WestJet 787 raises bar for longhaul low-cost – and full-service – carriers
When I saw the CGI renders of WestJet’s new Boeing 787, it’s fair to say that my jaw dropped. A fully flat bed with direct aisle access for ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Inflight
The Disaster Artist is a great movie about a bad one
Hollywood has been obsessed with movies about movies since the silent era, and though there is always the concern that a navel gazing Tinsel... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Broadband connectivity can transform inflight retail
For most airline passengers, “duty-free” will conjure images of two things: airport emporia filled with spirits, tobacco and giant-size Tobl... Continue Reading
Timely yet flawed The Post needs a rewrite
On paper, The Post must have looked like a sure thing. A juicy, hugely topical, historical drama celebrating the heroic efforts of a group o... Continue Reading
New restraint system addresses airline passenger violence
A workplace conflict consultancy in Britain has developed a passenger restraint system which will be easier for crew to use while reducing t... Continue Reading
Aircraft seat size in the spotlight as House passes FAA reauthorization
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved five-year FAA reauthorization legislation containing language that, if agreed by... Continue Reading
How the design of cabin safety equipment works
Following Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, there has been active speculation and energetic discussion on social media about possible design i... Continue Reading
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
Zodiac unveils Z400 economy class seat for 777X
Grappling with premium seat production problems – which have resulted in the delayed delivery of United Airlines’ Polaris product and prompt... Continue Reading
Smelling a good idea, Zodiac unveils cabin scent diffusing system
A signature scent – whether used in lounges, washrooms, or even aircraft cabins – is increasingly becoming an important ingredie... Continue Reading
B/E Aerospace could bring Rockwell $50m more per fleet win
With cross-selling opportunities aplenty, Rockwell Collins estimates completion of its planned friendly takeover of aircraft interiors speci... Continue Reading
Panasonic embracing zero-touch content loading for airlines
What does it take to move 40,000 video files onto airplanes each month? At Panasonic Avionics, packaging up and delivering the content to an... Continue Reading
“First class causes air rage” paper contains serious data flaws
A research paper by Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has taken the media... Continue Reading
A “trickle up” approach to inflight dining may transpire
Coach customers definitely get less space than their business class counterparts, but are there benefits to dining in the back? JetBlue and ... Continue Reading
From vaporware to real world: the Crystal Cabin Awards, analysed
The Crystal Cabin Awards, presented by the Hamburg Aviation Cluster at the Aircraft Interiors Expo each April, showcase the passenger experi... Continue Reading
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