Boeing Perch welcome space asks big questions about big OLED screens
HAMBURG — In a cabin interiors context where the importance of a signature door 2 welcome area is conflicting with the growing lack of seat-... Continue Reading
Author: John Walton
Airbus A330neo upgrade package is NIF, not NPS
HAMBURG — Airbus is offering a set of cabin interior changes to its A330neo, focussing on consistency in lighting and aesthetics across its ... Continue Reading
Lightweight Stelia Opera Essential seat asks hard questions in biz
HAMBURG — How light can a business class seat be if you reduce it to its essentials — and what are those essentials for today’s traveller? T... Continue Reading
STG unveils lighter, biodegradable floor path safety glow strip
CWMBRAN and HAMBURG — Cabin interiors pose complicated end-of-life recycling issues, driven by multiple factors, from the location (often at... Continue Reading
Unum shines at AIX with innovative new not-door and launch customer
HAMBURG — Startup seatmaker Unum hit the Aircraft Interiors Expo this year as a Crystal Cabin Award finalist, with a seat ready for critical... Continue Reading
First look at Air4All economy wheelchair system, recliner model update
HAMBURG — Air4All, the consortium designing a revolutionary and long awaited wheelchair seating system for aircraft that will allow wheelcha... Continue Reading
Recaro renames product range to R1-7 numbers… with R8 on the way?
HAMBURG — Farewell to the long-standing joke about whether a new Recaro seat model number matched the one for your old Nokia phone — the Ger... Continue Reading
British Airways first class: a sub-par business class experience
Growing up shuttling between New York and London in the 1980s and 1990s, British Airways first class was the inconceivably unattainable pinn... Continue Reading
Narrow AIX diversity report excludes LGBTQ+ people and other groups
Diversity, equity and inclusion are crucial — yet all too often controversial — topics within the global aviation industry. Navigating these... Continue Reading
Onboard with Safran’s Euphony in-headrest speaker system
Since its reveal at the 2022 Aircraft Interiors Expo, Runway Girl Network has been watching Safran’s Euphony in-headrest speaker system with... Continue Reading
Safran’s first Unity: a strong experience in JAL A350 business
As launch customer for the Unity seat from Safran Seats GB, Japan Airlines continues to enjoy substantial attention as it awaits its next Ai... Continue Reading
Mirus certifies ultra-lightweight 6.9kg/pax Kestrel slimline
Fresh from a final round of certification testing at its internal M-TEST facility, UK seatmaker Mirus confirms that its slimline, ultra-ligh... Continue Reading
Thompson’s Echo CMF standardises design, simplifies supply chain
With the aircraft interiors sector making headlines both for impressive new products and for serious delays caused by supply chain and produ... Continue Reading
American’s soft product push feels premium, if at times complicated
In addition to its new seats and the Flagship Suite Preferred seat front-row-business-plus product on its widebody aircraft, American Airlin... Continue Reading
JAL 787 business class: still a strong contender
Often, looking back on a product from the point of view of a deep-dive into its replacement is informative, and so it was on my recent trip ... Continue Reading