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Collins Aerospace's Lilac-UV cabin sanitizing system, with violet germicidal light sanitizing aircraft seats from the PSU

Collins addresses questions about Lilac-UV sanitizing light for cabins

Collins Aerospace recently unveiled its Lilac-UV sanitizing light system as part of a licensing agreement with Boeing which grants Collins t... Continue Reading

Explorer design concept for the A330 cabin. ceiling panels give the look of the plane being underwater.

Press Release: LHT previews World Traveller design for VIP widebodies

At the Monaco Yacht Show 2021, Lufthansa Technik, the world’s leading provider of cabin interiors for VIP and government aircraft, wil... Continue Reading

Lufthansa A321neo aircraft in a 3-3 layout. Grey and Blue colors throughout.

Lufthansa’s “discreet” A321 Airspace cabin — with no accessible lavs

In the five years since Airbus started talking about an A320 version of its Airspace cabin styling, the visuals have been of futuristic, ope... Continue Reading

A Diehl concept cabin which reimagines the front of the aircraft, and includes LED lights and projector technology

Diehl and HAECO in pact to jointly deliver aircraft cabin interiors

Over the last several years, the aircraft interiors industry has seen notable consolidation. Rockwell Collins got the ball rolling in 2017 w... Continue Reading

Aircraft interior view from the rear of the aircraft. IFE seatback screens and passenger' heads are visible.

Six open questions that single-aisle longhaul still needs to answer

As the single-aisle longhaul market continues to accelerate, a number of key passenger experience design questions still need to be answered... Continue Reading

Jamco aircraft lavatory door handle with instructions on how to use wrist and be hands free opening and closing it. Part of touchless travel.

Self-service and the three-segment touchless travel trend

Aviation has seen many changes to the way it operates as the result of COVID-19. In the passenger experience arena, one of the biggest trend... Continue Reading

Press Release: ANA to install world’s first hands-free lavatory door

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for eight consecutive years, has partnered with JAMCO Corporation to deve... Continue Reading

Elizabeth Payne head shot with a white backdrop.

Never give up, advises Elizabeth Payne, AVIC Cabin Systems CTO

AVIC Cabin Systems chief technology officer Elizabeth Payne’s career is a masterclass in developing hard technological expertise through a w... Continue Reading

A top down view of the new Vantage Solo suite on JetBlue

JetBlue unveils Vantage Solo doored Mint suites — and Mint Studio

JetBlue is the launch customer for Thompson’s Vantage Solo inward-facing herringbone doored mini-suites — and a business-plus extra-seat fro... Continue Reading

Rear view of a man in wheelchair at the airport

Exploring a dream scenario for Universal Design in the aircraft cabin

During a recent Passenger Experience Conference webinar, hosted by Reed Exhibitions, consultant Gina Emrich shared a dream scenario that wou... Continue Reading

Inside Japan’s brand new N700S Shinkansen

Travellers taking Japan’s Shinkansen trains to Nagoya, Osaka and points west of Tokyo have a new train to look forward to, with updated pass... Continue Reading

An image of the lavatory door lock and handle, which allows passengers to use their elbows to access the lav

ANA expected to be first to launch Jamco hands-free lavatory door

Having tested a hands-free aircraft lavatory door mockup this summer at its Tokyo Haneda lounge, All Nippon Airways is expected to be the &#... Continue Reading

Press Release: Jamco reveals hands-free lavatory technologies

Jamco Corporation has revealed its new hands-free lavatory lock knob and door handle, which enable passengers to unlock and open the lavator... Continue Reading

A wheelchair user enters the LAV4ALL lav on an aircraft

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

Sunset out the window of a Singapore Airlines A350, flying the world's longest route. Clouds and a beautiful pale yellow/pink light is seen in the sky

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Singapore Airlines mostly impresses on world’s longest flight

The air was thick and humid outside Singapore’s sprawling Changi International Airport last September. The blast of cold, conditioned ... Continue Reading