Filling the premium economy gaps: opportunities and risks for airlines
Premium economy seems set to be the next big thing for airlines emerging from the COVID-19 crisis. Whether it’s business class passengers tr... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Aircraft Seating
Cathay first and business passengers can sleep lie-flat without masks
Passengers flying in first or business class on Cathay Pacific are permitted to remove their masks when sleeping in the lie-flat position, u... Continue Reading
Airtek seat designers on the certification challenges of composites
Increasing the use of composite materials in cabin products has many clear benefits, with the JPA Design/Williams Airtek seat targeting a we... Continue Reading
Press Release: Spatial doubles production capacity with RAKEZ expansion
Spatial, a global manufacturing leader in aviation training equipment, has recently announced its relocation to a bigger facility in RAKEZ. ... Continue Reading
Options for a light-touch, low-cost “business plus” product
When aviation returns after COVID-19, the front of the aircraft will look different. Some of that will be a passenger positive: older aircra... Continue Reading
Press Release: Uganda Airlines’ A330-800neo features Geven seats
The first A330-800neo of Uganda Airlines has taken off with Geven’s Piuma AQ Economy and Comoda AQ Premium Economy class sustainable seats. ... Continue Reading
COVID’s cabin design challenge: how do you “show clean”?
Proving a negative is hard work. That’s certainly true when it’s showing that an aircraft seat has been cleaned and disinfected, and it’s ev... Continue Reading
Air Canada’s takeover of Transat progresses
Air Canada’s proposed takeover of Transat AT Inc. has received Canadian government approval, and is now under antitrust scrutiny by th... Continue Reading
Press Release: Geven and PriestmanGoode to design nextgen seats
Geven is working with UK design agency PriestmanGoode on a new family of next-generation aircraft seats. The project includes a complete ove... Continue Reading
Reflections on a new generation of single-aisle flatbeds
A second generation of single-aisle fully flat beds — offering direct aisle access — is ready and willing to improve the passenger experienc... Continue Reading
Press Release: PWI celebrates STC for King Air window LED upgrade
PWI is proud to announce that the FAA has given STC approval to the PWI B200/250 King Air window LED upgrade. “We’ve been waiting a long tim... Continue Reading
Press Release: Delta extends middle seat blocking through April 2021
Delta is continuing its industry-leading commitment to provide more space on board as the only U.S. airline to block middle seats and limit ... Continue Reading
The growing case for middle-seat-free class
Premium economy seems set to grow in importance to airlines as the world starts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, with what was already t... Continue Reading
How aviation can innovate into the business class travel space
As we power into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, basic business class — where airlines, as in basic economy, unbundle the various ... Continue Reading
Qatar Airways upgrading legacy IFE on 787-8s with Thales AVANT
Qatar Airways is upgrading the legacy Thales TopSeries inflight entertainment systems on its Boeing 787-8 twinjets with the latest generatio... Continue Reading