Will double beds drive a replacement or a renaissance in herringbones?
Only a decade since the first double beds in first class appeared in our skies aboard Singapore Airlines’ first Airbus A380, innovation by s... Continue Reading
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Pondering the potential design of Emirates’ new premium economy
Predicting the future is perilous, but news that Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark has finally announced the airline is moving forward with the introd... Continue Reading
Can Rockwell Collins deliver beauty to the economy cabin?
Rockwell Collins is re-imagining the economy cabin experience, from seating to decor and cabin service. The manufacturer’s economy seating l... Continue Reading
New restraint system addresses airline passenger violence
A workplace conflict consultancy in Britain has developed a passenger restraint system which will be easier for crew to use while reducing t... Continue Reading
Is the future of seatback thermoplastics really greige?
Settle down in your airline seat and look at the seatback in front of you. It’s almost certainly grey or beige. So is the armrest, and so is... Continue Reading
EU court ruling on wild cat strikes is wild card for airlines, passengers
The Court of Justice of the European Union announced this week that German leisure airline TUIfly will be responsible for paying compensatio... Continue Reading
Something ventured, something gained from blue sky cabin proposals?
It’s too easy to dismiss blue-sky design proposals for cabin design as too difficult to deploy or impossible to sell, but Airbus and Zodiac ... Continue Reading
Mirus’ new internal RWorks team highlights design’s importance
One of the themes making a big impression at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo is the growing importance of industrial design to the aviat... Continue Reading
Thinking about unpredictable predictability and multi-meal menu design
Airlines are trying hard — and spending serious cash — to move beyond the “chicken-or-beef” stereotype for inflight food, especially in prem... Continue Reading
From diapers to air pillows, Air Transat gets amenity details right
Some airlines provide specially-themed amenity kits to children in-flight in a bid to distract and entertain. Saudia has teamed with Disney’... Continue Reading
New tech and younger customers are changing the bizjet charter game
Setting aside popular myth that business aircraft are the sole preserve of wealthy celebrities and playboy multimillionaires, and viewing th... Continue Reading
Behind the customisation and certification cleverness of Rockwell MiQ
If you’re an airline looking for a modern, elegant and amenity-packed premium economy seat, Rockwell Collins’ MiQ platform — pronounced M-I-... Continue Reading
Exploring JAL’s limited-time, seasonal soft product options
One of the unusual things you notice when you visit Japan is how many seasonal and limited-time promotions there are in shops and restaurant... Continue Reading
KLM outlines challenges of reducing inflight catering waste
Dutch carrier KLM aims to halve the amount of residual waste from its onboard catering activities by 2025, but admits “slow” pro... Continue Reading
Falcon 6X program launches with scant IFC details
Dassault is leaving the choice of inflight connectivity up to customers on its latest business jet, the Falcon 6X, the company told Runway G... Continue Reading
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