Ranking 2018’s top ten business class seats
With the continuing decline of first class, and the increasing quality, space and luxury features in business, which airline has the best bu... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Aircraft Interior
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
Embraer nears decision on additional connectivity options for E2
Having first decided to offer Panasonic Avionics’ Ku satellite connectivity and wireless IFE solutions as linefit options for customers of i... Continue Reading
Boeing aims for seat market with Adient to fill nose-to-tail gap
Boeing and automotive seatmaker Adient are creating a new joint venture airline seatmaker, Adient Aerospace, in which Adient is the 50.01 pe... Continue Reading
Industry has not seen Koito repeat but quick turn orders are a thing
In 2010 Japanese seatmaker Koito Industries’ falsification of test data on as many as 150,000 seats in the world fleet came to light. The fi... Continue Reading
Press Release: ANA wins ATW’s Airline of the Year 2018 award
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and only 5-Star airline, was today named “Airline of the Year” by Air Transport ... Continue Reading
Airbus A380 cabin enablers fail to lure new operators for the type
Airbus’ revelation this morning that it is relying on forging a new deal with A380 operator Emirates to keep the flagship program alive sign... Continue Reading
British Airways’ slimline changes add few perks for business class
British Airways’ decision to install Recaro’s SL3510 non-reclining seats on its London Heathrow European fleet — as reported last April by R... Continue Reading
Premium economy bottleneck creates challenges and opportunities
If you walked around the stands at the colocated APEX and Aircraft Interiors Americas expos last fall in Long Beach, California, you could b... 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
JAL first class delivers understated luxury
LAX to Tokyo is one of my favourite routes to fly in first class, and on a recent booking burning many well-earned frequent flyer miles, I t... Continue Reading
Seeking premium economy’s launch airline unearths historical quirks
One of the most intriguing mysteries in the history of modern passenger experience is which airline first designed premium economy: EVA Air ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Saudi’s Flynas to launch Geven Essenza seat on A320neos
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas has selected the new Geven ESSENZA seat model to equip its upcoming A320neo aircraft. Flynas will unde... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic will be LIVE @ CES2018
Panasonic, a global provider of comprehensive solutions for businesses and municipalities as well as consumers, will again feature Panasonic... Continue Reading
PaxEx 2018: Longhaul low-cost carriers set to show off innovations
Longhaul low-cost carriers are continuing to expand their reach, with AirAsia X, Eurowings, Jetstar, LEVEL, Norwegian, Scoot, WOW Air and ot... Continue Reading
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