Retail inMotion CCO Jan Blanchard on the evolution of onboard retail
During the COVID-19 crisis, onboard retailing specialist Retail inMotion (RiM) has focused on finding cost-efficient and quick-to-implement ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: environment
New LAV4ALL design seeks to deliver accessibility and dignity
A new LAV4ALL design, developed by Austrian MRO provider FACC Aftermarket Services, seeks to make narrowbody lavatories accessible while occ... Continue Reading
Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading
British Airways doffs its hat to the Boeing 747 as fleet is retired
After nearly five decades of service and millions of miles flown around the globe, British Airways is retiring its remaining fleet of 31 Boe... Continue Reading
Press Release: Finding a better way to measure aviation emissions
The process that airlines must use to calibrate their jet fuel emissions measuring systems is costly and time-consuming. But researchers at ... Continue Reading
Paper for plastic? John Horsfall offers new waste wood cabin options
In the age of COVID-19, passenger hygiene has become a hot commodity. So has the amount of single-use, disposable plastic used on the aircra... Continue Reading
Mulling the future of seatback IFE given COVID and the Greta effect
Over the last decade, seatback IFE has survived in the face of countless news articles about its imminent demise. It has survived in the fac... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: The case for green intermodality and integrating aviation
Even in the face of the climate crisis, there is a future for aviation. There are benefits to people being able to travel around this world ... Continue Reading
Etihad undertakes extensive MRO program amid coronavirus pandemic
With 80% of its passenger fleet grounded amid the coronavirus pandemic, Etihad has undertaken what it is calling the “most extensive mainten... Continue Reading
Rethinking the aircraft seat for a new market reality
The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis for the airline industry, but it is also an opportunity to reevaluate the design of the passenger exper... Continue Reading
German firm transforms aircraft life vests into face masks
Bag To Life, a German firm which upcycles aircraft life vests into bags and travel accessories, has pivoted to making face masks with the ma... Continue Reading
Press Release: Flitetec launches aviation grade cleaning solution
A water-based antibacterial cleaner for soft furnishings, leather and plastics, called MX14 Aero, was slated to launch this week at the Airc... Continue Reading
Seeking sustainability while traveling by air amid coronavirus scare
Flying to Toulouse for the unveiling of Aeroflot’s new Airbus A350 last week, as information was still coming in about the rise of coronavir... Continue Reading
Second-life projects reinvent aircraft parts and airline uniforms
Many high-quality aviation parts and uniforms would become landfill were it not for the limitless imagination of designers at airlines and s... Continue Reading
Press Release: Airbus reveals its blended wing aircraft demonstrator
Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale ... Continue Reading
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