Aircraft lavatories Archives - Runway GirlRunway Girl

Rear view of a man in wheelchair with a disability at the airport. Mobility Aid. United dignity

Airbus says forward A320 lav with tip-up seat is designated PRM lav

In September, Runway Girl Network published an article analysing the interiors of Lufthansa’s new Airbus A321neo, noting that the airline ha... Continue Reading

The first Breeze A220-300 in the carrier's signature blue livery

Breeze wafts 36 seriously nice Safran business seats into its A220s

David Neeleman’s Breeze Airways has unveiled the first of its 80 Airbus A220-300 (né Bombardier C Series CS300) aircraft, featuring a surpri... Continue Reading

Collins Aerospace's Lilac-UV cabin sanitizing system, with violet germicidal light sanitizing aircraft seats from the PSU

Collins addresses questions about Lilac-UV sanitizing light for cabins

Collins Aerospace recently unveiled its Lilac-UV sanitizing light system as part of a licensing agreement with Boeing which grants Collins t... Continue Reading

Press Release: Safran wins Crystal Cabin Awards’ special categories

As part of the virtual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021, the Crystal Cabin Awards in the special categories “Clean and Safe Air Travel” and “Jud... 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

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

Jamco aircraft lavatory door handle with instructions on how to use wrist and be hands free opening and closing it. Part of touchless travel.

Self-service and the three-segment touchless travel trend

Aviation has seen many changes to the way it operates as the result of COVID-19. In the passenger experience arena, one of the biggest trend... Continue Reading

Press Release: ANA to install world’s first hands-free lavatory door

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for eight consecutive years, has partnered with JAMCO Corporation to deve... Continue Reading

Diehl Aviation's Portable Clean Light casting a purple light over a aircraft lavatory. The words "visit us at booth #1371" are at the bottom of the image.

Press Release: Diehl Aviation exhibits at MRO Americas 2021

Diehl Aviation is exhibiting again at MRO Americas, taking place this year in Orlando, Florida (USA) from April 27th to April 29th. Trade vi... Continue Reading

The entrance to an A320, with the airframer's signature Airspace cabin, including LED lights and projected designs on the ceiling

Beyond seats: getting the new longhaul narrowbody cabins right

Longhaul narrowbody aircraft like the Airbus A321neo’s LR and XLR variants are going to be key to the COVID-19 recovery — and to future rout... Continue Reading

Press Release: Jamco reveals hands-free lavatory technologies

Jamco Corporation has revealed its new hands-free lavatory lock knob and door handle, which enable passengers to unlock and open the lavator... Continue Reading

A male Finnair cabin crew member, dressed smartly and wearing a mask, communicates with a female passenger on board

Horizon scan: how PaxEx is changing during COVID and afterwards

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an enormous variety of solutions have been proposed to reduce the risk of the spread of the SARS-C... Continue Reading

A picture of Diehl's offices in southern Germany. A blue sky serves as a backdrop to the building. Three flags are in front

Interiors innovation, at speed, in the time of COVID-19

In a time of crisis, it would be all too easy for a paralysis of innovation to set in for aircraft interiors suppliers. Airframers are endin... Continue Reading

Press Release: Jamco announces Project Blue Sky clean cabin initiative

Jamco Corporation announces its new “Project Blue Sky” initiative, which is a global, collaborative clean cabin initiative between Jamco and... Continue Reading

Safran Cabin temporarily suspends production at four plants

Aircraft interiors supplier Safran Cabin has temporarily suspended production at four plants in North America as it wades through the challe... Continue Reading