Spotlight on retail portal design for pre-flight and inflight orders
As with so many parts of commercial aviation and especially the passenger experience, the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a catalyst for ... Continue Reading
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IDSA experts on the beauty of non-utilitarian things in the cabin
In our zeal to optimize aviation design, we often look to cut out frivolous things and dead weight. Still, industry stakeholders were remind... Continue Reading
Crash testing capacity crunch drives new Mirus site expansion
A few hours northeast of London near Norwich, Mirus Aircraft Seating is building its own dynamic test facility for aircraft seats, featuring... Continue Reading
Collins integrating IATA Travel Pass into passenger management systems
The International Air Transport Association has seen strong industry take-up of its IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app that helps travelers to s... Continue Reading
Airflow CEO Marc Ausman on the role of commercial electric flight
The electric revolution is coming… Although this is a line borrowed from the Airflow website, it’s also a fact. Airflow is working to bring ... Continue Reading
Tailwind Air serves NYC-BOS crowd with seaplanes
There is no lack of options to travel between cities in the Northeastern US. From Amtrak trains of various speeds, airline shuttle routes op... Continue Reading
At Hambledon, English sparkling wine asks a tough question
Champagne: it’s the tipple of choice for many passengers — whether up front in business and first classes worldwide, or even in economy on A... Continue Reading
John Horsfall on updating design for the post-COVID era
With a leadtime of months to years, airline product designers like the textiles specialists at John Horsfall are a crucial bellwether for ca... Continue Reading
Canada to welcome vaccinated Americans while loosening restrictions
At midnight on 18 March 2020, Canada closed its borders to the world and proceeded to implement some of the tightest restrictions in North A... Continue Reading
UK inbound travel and testing continue to pose concerns
The UK is in a troubling and worsening COVID-19 situation, with its advanced vaccination programme going some way to mitigate the deadliest ... Continue Reading
Hearing loops landing at more US airports
Whether in Sydney, Seoul, Moscow or Madrid, travelers with a hearing disability are likely to wirelessly connect their hearing aids directly... Continue Reading
TCI completes cabin training simulator project for Turkish Airlines
Turkish Cabin Interior Inc. (TCI), which specializes in manufacturing aircraft galleys, has completed a Cabin Service Training Simulator pro... Continue Reading
The PE downgrade: airlines need to consider their approach
Who is premium economy for? As the aviation industry and indeed the world begins to position itself to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a... Continue Reading
Virgin Galactic brings space tourism closer to reality
Space tourism — and the brand new commercial passenger experience it will offer — took a giant step towards becoming a reality on 11 July, w... Continue Reading
Breeze Airways issues RFP to serve international markets with A220s
US start-up Breeze Airways confirms it has issued a request for proposals on Routes’ community platform, Route Exchange, seeking to se... Continue Reading