Is the future of seatback thermoplastics really greige?
Settle down in your airline seat and look at the seatback in front of you. It’s almost certainly grey or beige. So is the armrest, and so is... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: design
Press Release: Vietnam start-up Bamboo taps LIFT Strategic for design
Tokyo-based LIFT Strategic Design has been selected to design the brand, livery and cabin for Bamboo Airways of Vietnam. The Hanoi-based car... Continue Reading
What’s your water buffalo? Learning from hotel innovations
Designing airline passenger experience sometimes benefits from a look at other parts of the travel experience. Hotels are often a focus, wit... Continue Reading
Avionics, comms players divulge 3D printing aspirations
Aircraft avionics specialists and inflight connectivity providers are using 3D printers to rapidly prototype components for antennas and oth... Continue Reading
Finnair’s Nordic identity: more than Marimekko and Moomins
There are few airlines with as much design heritage as Finnair. Its easy to overuse the word iconic, from Tapio Wirkkala’s Ultima Thul... Continue Reading
Is British Airways’ First Wing just lipstick on a horselamp?
Understanding that travellers who pay a premium value a premium airport experience, airlines are increasingly investing in fast-track and el... Continue Reading
Qantas redesigns iconic tableware for 787 generation
Sometimes, airlines create a classic when they and their designers create a new element of the inflight service. Perhaps the best example of... Continue Reading
Shades of Grey: How designers and painters transformed a Global bizjet
A cooperative effort between aircraft painting specialist RUAG; aircraft livery design houses Happy Design Studio and AIRONART; and A.S.A.P ... Continue Reading
Boltaron is transparent about nose-to-tail positioning on aircraft
Rockwell Collins, Thales and Honeywell are among the firms offering nose-to-tail content on board aircraft, be it avionics in the cockpit, b... Continue Reading
Think pink: Airlines delight with lively livery colors
When headlines last month proclaimed that Nigeria-based, upstart airline JetWest was aiming to become the “easyJet of Africa,” the promise t... Continue Reading
Behind the Livery: A talk with JetBlue graphic designer Ciara Cordasco
A special livery is the result of an orchestrated collaboration across many departments at an airline, but before the many months or, in som... Continue Reading
PR Story: Four questions to ask before buying used aircraft seats
As we head toward Aircraft Interiors Expo, the world’s largest trade event for aircraft interior products, Thomas Bulirsch (founder and CEO ... Continue Reading
Panasonic Avionics to seek dismissal of CoKinetic lawsuit
Panasonic Avionics plans to seek immediate dismissal of a lawsuit filed by software company CoKinetic Systems, which claims PAC employed unl... Continue Reading
Textures and traditions mark BizAv’s Crystal Cabin shortlist
With business aviation customers and outfitters always on the lookout for novel concepts to differentiate their products, the level of innov... Continue Reading
Denver International chief Kim Day celebrates inclusion in her field
Kim Day, the CEO of Denver International Airport, says she has the best job in America. Why? “It is a wonderfully diverse job. Every day I l... Continue Reading
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