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Press Release: Innovation takes flight in Hamburg at AIX 2025

The world of cabin innovation meets in Hamburg from 8 to 10 April, making the Hanseatic city the global hub for aircraft interior design. At... Continue Reading

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences lavatory is a contender for a Crystal Cabin Award 2025, providing an accessible lav for a wheelchair user

Press Release: Crystal Cabin Awards 2025 finalists revealed

The world’s most prestigious honour for aircraft interior innovation, the Crystal Cabin Award, is set to celebrate ground-breaking ach... Continue Reading

Press Release: Shortlist for the Crystal Cabin Awards 2024 announced

The Crystal Cabin Awards, organised annually by Hamburg Aviation, are among the most prestigious awards for aircraft cabin innovation and se... Continue Reading

A decommissioned A320 is painted bright blue and made into The Hydrogen Aviation Lab by Lufthansa Technik

Press Release: A320 transformed into field lab for hydrogen tech

A decommissioned Airbus A320 is being given a new lease of life in the service of science. The Hydrogen Aviation Lab, Hamburg’s new fi... Continue Reading

Managing Director, Hamburg Aviation, Ralf Gust

Press Release: Gust appointed new Managing Director at Hamburg Aviation

Hamburg Aviation, the cluster network agency for the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, announces the appointment of a new Managing Director. Mr R... Continue Reading

An image of a business jet interior concept by Lufthansa Technik which will be among the products discussed at AIX

Press Release: AIX returns to in-person event at Hamburg Messe

After three years of virtual and hybrid events, Aircraft Interiors Expo is back! The aviation industry’s premier cabin event returns to its ... Continue Reading

A woman is on her mobile device while sitting in a wheelchair in the Fly Your Wheels Suite.

Press Release: Finalists selected for Crystal Cabin Awards 2022

It’s back to the future. The Crystal Cabin Awards returns in-person as the world’s premier event honouring excellence in aircraft cabin desi... Continue Reading

Flying Disabled Seating concept where a wheelchair is in place of a regular seat. This is shortlisted for the Crystal Cabin Awards. CCA

Press Release: Crystal Cabin Awards 2022 shortlist reveals PaxEx trends

The annual Crystal Cabin Awards is a creative playfield where designers, engineers and visionaries come together to plan the future of the a... Continue Reading

Press Release: Safran wins Crystal Cabin Awards’ special categories

As part of the virtual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021, the Crystal Cabin Awards in the special categories “Clean and Safe Air Travel” and “Jud... Continue Reading

Female CCA Host alongside an Award statue with more displayed on a screen beside her.

Winners announced for Crystal Cabin Awards honoring PaxEx innovation

The Crystal Cabin Awards, hosted by Hamburg Aviation, is informally known as the “Oscars” of the aircraft interiors industry. Every year, th... Continue Reading

Rendering of AERQ class divider on an aircraft with the orange AERQ sign on it, and info about London.

Press Release: AERQ becomes part of Hamburg Aviation

AERQ today announced that the joint venture between LG Electronics and Lufthansa Technik has joined the Hamburg Aviation Network. AERQ is he... Continue Reading

A photo of the long, white Crystal Cabin Award statues lined up in a row on stage in Hamburg

Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award is now open for new submissions

The entry period for two new Crystal Cabin Award special categories – “Clean & Safe Air Travel” and “Judges’ Choice Award” –... Continue Reading

Two Crystal Cabin Awards waiting to be distributed at the CCA ceremony in Hamburg

Press Release: New Crystal Cabin categories agreed in face of COVID-19

In 2021, in view of the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global air travel, there will be two special categories for the Crystal C... Continue Reading

Crystal Cabin Awards trophies on display

Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award: Winners to be announced in 2021

The awards ceremony for the 14th Crystal Cabin Awards in Hamburg, originally planned for 1 April 2020, has been rescheduled for 13 April 202... Continue Reading

Press Release: Hamburg Aviation names Weber managing director

New leadership is coming to the Hamburg Metropolitan Region’s aviation cluster. Ulf Weber is taking over from Dr Franz Josef Kirschfink as M... Continue Reading