APEX eyes aircraft seat standards while criticizing media reporting
BOSTON — In a keynote discussion laced with repeated criticism of the media for reporting on shrinking seats and lavatories, chief executive... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award – FLIO wins special category
German startup FLIO has won the very first Crystal Cabin Award in the special “Best Customer Journey Experience” category. In the final roun... Continue Reading
New evacuation slide enables LHT and EAM to add six seats to A320s
With the certification of a new high-performance exit slide, Lufthansa Technik and EAM Worldwide are offering an extra choice to airlines th... Continue Reading
Why Global Eagle is largely committed to supporting IFC regionally
Lest there are any questions about whether or not Global Eagle is second-guessing its decision to focus on providing inflight connectivity t... Continue Reading
Press Release: New gen BoardConnect Portable to be unveiled at APEX
More robust, more powerful: BoardConnect Portable enables high-quality streaming for up to 100 users from a single device. Lufthansa Systems... Continue Reading
Workaround to linefit highlighted as GX fitted to Qatar Airways 777s
As Qatar Airways continues to roll out Inmarsat’s Ka-band GX inflight connectivity system, it appears to have faced a small hiccup in the fo... Continue Reading
Design for passenger pleasure: six senses of appeal
Like hotels and stores, and other public spaces, the combined sensory impact of the aircraft cabin – what we refer to as ambiance R... Continue Reading
Global Eagle goes all in on connected entertainment experience
Achieving more than 900 installs within a decade is not the stuff that inflight connectivity dreams are made of. But for Global Eagle, which... Continue Reading
How new business jet designs inspire first class cabins worth the fare
Airbus has announced that its newest corporate jet, the ACJ320neo, has been assembled and is awaiting first flight in the coming days before... Continue Reading
Press Release: CCA finalists for customer journey experience revealed
The finalists for the first Crystal Cabin Award special category “Best Customer Journey Experience” have been determined: The “F... Continue Reading
A tale of two herringbones and a sleeper seat
I try to keep an eye on the Chinese market whenever possible: after all, it’s going to be the largest in the world in the not too distant fu... Continue Reading
Get out of your comfort zone, says Recaro director of ops Mirjam Bruhns
As one of the few women in major engineering roles within aviation seatmakers, Recaro’s Mirjam Bruhns stands out for more than just her unus... Continue Reading
Evolving business class suite privacy beyond just adding a door
After the Aircraft Interiors Expo this April, I noted that quite a lot of seatmakers seemed to have adopted the Beyoncé model: if you liked ... Continue Reading
Iridium seeks European opportunity to trial NEXT service for ATM
Iridium is eager to get involved in the European Space Agency’s efforts to relieve pressure on congested VHF radio links in Europe, telling ... Continue Reading
AirAsia X talks Rockwell Collins, Mirus plans for A330neo
When AirAsia X takes its 100 Airbus A330neo widebodies as part of a massive expansion in the long-haul arm of the bellwether low-cost carrie... Continue Reading
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