Vaporware replaced by seats, automation and IoT in Crystal Cabins
The shortlist for the Crystal Cabin Awards is out, and innovations abound in the cabin. The vaporware that stood out last year has been cut ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Acro
PaxEx 2017: Competing economy trends make for a blurry picture
Economy passengers might think that 2017 will be another year in the wrong direction as far as comfort in the onboard passenger experience g... Continue Reading
Side Slip Seat aims for fast-turn & PRM needs plus longhaul stagger
At one of the busiest stands at the recent Aircraft Interiors Expo, Asia, Molon Labe CEO Hank Scott barely paused between showing airlines, ... Continue Reading
In increasingly crowded PE/biz market, Acro’s Series 7 stands out
Acro, the British seatmaker best known for its ultra-slimline Series 3 seats, is presenting a head-turning evolution of the larger Series 7 ... Continue Reading
Innovation, customisation on minds of APEX, AIX Asia, FTE exhibitors
As the airline passenger experience industry prepares for the colocated APEX–Aircraft Interiors Asia–Future Travel Experience ex... Continue Reading
Premium economy innovations start an AIX conversation
Are we finally starting to see some movement around what the future of premium economy might look like? I asked that question several times ... Continue Reading
Capital injection boosts Acro’s longhaul seat strategy
Startup seatmaker Acro is powering forward in its quest for more sales and market share, with a new £7.75 million (US$11.7 million) investme... Continue Reading
The personal electronic device holder comes of age in aircraft seats
If last year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo was the event where personal electronic device storage arrived on the scene, 2015 is the year when it... Continue Reading
Cracking into airframers’ supply chains isn’t easy but is doable
It’s not often you hear an industry executive introspectively answer a question with the words, “If I’m honest”, but when it does happen, by... Continue Reading
Can Airbus add seats to the A320 without irritating passengers?
With talk spreading in the industry that Airbus is looking to add six to nine more seats to the A320, we asked ourselves whether such a conf... Continue Reading
Can passengers pinch an inch with this seat?
Passengers are accustomed to hearing claims from airlines that new “slimline” aircraft seats will equate to more living space, a... Continue Reading
New tray table shelf for gadgets revealed
As more and more passengers rely on their own gadgets to entertain themselves in-flight, aircraft seat makers are finding creative ways to f... Continue Reading
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