewal program will see the Lufthansa Group subsidiary phase out all its aged widebodies in rou... Continue Reading
Boeing to buy Spirit Aero for $4.7B with Airbus work hived off
After two decades apart, Boeing is bringing troubled supplier and manufacturing partner Spirit AeroSystems back under its proverbial roof. T... Continue Reading
FlightPath3D embraces inclusivity with new Accessibility Map for IFE
Movement is afoot to significantly improve accessibility in commercial aviation. Indeed, for the second year running, accessibility joined s... Continue Reading
Texture and depth in seat design: the next boundaries for CMF
The colour, material and finish of today’s and tomorrow’s aircraft interiors need to be about more than just disguising pieces of composite ... Continue Reading
American stays the course with wireless IFE for most narrowbodies
Continuing to eschew seatback IFE for the lion’s share of its narrowbody fleet — even as rival United joins Delta in embracing it — Am... Continue Reading
Up close in Thompson’s new Vantage seat, Nova
Tucked away at the back of the Thompson Aero Seating stand at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo was the seatmaker’s latest product, Vantag... Continue Reading
Air France goes industrial minimalist with new Expliseat seat for Hop
Paris-based Expliseat, which lays claim to offering the world’s lightest aircraft seat, in March announced that Air France has selecte... Continue Reading
Alterkraft looks to lighten up trolleys with honeycomb cardboard
Sustainability has been at the heart of aviation innovation in recent years, with airlines focused heavily on reducing their impact on the p... Continue Reading
The converging business class model: herringbone vs stagger
More than twenty years on from the first herringbone seating in business class — the original Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Suite — and almost... Continue Reading
Collins Aerospace’s Helix narrowbody economy seat hits the mark
HAMBURG — When RGN journalists first tried the Meridian single-aisle economy class seat from Collins Aerospace (formerly B/E Aerospace) seve... Continue Reading
Diehl Aviation pulls levers to tackle supply constraints: CEO Schuler
HAMBURG — Supply chain constraints and labor challenges in aviation continue to create headaches for OEMs, their suppliers and airline custo... Continue Reading