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The “magic triangle” problem with narrowbody outward herringbones

When it comes to fully flat business class seats and suites with direct aisle access for narrowbody aircraft, airlines’ choices at this poin... Continue Reading

American Airlines A321 with now seatback IFE. An A321 safety card is slotted into the upper literature pocket.

American stays the course with wireless IFE for most narrowbodies

Continuing to eschew seatback IFE for the lion’s share of its narrowbody fleet — even as rival United joins Delta in embracing it — Am... Continue Reading

Looking at the side of the Unum seat that is grey with orange trim, and features the unique foldable door.

Unum shines at AIX with innovative new not-door and launch customer

HAMBURG — Startup seatmaker Unum hit the Aircraft Interiors Expo this year as a Crystal Cabin Award finalist, with a seat ready for critical... 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

Boeing 737 Max 8 in blue Avolon Livery (1)

Press Release: World passenger fleet to almost double by 2024: Avolon

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, today publishes its World Fleet Forecast — Return to Growth — projecting trends in the c... Continue Reading

A door closes on the business class seat with a larger gap at the bottom but reaching to the top of the seat.

Collins breaks 45° barrier for side-on Aurora inward herringbone

HAMBURG — Collins Aerospace’s Aurora single-aisle, inward-facing herringbone seat broke cover this morning at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, m... 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

Airbus outpaces Boeing in 1,200-delivery year

Aircraft numbers for last year are out, and nearly 1,200 commercial aircraft were delivered by Airbus and Boeing in the turbulent and unpred... Continue Reading

A Southwest 737 MAX in-flight. Astronics In-seat power is being installed on the fleet

Astronics expects in-seat power to become ubiquitous on narrowbodies

In-seat power ports that charge passengers’ gadgets in-flight have a much lower penetration on narrowbody aircraft than on widebody aircraft... 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 grey business class seat is accented by blue LED lighting on an aircraft.

Adient’s new 737 Ascent business and business-plus shine

Premium business class seats offering direct aisle access for every passenger have been relatively slow to arrive to the narrowbody world. T... Continue Reading

A Boeing 737-10 MAX in-flight. Boeing's Premier Bidder Program recognizes consistently high-performing Boeing Commercial Airplanes suppliers.

Press Release: Boeing sees demand for 41,000-plus new aircraft by 2041

With demand rebounding for international air travel following ongoing recovery in many domestic markets, Boeing today projected demand for m... Continue Reading

DOT issues disabled passenger rights without narrowbody lav language

US Department of Transportation officials have published the DOT’s first-ever Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights with the a... Continue Reading

Safran's Vue business class seat for narrowbody aircraft is grey with darker grey thermoplastics.

Safran’s Vue from the top in crowded narrowbody herringbone market

If the 2010s were the decade of the herringbone seat on widebody aircraft, the 2020s are the decade of the herringbone seat on narrowbody ai... Continue Reading

HAECO Cabin Solutions 5 Abreast Eclipse seat

Press Release: HAECO, Diehl unveil joint products for aircraft upgrades

HAECO Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the HAECO Group specializing in aircraft seating, interiors, and cabin reconfiguration, in coopera... Continue Reading