Safran Seats to debut VUE reverse herringbone for narrowbodies
In 2019, Safran Seats began quietly developing a premium, international-style business class seat for long-haul, single-aisle twinjets. As a... Continue Reading
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Press Release: ACS addresses issues raised by COVID
AVIC Cabin Systems (ACS) is addressing the issues raised by the Covid pandemic to help make the cabin environment safer and more hygienic fo... Continue Reading
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
AVIC Cabin Systems focuses on narrowbodies with new seats, galley, lav
AVIC Cabin Systems (ACS) in recent years has, through its cadre of aircraft interiors businesses, introduced a collection of innovative pass... Continue Reading
The prospects for business-plus as travel restarts
COVID-19 has given airlines a grace period in passenger experience expectations, but thinking about how those expectations will change as av... Continue Reading
Press Release: AIM Altitude CEO to lead AVIC Cabin Systems
With effect from the beginning of March 2020, Richard Bower, CEO of AIM Altitude, has become Chief Commercial Officer for AVIC Cabin Systems... Continue Reading
Airbus teases new business, premium seats for longhaul narrowbodies
With the sales success of the ten-hour-capable A321XLR since its announcement at the Paris Air Show this June, and in the context of product... Continue Reading
Press Release: AIM enables smooth integration for China Southern FRMs
For China Southern’s Boeing 787-9 fleet, AIM Altitude has achieved a seamless experience, with the front row monuments (FRMs) reflecting fea... Continue Reading
Joanne Liddle leads IPC as Northern Ireland becomes seatmaker hub
Northern Ireland’s aerospace cluster has seen its share of news headlines of late due to Bombardier’s decision to sell its Belfast plant, wh... Continue Reading
Airbus looks for new approaches to premium seat availability problems
Earlier this month the production and capacity squeeze on premium seatmakers took a particularly unusual turn. When Airbus revealed its new ... Continue Reading
Regulations covering doored business class mini-suites evolve
With the proliferation of business class doored mini-suites arriving alongside over a decade of first class suite products, how are aviation... Continue Reading
Exploring business class trends for 2019
As airlines head into 2019, a number of key trends are coinciding to make the year particularly exciting in the business class space, with d... Continue Reading
Press Release: AVIC Cabin Systems and Diehl Aviation to cooperate
AVIC Cabin Systems Co. Ltd. (ACS), a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China Ltd. (AVIC), and Diehl Aviation have signed a Memo... Continue Reading
Interiors industry unconcerned by exposure to potential China trade war
Amid growing concern among high-tech players in the aviation industry about industrial espionage by — and the growing prospects of a US trad... Continue Reading
How high-design interior structures can enhance beauty and utility
Boxy anonymous galleys and flat bulkhead dividers have their place, but more ambitious designs can deliver twice the benefit by making disti... Continue Reading
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