Industry stakeholders weigh likelihood of major cabin reconfigurations
Will aircraft cabins be reconfigured in response to the coronavirus pandemic? That’s the question that a number of industry stakeholde... Continue Reading
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French engineer tables PlanBay seat separation kit in face of COVID-19
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. The COVID-19 crisis is prompting airlines to adopt social distancing measures on board b... Continue Reading
Boxed and ready to board? Considering catering post-coronavirus
As we consider how the coronavirus pandemic will alter the design of the aircraft cabin experience, and look at industry innovations that co... Continue Reading
Notes from first class for future #PaxEx design
After making the most of sweet spot redemptions in several frequent flyer mile programs recently, I got to thinking about how the lessons of... Continue Reading
Southwest suspends snack and beverage service under new measures
Forget the pretzels. And put away your credit card. Southwest Airlines is introducing what it calls “stringent” new measures in response to ... Continue Reading
US airlines require passengers and employees to wear face masks
Aligning with best practices from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US airlines are requiring that customer-facing emplo... Continue Reading
United corporate medical director on the pandemic and healthy flying
Even before COVID-19 wreaked havoc with the airline industry, Pat Baylis, managing director and corporate medical director for United Airlin... Continue Reading
Rethinking amenity kits and soft product in the new normal
Air travel and the passenger experience has already changed beyond measure as the result of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cau... Continue Reading
easyJet A320 retrofit enables Skywise predictive maintenance
STS Aviation Services has completed a package of work for easyJet that saw the MRO provider install Airbus’ new flight operations and mainte... Continue Reading
Emirates latest to block seats; frontline employees don PPE
Emirates is adopting social distancing in-flight in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with the airline announcing today that seats will ... Continue Reading
Aviointeriors proposes post-COVID-19 Janus seats
When aviation returns after COVID-19, it will look very different. It’s not just because more airlines are almost certain to disappear from ... Continue Reading
Design for Recovery: Exploring IFE post-coronavirus
As the airline industry prepares for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, there is an opportunity to examine digital touchpoints in the d... Continue Reading
How airports can learn from high-speed train stations
From the Shinkansen in Japan to the TGV in France, the arrival of high-speed rail systems change the way our towns and cities evolve, servin... Continue Reading
Etihad undertakes extensive MRO program amid coronavirus pandemic
With 80% of its passenger fleet grounded amid the coronavirus pandemic, Etihad has undertaken what it is calling the “most extensive mainten... Continue Reading
Diversification helps position some suppliers to weather the storm
As the coronavirus crisis pummels air travel demand, forcing airlines to park aircraft and airframers to slow production, many suppliers in ... Continue Reading
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