#AIX2023 Archives - Runway GirlRunway Girl

The Aviointeriors Heric business class seat on the AIX show floor is grey with maroon details and headrest. Towards the window is a simple, yet elegant, bed platform, joined by a raising legrest to create a sizeable sleeping surface.

AvioInteriors: Heric 2023 returns as a credible low-cost herringbone

There are many reasons to make AvioInteriors a stop on your annual circuit of the Aircraft Interiors Expo, and the excellent Italian espress... Continue Reading

Airbus A320 wing as the aircraft takes off from the airport. HBCplus

Intelsat and Panasonic benefit as Airbus expands HBCplus

When Airbus launched its Airspace Link HBCplus linefit supplier-furnished inflight connectivity programme in 2022, naming Inmarsat (now Vias... Continue Reading

A Recaro employee demonstrates the leg space in the Recaro X-Tend Seat on the AIX show floor.

Flip-up exit mini-seat enables density, but at what cost?

In their continuing quest for aircraft densification, airlines, airframers and seatmakers have long eyed the common EASA and FAA regulation ... Continue Reading

ACCESS extendable, accessible D-lavatory by ST Engineering as displayed on the company's stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo.

ST Engineering gains traction for ACCESS accessible lavatory

Persons with reduced mobility often experience indignities when seeking to navigate the already-small lavatories on board narrowbody aircraf... Continue Reading

Rendering of Lufthansa Allegris business class cabin on display. The seat is rich blues with white thermoplastics and a few faux wood detailing.

Classic aisle seats will be baseline business on Lufthansa Allegris

It’s no secret that Lufthansa Group is seeking to disrupt the premium cabin space by unbundling its forthcoming new business class product, ... Continue Reading

With artisanal interior reuse partnership, Soisa focuses on ESG

As the aviation supply chain seeks to demonstrate its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials, one of the challenges is how t... Continue Reading

A display concept model of the C Suite by Airbus and Stelia. This is a business class seat in mostly grey fabrics with a beige headrest cover and sidewall detailing. This is a set of 3 showing the staggered layout.

Airbus and Stelia show off new C Suite ultra-compact narrowbody seat

One of the most compelling seats on show at the Aircraft Interiors Expo wasn’t at a seatmaker’s stand or even within an aircraft cabin mocku... Continue Reading

The wingtip of a jet in-flight on a blue sky day.

NetForecast reveals LEO vs GEO satellite IFC QoE performance data

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are shaking up inflight connectivity. Since launching SpaceX’s Starlink service in aviation, JSX has been w... Continue Reading

The ceiling panel of an Airbus A320 family cabin.

ABC International’s pivot to cabin modifications bears fruit

A decision by aircraft branding specialist ABC International to pivot to cabin modifications during the Covid crisis has produced positive r... Continue Reading

Outside close up of Boeing 777 flight deck.

ThinKom Ka2517 in the home stretch for Boeing linefit offerability

ThinKom Solutions says it’s in the home stretch to receiving linefit offerability for its ThinAir Ka2517 VICTS antenna as buyer furnis... Continue Reading

A five-abreast layout of Eclipse seats in the premium concept cabin. The seats are grey and black. HAECO ZIM

How Diehl and HAECO have reimagined the single-aisle premium cabin

In 2021, Diehl Aviation and HAECO Cabin Solutions inked a strategic commercial agreement to jointly deliver a wide range of aircraft cabin p... Continue Reading

A sunset glow from the LEDs is lighting the ceiling and sidewall of the Boeing 777X cabin mock-up.

Hands-on with Boeing 777X’s wider cabin, big bins, new lighting

As Boeing accelerates towards its revised 2025 service introduction of the 777X versions of its venerable 777 twinjet, the airframer has ful... Continue Reading

Installation of SmartSky ATG system on a Dassault Falcon 2000. The company sees a big opportunity as Gogo reveals it will start phasing out support of Classic ATG kit in the beginning of 2026.

Opportunity arises as Gogo plans 2026 phase out of Classic ATG support

Thousands of Gogo’s legacy air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity installations on business aircraft appear poised to lose access to inflight conn... Continue Reading

Four staggered Vantage Duo business class seats are being displayed at AIX 2023. The seats are an mixture of grey tones with a light blue pillow.

Thompson showcases product evolution across Vantage family

For seatmakers, some Aircraft Interiors Expo years are about big showy new product releases, while other years are more about developing the... Continue Reading

Optimares SoFab business class seat is pictured in speckled grey. It is a divan-type space that allows passengers to experience different positions, without the use of actuators. The only moving parts of the entire product are a pull-out cushioned storage area.

Divine divan? Optimares SoFab persuades with comfortable simplicity

Throughout the forty-odd years that business class has existed, much of its design and development has been focussed on evolutionary and rev... Continue Reading