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Alaska Airlines' first class seat with dark beige seat covers with black trim. A water bottle is positioned on the side table

Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID

Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading

Adient’s Ovation economy seating capitalizes on lessons from LIFT

Adient Aerospace, a joint venture between automotive seatmaker Adient and Boeing, in November 2019 bought economy class seating specialist L... Continue Reading

Jetblue economy cabin 3-3 configuration from the back showing embedded ifeé

JetBlue serves up new Core economy A321LR London PaxEx

When JetBlue starts flying transatlantically to London, the carrier will bring some of its unique passenger experience proposition to its Co... Continue Reading

United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again

Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... 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

A female traveler and her luggage, at the airport. She is looking out the window at an aircraft, parked at the gate. Ready to board.

Newly restructured Global Eagle eyes aviation market opportunities

The COVID-19 crisis has brought many changes to the passenger experience, not least of all to onboard entertainment. With theaters closed, m... Continue Reading

Young woman, wearing a mask, using her smartphone in the plane

KID-Systeme talks aircraft W-IFE linefit, retrofit and monetization

KID-Systeme GmbH confirms it is supporting Airbus’ new linefit W-IFE solution by providing the wireless hardware for the ALNA-Open Software ... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Global Eagle completes sale, emerges from restructuring

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (“Global Eagle” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of high-speed connectivity and media solutions ... Continue Reading

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Press Release: QuiverTree Media streams masterpieces inflight

QuiverTree Media has teamed up with ikonoTV, the world’s first art streaming platform, providing access to content from worldwide coll... Continue Reading

The words "WiFi OnBoard" on the side of an aircraft. A male passenger is in view

OneWeb taps SatixFy multi-orbit terminal for inflight connectivity

Satellite operator OneWeb has at long last selected a partner to develop a new inflight connectivity terminal to operate simultaneously over... Continue Reading

The diamond stitching looks impressively premium, seen here just below the headrest.

The role of anti-stain leather in Emirates’ impressive PE seats

Emirates’ new premium economy seat, revealed at the end of 2020, may not have moved the needle in terms of hard product – it is, after all, ... Continue Reading

Passengers arriving into Terminal 5 of Heathrow

Regional airports: the front line of PaxEx in the new remote world

One trend that seems set to continue after the COVID-19 pandemic is that of remote working. With that comes a decentralisation of people fro... Continue Reading

Gulfstream G-5 on takeoff at Bishop Airport

Honeywell forges ahead with new software for connected aircraft

Honeywell is ramping up its proficiencies as a Tier 1 integrator of software for connected business aircraft. When it started offering its G... Continue Reading

Rows of very standard-looking blue economy class seats, viewed from the back of the cabin.

Will changes in aircraft transition market lead to vanilla PaxEx?

As commercial aircraft move between operators, the passenger experience hard product inside them — seats, IFE, galleys, monuments, and so on... Continue Reading

A double bed, as found in Etihad's The Residence, with a thick duvet and pillows, plus amenity kits on the bed.

After the A380, whither the new wave of halo products?

With the demise of Airbus’ A380 programme, a crucial aspect of premium passenger experience design finds itself looking for a new home: the ... Continue Reading