Etihad new A321LR: first class, but surprisingly business-y
Etihad’s twenty Airbus A321LRs start arriving in August, and will feature two first class mini-suites — in the form of front-row business-pl... Continue Reading
Author: John Walton
ANA boosts legroom and recline with new Recaro 787 seats
HAMBURG — Japanese full-service airline ANA is to install Recaro’s R3 economy (previously the CL3810) and R4 premium economy (previously PL3... Continue Reading
Recliner comfort: can Slouch help to fix the slouch issue?
HAMBURG — In the industry’s ongoing search to make recliner seats more comfortable, what kinematic and structural designs can improve comfor... Continue Reading
Boeing explores new cabin branding tech and aesthetics integration
HAMBURG — All too often, there’s a disconnect between the ideas that airframers have about how airlines will brand and personalise their cab... Continue Reading
Frontier picks Geven for new first class in landmark recliner order
HAMBURG — US-based ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines’ pivot to try to secure more of the premium market in offering a recliner-style ... Continue Reading
Boltaron slashes tray table weight, offers more recycled materials
HAMBURG — One of the most fascinating aspects of the yearly Aircraft Interiors Expo is that it includes practically the entire supply chain,... Continue Reading
Collins’ galley.ai: a smart assistant for crew galley operations
HAMBURG — Artificial intelligence gets a bad rap these days, but fresh from its win in the Cabin Technologies category of the Crystal Cabin ... Continue Reading
Airbus re-engineers front of A350 for new “flagship” first class
HAMBURG — If you thought first class was a thing of the past, think again. After reveals and renders from airlines ranging from Qantas to JA... Continue Reading
Thompson renames VantageXL+ — it’s now the A350/787-optimised XL
HAMBURG — In a sign both of how important airframe-specific business class seat optimisation is becoming and of how crucial it is to take st... Continue Reading
Unum launches Unum One herringbone on TAAG 787 and Wamos A330
HAMBURG — New market entrant seatmaker Unum is no longer just a startup, with its first customers announced as TAAG Angola Airlines on the B... Continue Reading
Recaro adds front row, quality-of-life features and A330 version of R7
HAMBURG — German seatmaker Recaro’s big news this Aircraft Interiors Expo is around its R7 business class, with an airframe-customised A330 ... Continue Reading
Redefining the “third place” after the end of inflight bars
It seems odd to think that flyers in just a couple of decades will regard spaces like the iconic Emirates bar on the upper deck of the Airbu... Continue Reading
Plush new Virgin LAX Clubhouse plugs in to UK & LA
Virgin Atlantic is opening a new Clubhouse lounge for its Upper Class passengers and frequent flyers at Los Angeles LAX’s Tom Bradley Intern... Continue Reading
Airbus hones hydrogen plan, showcases next-gen narrowbody tech
FRANCE — European airframer Airbus has revealed two sets of technology trees that will affect the very nature of commercial aviation in the ... Continue Reading
Tangerine designs sleek new E10 Shinkansen train, new Privacy class
The opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen in 1982, and its many subsequent extensions and branches, brought the northernmost third of Japan’s mai... Continue Reading