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Bluebox's aircraft-powered W-IFE box in an overhead bin

Press Release: STC granted for Bluebox’s aircraft-powered W-IFE

Bluebox Aviation Systems is pleased to announce a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) has been granted for the aircraft-powered version of i... Continue Reading

Press Release: Cathay touts short-haul experience on new A321neo

Cathay Pacific’s state-of-the-art Airbus A321neo aircraft will enter into commercial service on 4 August 2021 when it takes its inaugural fl... Continue Reading

Curtains serve as a class divider on board this narrowbody aircraft

The new “comfort canyon”: the narrowbody class barrier

With the rise of longhaul single-aisle aircraft, an old question becomes new again: how can airlines span the increasingly wide “comfort can... Continue Reading

Couple at an airport wearing masks and using the SITA smart path

Press Release: SITA upgrades passenger processing at Prague airport

SITA today announced that it has implemented its new-generation of passenger processing infrastructure at Václav Havel Airport Prague, pavin... Continue Reading

Toyota Boshoku Gran Class seats in a 1-2 configuration. Seats are all white with red carpets.

From ANA economy to Gran Class: Toyota Boshoku’s #PaxEx

Toyota Boshoku — the boshoku translates as “textile” — is part of a complicated warp and weft of corporate mergers and name changes that als... Continue Reading

A view of the Qatar 787 Adient Ascent business class seats with purple LED lights decorating the cabin

18 months after delivery, Qatar Airways unveils Adient 787-9 cabin

Qatar Airways’ latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner cabins — revealed some eighteen months after the airline took delivery of the aircraft — featu... 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

Safran Seats Z110i in a 3-2 configuration. Black seats with white trim and headrest. A blue line near the centre back.

Designing for versatility: Safran Seats talks Z-series PaxEx

Safran Seats has been focusing on supporting the long-haul, narrowbody market of late. Its Z-series seats are meant to meet the needs of tha... Continue Reading

Aeroflot Airbus a320neo in a hanger with cabin crew standing out front.

Press Release: Recaro sets comfort benchmark with Aeroflot

Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) has set a new comfort benchmark by fully equipping Aeroflot’s Airbus fleet. More than 50 shipsets of the BL... Continue Reading

PureSkies by PriestmanGoode. Purple and blue lighting casting down on a business class seat. Hygienically safe air travel.

Press Release: CCA reveals shortlist for special categories

Boarding an aircraft carefree — when will that be normal again, and what will air travel look like in the future? As international air trave... Continue Reading

Press Release: ACS addresses issues raised by COVID

AVIC Cabin Systems (ACS) is addressing the issues raised by the Covid pandemic to help make the cabin environment safer and more hygienic fo... Continue Reading

JetBlue Core economy cabin interior showing 3-3 configuration with bright blue LED Lights

JetBlue sets a date for crossing the pond in style with the A321LR

JetBlue Airways has started selling tickets for its very first transatlantic services – from New York JFK to London’s Heathrow and Gat... Continue Reading

Thompson Solo business class herringbone seat in grey and brown tones. View is from the top.

Cleansheet design — and regulation — for new herringbone flatbeds

Every novel seat design isn’t just a #PaxEx pathfinder: it’s also a pioneer project for safety regulators and certification of the seat itse... Continue Reading

A male passenger leans back in a business class seat holding a magazine.

W-UP: a winning solution to airlines’ business class demand woes?

Before COVID and the dramatic drop in business travel, some airlines were experimenting, publicly or in theoretical exercises, with a “busin... Continue Reading

Stelia's aircraft seat from the passengers point of view. The storage shelf, a mirror, the IFE screen, a small plant, a table and the aircraft window are in view.

Stelia learns design lessons from previous herringbone generations

With Stelia’s Opera outward-facing herringbone looking set to be a major part of the narrowbody longhaul future, the company is drawing on a... Continue Reading