Italy’s ABC International takes cabin branding to the next level
How do you know that you’re on an aircraft operated by Air Canada versus one flown by Air Serbia or Turkish Airlines? Part of the mix in pas... Continue Reading
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Saudia’s Disney Tsum Tsum kid kits win big at Tillywig Toy Awards
Anyone who has children can tell you that there is a fine, ever-shifting line in the sand between so-called “cool” stuff and “little kiddish... Continue Reading
What’s your water buffalo? Learning from hotel innovations
Designing airline passenger experience sometimes benefits from a look at other parts of the travel experience. Hotels are often a focus, wit... Continue Reading
Scuppering more signature soft product hurts United Polaris
It’s no secret that the rollout of United’s Polaris has been… let’s be kind and say sub-optimal. First, the seats are delayed, which of cour... Continue Reading
Take a look inside Incheon Airport’s new Terminal 2
Visitors headed to South Korea for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games will be wowed by the brand new Terminal 2 that opened last mont... Continue Reading
JPA Design leads the way in narrowbody #PaxEx with flydubai MAX 8
You might think that all the innovative design work in commercial aviation takes place in the expansive, spacious widebody arena, with twent... Continue Reading
Choose-your-own-adventure model emerges at Etihad Airways
Sitting in a cramped seat and drooling over the extras – extra space, extra food, extra goodies – allocated to those in business or first cl... Continue Reading
Turkish Airlines turns to all-natural materials for new inflight toys
Turkish Airlines is seeking to bolster its sustainability credentials with the introduction of new inflight toys made from all-natural mater... Continue Reading
Qatar QSuite deserves plaudits but raises quality and reliability issues
Qatar Airways’ bespoke Qsuite is almost as impressive in the operational flesh as it was on display at the Paris Air Show last summer and in... Continue Reading
Airline collapses reignite calls for fund to protect passengers
A spate of European airline failures over recent months has reignited calls for the creation of a bankruptcy fund to protect passengers when... Continue Reading
Flying Dutch, Not Rough: PrivateFly sees trend towards younger fliers
As entertaining as it is informative, the Private Jet Charter Trends report produced annually by online charter platform PrivateFly showed a... Continue Reading
Winning the zero-sum game with storage and features, not angles, doors
Much of the design innovation in business class seats over the last few years has focused on resolving the zero-sum problem with staggered s... Continue Reading
Delta reins in emotional support animals with new guidelines
Delta Air Lines is tightening requirements for the carriage of emotional support animals in its aircraft cabins, after seeing an 84% spike i... Continue Reading
Premium economy bottleneck creates challenges and opportunities
If you walked around the stands at the colocated APEX and Aircraft Interiors Americas expos last fall in Long Beach, California, you could b... Continue Reading
How Google and RailTel are bridging the digital divide in India
A relic of the British colonial era, India’s railway stations are undergoing a transformation. Since 2016, Indian Railways subsidiary RailTe... Continue Reading
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