US wildlife strike data show improvements, but risks still high
A recent report published jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture examines 30 years o... Continue Reading
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Inside the fight to stop illegal wildlife trade post-COVID
As passengers take to the skies in greater numbers after the COVID-19 pandemic, so too could a less desirable commodity: illegal wildlife pr... Continue Reading
Recycled and bio-plastics: a solution to the PaxEx plastics footprint?
The passenger experience industry often considers plastics in aesthetic terms, from developing exciting new shapes, patterns and technologie... Continue Reading
Will changes in aircraft transition market lead to vanilla PaxEx?
As commercial aircraft move between operators, the passenger experience hard product inside them — seats, IFE, galleys, monuments, and so on... 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
Panasonic tables Active Surfaces to support hygienic design
How can aircraft interior designers eliminate the debris-accumulating crevices and gaps created by high-touch buttons on aircraft seats, whi... Continue Reading
2021 starts off worse than 2020 as travel restrictions bite
Increased travel restrictions are having a crushing impact on global passenger traffic, with total demand in January 2021 – as measured in r... 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
Cut carbon or face passenger exodus, Europe’s airlines warned
Policymakers have welcomed the European aviation industry’s roadmap for reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 as an impor... Continue Reading
Five years on: how the A320neo is changing aviation
For many who followed the development of Airbus’ A320neo family of aircraft very closely during the first half of the 2010s, it will seem as... Continue Reading
Mural celebrates legacy of Madam C.J. Walker at Indianapolis Airport
The pandemic put a stop to a lot of things, but it did not halt the creation, installation, and celebratory unveiling of a giant mural at In... Continue Reading
Cathay first and business passengers can sleep lie-flat without masks
Passengers flying in first or business class on Cathay Pacific are permitted to remove their masks when sleeping in the lie-flat position, u... 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
Faradair aims for hybrid aircraft service entry in 2026
IATA in 2009 set the air transport industry on a path toward carbon neutrality. It targeted carbon-neutral growth from 2020 and a reduction ... Continue Reading