Aircraft Interiors Expo and APEX can and will coexist
As recently as 2008, when I attended my first Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), IFE manufacturers and connectivity solutions providers were onl... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa Systems presents seat-back IFE with a twist
If foot traffic around Lufthansa Systems’ booth at the APEX Expo last week was any indication, the company’s new integrated tablet IFE solut... Continue Reading
Turkish-made seat set to debut on 737s with Thales IFE
ANAHEIM: Lurking within the large Thales booth at the APEX Expo is a little known seat manufacturer named TSI Aviation Seats. The subsidiary... Continue Reading
JetBlue readies to retrofit A320s with new seats; studies pivot bins
JetBlue Airways is pressing forward with plans to retrofit its Airbus A320s with B/E Aerospace’s Pinnacle seat, in-seat power and its new LT... Continue Reading
Another Air France PED incident begs seat question
Air France has been beset with what appears to be a disproportionate number of incidents involving passengers’ personal electronic devices (... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Redefining Premium with the Spaceseat
Over Christmas I flew to Los Angeles to visit friends, and decided to treat myself to a flight with Air New Zealand. Having interacted with ... Continue Reading
IFE firms lament how seat makers manage their data
Major inflight entertainment companies are bemoaning the pace at which seat manufacturers are processing their IFE parts data in order to br... Continue Reading
JAL 787 business class: still a strong contender
Often, looking back on a product from the point of view of a deep-dive into its replacement is informative, and so it was on my recent trip ... Continue Reading
Korean’s Asiana takeover to reshape NE Asia passenger landscape
Korean Air is to take over its struggling hometown challenger Asiana Airlines for the equivalent of US$1.6 billion, in a move that will resh... Continue Reading
The good and the meh of Korean Air PaxEx aboard the 787-9
On my way to the 2019 IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul, I had a choice to make. Flying Korean Air, I could opt to take the once cutting-... Continue Reading
Former CBB customer Korean Air re-embraces IFC with MAX deliveries
After a 15-year story arc, the final airline to have once offered the long defunct Connexion by Boeing inflight connectivity system is ready... Continue Reading
Rockwell Collins explores bulkhead business-plus, first-minus market
First class is dead; long live first class. This apparent contradiction is at the heart of a particularly fascinating niche in the airline p... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s staid first class misses out on innovation
Three years ago, bang in the middle of Korean Air’s “Nutgate” scandal, the airline’s first class service on the premium route between Seoul ... 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
Four strange choices make for an odd Korean Air regional first flight
Regional first class flying within Asia can be a peculiar business, with a wide variety of aircraft, seats, service and overall passenger ex... Continue Reading
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