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Cathay Collins Air Rest seat is pictured here in brown and cream colors.

Air Rest: the standard-setter for recliner-plus business

The growth in mid-haul and long-haul flying by single-aisle aircraft, especially the A321neo and its LR/XLR variants, means that the importa... Continue Reading

Panasonic Astrova IFE screen in economy class aboard the Icelandair A321LR whilst the aircraft was in-flight today from Hamburg to KEF. The twinjet's blue wingtip can be seen through an aircraft window.

Icelandair A321LR features several firsts including Astrova IFE debut

REYKJAVIK — A light rain did not dampen the celebratory mood today at Icelandair’s Keflavík Airport (KEF) hub, where the carrier welco... Continue Reading

Icelandair passengers enjoy their devices in-flight, while blue LED mood lights create a nice glow.

Icelandair taps Viasat high-capacity Ka-band IFC for A321LR twinjets

Icelandair has selected Viasat’s high-capacity Ka-band satellite-supported inflight connectivity solution for its new leased Airbus A321LR t... Continue Reading

JetBlue offers elevated economy PaxEx on A321neoLR across the pond

It sounds odd, but I feel as if I have grown up alongside JetBlue. I was a kid when the airline first introduced live TV. I was there when i... Continue Reading

A display concept model of the C Suite by Airbus and Stelia. This is a business class seat in mostly grey fabrics with a beige headrest cover and sidewall detailing. This is a set of 3 showing the staggered layout.

Airbus and Stelia show off new C Suite ultra-compact narrowbody seat

One of the most compelling seats on show at the Aircraft Interiors Expo wasn’t at a seatmaker’s stand or even within an aircraft cabin mocku... Continue Reading

Jetstar ramps up digital PaxEx on Airbus narrowbodies with Bluebox

“The digital cabin is here.” So says Kevin Clark, the CEO of Bluebox Aviation Systems, whose customer Jetstar Group has started accept... Continue Reading

JetBlue Thompson Vantage business class seat.

2022: the year of new and exciting cabins

To say that the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic has been another tough one for aviation would be a gross understatement. Looking forwar... Continue Reading

Beautiful scenic view of sunset through the aircraft window. Part of the VUE seat shell is in view, showing that passengers are able to clearly see out the window. A hint of the VUE seat is shown, demonstrating that passengers can clearly see out the window in this outward facing configuration

Safran Seats to debut VUE reverse herringbone for narrowbodies

In 2019, Safran Seats began quietly developing a premium, international-style business class seat for long-haul, single-aisle twinjets. As a... Continue Reading

Lufthansa A321neo aircraft in a 3-3 layout. Grey and Blue colors throughout.

Lufthansa’s “discreet” A321 Airspace cabin — with no accessible lavs

In the five years since Airbus started talking about an A320 version of its Airspace cabin styling, the visuals have been of futuristic, ope... Continue Reading

Curtains serve as a class divider on board this narrowbody aircraft

The new “comfort canyon”: the narrowbody class barrier

With the rise of longhaul single-aisle aircraft, an old question becomes new again: how can airlines span the increasingly wide “comfort can... Continue Reading

Aircraft interior view from the rear of the aircraft. IFE seatback screens and passenger' heads are visible.

Six open questions that single-aisle longhaul still needs to answer

As the single-aisle longhaul market continues to accelerate, a number of key passenger experience design questions still need to be answered... Continue Reading

Tap Airlines Airbus hybrid configuration with Recaro. Aircraft seats are grey with red trim on the headrest.

TAP taps Recaro for second-gen Eurobiz-hybrid shorthaul

With the introduction of two of Recaro’s latest economy class seat types on its newest Airbus A320, TAP Air Portugal has clearly decided tha... Continue Reading

JetBlue A220 Economy class seatback with embedded IFE.

Press Release: Viasat brings IFEC to JetBlue A220-300, A321LR

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced JetBlue has selected Viasat’s industry-leading in-flight connectivity (IFC) so... Continue Reading

JetBlue Core economy cabin interior showing 3-3 configuration with bright blue LED Lights

JetBlue sets a date for crossing the pond in style with the A321LR

JetBlue Airways has started selling tickets for its very first transatlantic services – from New York JFK to London’s Heathrow and Gat... Continue Reading

Airbus Airspace cabin showing the entryway, geometric design on the ceiling, blue and purple shades cast by LED lights and business class seats in greys and purple. Seats are in a 1-1 configuration.

Interiors suppliers trumpet work on new A320 Airspace brand cabins

In the years since Runway Girl Network first reported Airbus’ work to bring its widebody Airspace cabin brand to the narrowbody A320 family ... Continue Reading