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Alaska Airlines' first class seat with dark beige seat covers with black trim. A water bottle is positioned on the side table

Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID

Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading

Cirrus NG rendering on a white backdrop.

Inside herringbones: a decade and a half of Cirrus

This is the first in a series of interviews with the movers and shakers behind herringbone seats, at a time when RGN would normally be roami... Continue Reading

Adient’s Ovation economy seating capitalizes on lessons from LIFT

Adient Aerospace, a joint venture between automotive seatmaker Adient and Boeing, in November 2019 bought economy class seating specialist L... Continue Reading

Telesat Phase 1 LEO Satellite in orbit above the earth, with antenna support, lightspeed

Telesat to forge multiple aero antenna partnerships for Lightspeed

Telesat is looking to forge multiple aircraft antenna partnerships to support aero service via its forthcoming global Ka-band LEO constellat... Continue Reading

Rows of TSI seats aboard a 737-800 operated by AnadoluJet. The seats are dark grey and feature red seat belts.

Turkish low-cost subsidiary AnadoluJet now flying TSI seats

TSI Seats says its Elesa S slimline economy class seats are now flying with Turkish Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary, AnadoluJet. Common featur... Continue Reading

Jetblue economy cabin 3-3 configuration from the back showing embedded ifeé

JetBlue serves up new Core economy A321LR London PaxEx

When JetBlue starts flying transatlantically to London, the carrier will bring some of its unique passenger experience proposition to its Co... Continue Reading

A rendering of the Exosonic supersonic jet in blue and white, and with the words United States of America on it

Principal interior designer Stephanie Chahan talks Exosonic

I suggested to Stephanie Chahan, principal aircraft interior designer & business development analyst at Exosonic, that she is perhaps th... Continue Reading

United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again

Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading

Female CCA Host alongside an Award statue with more displayed on a screen beside her.

Winners announced for Crystal Cabin Awards honoring PaxEx innovation

The Crystal Cabin Awards, hosted by Hamburg Aviation, is informally known as the “Oscars” of the aircraft interiors industry. Every year, th... Continue Reading

Paradym seat shown with a cream seatback and grey bottom with a brown headrest and armrests. The seat is wide, some three inches wider than 737 seats

Wider seats, wider aircraft: a paradigm shift for aviation?

With its new wider triple-seat narrowbody concept Paradym, Lift Aero Design is asking a big question of aviation: for the next generation of... Continue Reading

The Aspect seat for the longhaul narrowbody segment

Adient blends auto and aero for Aspect and Ascent seats

As some airlines start to see green shoots of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Adient Aerospace is looking to grow its footprint on aircra... Continue Reading

A female traveler and her luggage, at the airport. She is looking out the window at an aircraft, parked at the gate. Ready to board.

Newly restructured Global Eagle eyes aviation market opportunities

The COVID-19 crisis has brought many changes to the passenger experience, not least of all to onboard entertainment. With theaters closed, m... Continue Reading

A mother and her two children serving themselves with the M-Flex self service feature. The M-Flex is fully stocked with snacks and beverages.

Collins adds mid-cabin Switch to door-bar monument family

As airlines look to outfit their future longhaul aircraft — whether that’s the new Airbus A321XLR, for example, or a refit of existing... Continue Reading

Jcoco smoked sea salt chocolate bars - and a spoon with sea salt - against a blue backdrop.

Now you can buy chocolate inspired by a passenger’s suggestion

If you have not been on an airplane in a while, you may be missing some of the bonus perks and treats airlines bestow on their most frequent... Continue Reading

Press Release: ABC International brands cabin of Corsair A330neo

ABC International has proudly branded the cabin of Corsair’s A330neo. The company has been involved in a design modernization project ... Continue Reading