Press Release: After Safran wins majority stake, Zodiac sees reshuffle
Following the settlement of the tender offer initiated by Safran and targeting the shares of Zodiac Aerospace, Zodiac Aerospace’s governance... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Singapore Airlines picks Zodiac’s Revolution Toilet for 777s
Zodiac Aerospace Services is pleased to announce that Singapore Airlines has selected the Revolution™ Toilet to retrofit their Boeing 777 fl... Continue Reading
Press Release: Crystal Cabin Award: The trends in air travel 2018
It is one of the most coveted awards in the international aviation industry. Year after year, suppliers, major aircraft manufacturers, unive... Continue Reading
Industry has not seen Koito repeat but quick turn orders are a thing
In 2010 Japanese seatmaker Koito Industries’ falsification of test data on as many as 150,000 seats in the world fleet came to light. The fi... Continue Reading
Three headrest designs attempting to improve economy class comfort
As aircraft seat width and pitch are continuously cut in bids for greater cabin density, and materials and structures grow thinner to keep w... Continue Reading
Airbus on why it is bringing more and more cabin upgrades in-house
Airbus’ recent focus on bringing cabin upgrades in-house is part of a shift in how the airframer sees its role in servicing — rather than ju... Continue Reading
IAG LEVELs Paris, closes down OpenSkies
LEVEL, the long-haul low-cost carrier from British Airways and Iberia parent IAG, is to start flights to four key destinations from Paris’ s... Continue Reading
Korean Air’s Apex seats raise production, maintenance questions
The past several years have not seen universal success for seatmakers cutting the bleeding edge where design, materials engineering, passeng... Continue Reading
Burled walnut and outdated seats one last hurrah for Emirates 777?
From the looks of things, we’ve seen Emirates’ last fully flat bed without direct aisle access — at least on the Boeing 777-300ER. The Dubai... Continue Reading
Stelia, Singapore turn compact staggered Opal into regional business?
On 14 November, Singapore Airlines spokesperson James Boyd contacted RGN to update the airline’s initial line and to say “the Stelia O... Continue Reading
Zodiac to shutter Seats California ops, consolidate with other plants
Updated to include the number of Zodiac employees in Rancho Cucamonga and Gainesville Troubled supplier Zodiac Aerospace plans to shutter it... Continue Reading
Zodiac talks next-gen Cirrus with ergonomic and storage updates
In a quality-focussed yet increasingly segmented business class market where some airlines are looking to create a more premium feel to thei... Continue Reading
Zodiac touts improvement in Polaris seat delivery performance
Zodiac Aerospace says it has improved its delivery performance for United Airlines’ Polaris business class seat program, with delays r... Continue Reading
Why premium economy on 787 is sweet spot for Air France, passengers
When a French foreign exchange student informed my high school French teacher that she couldn’t understand a word the instructor was saying ... Continue Reading
Ethiopian’s 767 refit to support four more years of service
If you thought that the Boeing 767’s heyday was over, Ethiopian Airlines’ recent decision to install Optimares’ fully flat ZEST seats on its... Continue Reading
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