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
Tag Archives: lavs
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
Press Release: HAECO certifies onboard, hands-free sanitation devices
HAECO Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the HAECO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, has launched three devices t... Continue Reading
Southwest suspends snack and beverage service under new measures
Forget the pretzels. And put away your credit card. Southwest Airlines is introducing what it calls “stringent” new measures in response to ... Continue Reading
Rethinking amenity kits and soft product in the new normal
Air travel and the passenger experience has already changed beyond measure as the result of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cau... Continue Reading
Crystal Cabin concepts that address passenger health prove timely
In a post-pandemic world, we can expect that air travel will be different than the way it was before the coronavirus crisis. There will be g... Continue Reading
Extendable lavatory brings comfort and dignity back to passengers
Dignity is coming back to the airline lavatory, which in recent years has been a source of growing complaints from passengers. At best they ... Continue Reading
When you have room to breathe on an Air Canada A320, but not the 787
On a recent trip to Montreal to attend Air Canada’s annual Young Women in Aviation event, I was booked on what the carrier calls a Rapidair ... Continue Reading
Where supersupplier Safran sits as airframers go vertical
As recently as a year ago, the message from commercial aircraft manufacturers about the growing cadre of supplersuppliers was one of distrus... Continue Reading
Airbus introduces Flex Zones for A321neo and A321XLR lavatories
Airbus is expanding the possible footprint positions of lavatories on its A321neo aircraft as part of its development of the narrowbody̵... Continue Reading
Disabled veterans fight for accessible lavatory rule for narrowbodies
A lawsuit filed by the legal action group Democracy Forward on behalf of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) may finally spur US Departm... Continue Reading
In Conversation: Wheelchair travel with John Morris
John Morris from WheelchairTravel.org joins RGN deputy editor John Walton for an update on how airlines, airports and other parts of the avi... Continue Reading
An Atmosphère of renewed CRJ PaxEx focus at Bombardier
After a dramatic year for the Bombardier C Series, involving the small airliner programme being largely transferred to Airbus’ aegis, the Ca... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Airline content trends and new lav concepts revealed
Welcome to episode 57 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Maryann Simson, who has been active in the #PaxEx media world for nearly a decade.... Continue Reading
B/E Aerospace raises 2017 outlook despite American A350 deferral
B/E Aerospace management didn’t mince words this morning when discussing the impact of American Airlines’ decision to defer delivery of the ... Continue Reading
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