Optimares secures Airbus A321 Quadra linefit as part of Qatar deal
When Italian seatmaker Optimares produces its first set of Quadra economy class seats for Qatar Airways’ Airbus A321neo, it will at the same... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: B/E Aerospace
Collins eyes greater integration of business aircraft cabin solutions
In 2013, Rockwell Collins bought aerospace communications specialist ARINC, adding several important services to its already broad portfolio... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic eschews doors in new Cirrus NG business class
In true Virgin style, the reveal of Virgin Atlantic’s new Airbus A350 interiors at its headquarters near Gatwick was slick, design-oriented ... Continue Reading
BA’s new Collins Club Suite opens Pandora’s Door of questions
British Airways is finally raising the standard of its Club World business class, with a doored outward-facing herringbone suite that the ai... Continue Reading
Joint procurement of PaxEx products proves challenging: Star Alliance
Though the Star Alliance has seen solid success with its joint procurement program for jet fuel, its work to jointly source inflight #PaxEx-... Continue Reading
Collins Aerospace stays the course with wireless vision for IFEC
Collins Aerospace is not straying from its plan to focus on supporting wireless connectivity and BYOD entertainment for airline passengers i... Continue Reading
Press Release: Nieuwsma succeeds Lieberherr at Rockwell’s interiors biz
Rockwell Collins announced today that Dave Nieuwsma has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company’s Int... Continue Reading
“Wellness” trend expands into premium hard product at APEX EXPO
BOSTON — If it feels like only last month that you were reading about the trend of airlines boosting their offerings in the slightly woo-woo... Continue Reading
Can Rockwell Collins deliver beauty to the economy cabin?
Rockwell Collins is re-imagining the economy cabin experience, from seating to decor and cabin service. The manufacturer’s economy seating l... Continue Reading
Four Qatar Airways flights show remarkable #PaxEx consistency
As airlines grow in size and fleet diversity, ensuring that passengers have a similar — or at least coherent — experience across different a... Continue Reading
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
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
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
Korean Air’s Apex seats raise production, maintenance questions
The past several years have not seen universal success for seatmakers cutting the bleeding edge where design, materials engineering, passeng... Continue Reading
Astronics reveals dock style wireless charging in tray table
Though a softening in widebody business has seen Astronics’ earnings decline in recent quarters, the company is powering forward with new wo... Continue Reading
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