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Slimline seats on board an aircraft. A laptop is seen on the tray table, and the HeadZone cardboard product is fixed to the top of the seat, providing privacy for the head.

HeadZone gives passengers more control of personal space

If travelers did not relish being seated in snug economy class seats before the COVID-19 crisis, will they be content to return to the same ... Continue Reading

slimeline seats on board an easyJet aircraft

What the Euro-LCC model can tell us about the future of aviation

“The future’s bright. The future’s orange.” That iconic UK advertising strapline — for the 1990s’ UK mobile phone network Orange — may ring ... Continue Reading

Traveling with an allergic child trained me for a post-pandemic world

Before the World Health Organization named COVID-19 a pandemic, I was invited to attend an exclusive preview of Air Canada’s newest premium ... Continue Reading

Retired passenger aircraft are taken apart so their parts can be reused or recycled at a scrapyard at Cirencester Airport. The engines are the most valuable part, but almost all of the airframe will be reused, with some parts even finding their way onto film and television sets as props.

Slim seats are an eco-start but recycling makes bigger difference: AIRA

Slimline economy class seats get mixed #PaxEx reviews, especially when they’re used by airlines to add more rows in tightly-configured... Continue Reading

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Super Eco Seat brings minimalism to new heights

Spanish design consultancy firm Mormedi has won a German Design Award for its Super Eco Seat proposal for the Future Cabin of the Asian Mark... Continue Reading

Air Italy Boeing 737 MAX economy class seats

Podcast 070 Transcribed: Suppliers assess MAX production pause

Musical Intro Mary Kirby: Welcome to the #PaxEx Podcast, available on Apple and Google podcasts. This is episode 70 of the show where we tal... Continue Reading

Podcast 070: Considerations as suppliers assess MAX production pause

Welcome to Episode 070 of the #PaxEx podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world... Continue Reading

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Cathay chairman: most passengers see refurbed 777s as improvement

Cathay Pacific has no regrets about its decision to densify its Boeing 777-300 family with 10-abreast seating in economy class, telling Runw... Continue Reading

Readying to take its first A330neo, TAP touts comfort vision

TAP Air Portugal’s decision to adopt standard Recaro slimline seats on its Airbus A320 family aircraft and pitch them as tight as 28 i... Continue Reading

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Panasonic Avionics stays focused on serving its niche in IFE

Outside of inflight connectivity, the most hotly competitive part of the inflight entertainment industry right now must surely be the portab... Continue Reading

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In Conversation: what’s new in economy class?

Going deep on economy seats, Routehappy by ATPCO director of airline research Jason Rabinowitz joins RGN deputy editor John Walton to discus... Continue Reading

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FAA quiet on seat pitch and width data as pressure mounts for standards

The US Federal Aviation Administration is presently staying mum about whether or not it has the data necessary to build aircraft seat pitch ... Continue Reading

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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

Podcast 056: Flight Chic talks trends in advance of AIX

Welcome to Episode 056 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Marisa Garcia, who has worked directly in the design and manufacturing of aircraf... Continue Reading

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British Airways’ slimline changes add few perks for business class

British Airways’ decision to install Recaro’s SL3510 non-reclining seats on its London Heathrow European fleet — as reported last April by R... Continue Reading