PaxEx stakeholders detail impact of Boeing 737 MAX grounding
Passenger experience stakeholders Astronics, Global Eagle, Gogo and Viasat have each put color around the effects on their respective busine... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: twinjets
Making the case for aircraft cabin lighting harmonization
Even casual observers of aviation know that mood lighting has been having a serious moment – it features prominently in new aircraft, like t... Continue Reading
The new Safran, in Versa, replacing Cirrus with the bones of Optima
When Runway Girl Network first set eyes on Safran Seats’ new herringbone business class product, Versa, the obvious first question was to as... Continue Reading
Swoop CEO on adjusting PaxEx to fit ultra LCC model
Steven Greenway, the CEO of WestJet subsidiary Swoop, is convinced that new LCCs or “ultra LCCs” such as his, have ample room to grow in Can... Continue Reading
Airbus ends A380 production with Emirates swap to A330neo & A350
With the cancellation of the last 39 Airbus A380 orders from Emirates, and following a series of trickled-out final cancellations from other... Continue Reading
Lufthansa talks GX connectivity teething pain, uncoupling IFEC
Lufthansa is experiencing what company senior director, head of product management cabin Paul Estoppey describes as a “teething problem” wit... Continue Reading
Efforts advance to route aircraft data over most efficient pipes
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), a subsidiary of UTC, offers what it admits is “an alternative” to Boeing’s Airplane Health Management for the ... Continue Reading
New restraint system addresses airline passenger violence
A workplace conflict consultancy in Britain has developed a passenger restraint system which will be easier for crew to use while reducing t... Continue Reading
How the design of cabin safety equipment works
Following Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, there has been active speculation and energetic discussion on social media about possible design i... Continue Reading
Is the future of seatback thermoplastics really greige?
Settle down in your airline seat and look at the seatback in front of you. It’s almost certainly grey or beige. So is the armrest, and so is... Continue Reading
#PaxEx Podcast: Flight Chic talks trends in advance of AIX
Welcome to Episode 56 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Marisa Garcia, who has worked directly in the design and manufacturing of aircraft... Continue Reading
Embraer delivers first of a highly updated E190-E2 to Widerøe
Norway’s Widerøe Airlines has taken delivery of a brand new Embraer E190-E2. Being the launch customer airline and the first delivery of the... Continue Reading
CSeries makes short-hop premium economy creation a snap; see Korean
Having accepted delivery of its first two Bombardier CSeries CS300s, configured “dual class” with a total 127 seats, Korean Air ... Continue Reading
Zodiac unveils Z400 economy class seat for 777X
Grappling with premium seat production problems – which have resulted in the delayed delivery of United Airlines’ Polaris product and prompt... Continue Reading
PaxEx 2017: Evolving global aircraft fleets will bring #PaxEx changes
In a year that will see a real ramp up of re-engined narrowbodies and the Airbus A350, as well as continuing and growing Boeing 787 producti... Continue Reading
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