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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

Premium Economy is a focus as Delta retrofits 767 and A330 fleets

As the pandemic continues to severely impact the aviation industry, there are emerging signs that some airlines are once again getting ready... Continue Reading

JetBlue A321LR in front of the Airbus Delivery Center in Hamburg, Germany

Press Release: JetBlue takes delivery of A321LR with Airspace interior

U.S.-based JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first of 13 A321LR aircraft featuring Airbus’ new Airspace interior. These new A321LRs ... Continue Reading

Boeing 737 KLM cabin with deep brown fabrics and light blue

Press Release: KLM renews entire cabin interior of 14 Boeing 737-800s

KLM has started the complete renewal of the cabins of 14 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, for both Business Class and Economy Class. The refurbished... Continue Reading

Elements' Business Class suite with IFE screen, suite door and footwell in view

Inside herringbones: Elements of Super Diamond as Collins seats evolve

When Collins Aerospace débuts its new outwards-facing herringbone seat, Elements, with its first airlines later this year, it will be anothe... 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

The basic premise of business-plus is to create a front row hard product option. Collins Aerospace, then known as Rockwell, tabled its "Elements" options for this category in 2018. This image shows a close-up of a Collins front row product, with ample legroom and table space, a large IFE screen, and the ability to have a door.

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

A top down view of the new Vantage Solo suite on JetBlue

JetBlue unveils Vantage Solo doored Mint suites — and Mint Studio

JetBlue is the launch customer for Thompson’s Vantage Solo inward-facing herringbone doored mini-suites — and a business-plus extra-seat fro... Continue Reading

A side view of the the fully flat Allegra business class seat

Aviointeriors aims for the other side of COVID with new seats

With aircraft fleets grounded, many routes operating on a lifeline essential-only basis, and growing restrictions in many parts of the world... Continue Reading

The Airtek business class seat concept, as envisaged by JPA Design, featuring different athleisure seat fixtures such as coat hooks and retaining straps

Beyond yoga pants: athleisure seat fixtures reach business class

Remember back in 2017 when there was a big discussion about whether yoga pants — those ultra-comfortable, stretchy athletic-leisure garments... Continue Reading

The original 2018 Air Rest didn't feature three-point belts (or, here at the annual AIX show that same year, any belts). Image shows Air Rest on the show floor, covered in grey fabric

Nij crunch leads to new three-point seatbelt default

When Cathay Pacific’s new A321neo business class seat — the Collins Aerospace Air Rest recliner — recently broke cover, Runway Girl Network’... Continue Reading

The new Stelia Opera seat is shown, with two passengers, in side-by-side seats, laying flat

Stelia sings 44°-angle tune with single-aisle Opera suite

The curtain is up on Opera, Stelia’s latest outward-facing herringbone business class seat, designed expressly for single-aisle aircraft. Th... Continue Reading

Recaro's CL6720 business class suite is shown. It offers great privacy. A man is seen sleeping in privacy

Recaro aims at density, quality with revamped CL6720 suite

When premium class travel demand returns after COVID-19, the landscape will look very different: fewer first class products, fewer older and... Continue Reading