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Reframing longhaul away from time and distance and towards needs

With the arrival of longer range narrowbody aircraft like the Airbus A321neo and Boeing 737 MAX, and the imminent launch of the extra-long-r... Continue Reading

A business class seat is surrounded by grey thermoplastics and a dark colored seat. 3D wave narrowbody seat.

Narrowbody herringbones: the 3D Wave and why it needs a comeback

Seatmakers are always seeking to carve out space from the airline cabin, but a new set of challenges are arising, particularly aboard the ne... Continue Reading

Rear view of two pilots flying a Boeing 737 MAX. Iridium sees opportunity in Long-Haul.

Iridium prepares for new opportunity: longhaul narrowbody ops

As aviation accelerates out of the Covid crisis, Iridium Communications sees a brand new opportunity in commercial aviation for powering saf... Continue Reading

Rendering of Heric and Dodo, the former a seat triple, and the latter a double. All seats are in orange with black trim. This rendering shows how the seats are converted from their regular position to accommodate a bed. Image: Aviointeriors

Contemplating the latest set of #PaxEx questions from Aviointeriors

Italian seatmaker Aviointeriors is always up for a new concept. Its history of bringing ideas like the saddle seat Skyrider to passenger exp... Continue Reading

A rendering of 3 Alice Blu Aero’s Quantum seats.

Northern Ireland’s Alice Blu Aero eyes narrowbody herringbone market

The premium narrowbody business class race is hotting up with a new seat — and new seatmaker — from Northern Ireland: Alice Blu Aero’s Quant... Continue Reading

LED cabin lighting specialist STG to unveil Universal Lighting family

STG Aerospace, a long-time manufacturer of LED cabin lighting and emergency floor path marking technology for aircraft, has stayed busy with... Continue Reading

A large aircraft tail monument with a man standing in front of it at a podium.

Recaro talks strategy, seating and cabin cleaning processes

SCHWÄBISCH HALL, GERMANY — Alongside German seatmaker Recaro Aircraft Seating’s recent virtual seat show and the opening of its new cu... 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

A mother and her two children serving themselves with the M-Flex self service feature. The M-Flex is fully stocked with snacks and beverages.

Collins adds mid-cabin Switch to door-bar monument family

As airlines look to outfit their future longhaul aircraft — whether that’s the new Airbus A321XLR, for example, or a refit of existing... Continue Reading

The entrance to an A320, with the airframer's signature Airspace cabin, including LED lights and projected designs on the ceiling

Beyond seats: getting the new longhaul narrowbody cabins right

Longhaul narrowbody aircraft like the Airbus A321neo’s LR and XLR variants are going to be key to the COVID-19 recovery — and to future rout... Continue Reading

A photo o f the Airbus A321XLR in-flight

Clearing the longhaul narrowbody #PaxEx perception hurdles

Longhaul narrowbody flights — the ability to fly long and thin routes at a time when many routes will be increasingly thin — are going to be... Continue Reading