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Air4All economy class seat set on display at AIX 2024, before the cushions are removed on two seats to accommodate a wheelchair.

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 Aircraft Seating's colorful chart with the pictures of all 6 seat versions. R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R7

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

Overhead view of the grey BA suite with white linens and large IFE screen.

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

Luggage with LGBTQ+ pride colors against a light blue backdrop. Diversity, equity and inclusion

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

Overhead view of the JAL A350 Unity seat in burgundy with white pillows and amenity kit a top it.

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

A rendering of a Kestrel economy class seat triple by Mirus. The slimline seat is all black on a white background.

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

Belinda Mason, Thompson’s CMF Designer, sitting in a design office with an abundance of textiles around her.

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 Airlines grey and white bedding along with a pair of grey slippers is set out for display on a white background. soft product on display

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 business class 787 Collins Apex seat. The seat is a burgundy with grey detailing.

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

A rendering of the Safran Unity Elite business class seat. The all white seat gives a luxurious feel with black trim and blue LED Lighting. Two seats with the middle privacy door down.

Safran teases Unity Elite front-row first-class/business-plus suites

CWMBRAN — Inside one of the factory buildings on Safran Seats GB’s semi-campus in the South Wales town of Cwmbran, design leaders at the sea... Continue Reading

American Airlines Flagship Suite Preferred business class seats are seen in the foreground of the wider Flagship Suite cabin in greys and browns.

American’s new Flagship Suite Preferred biz-plus: whose preference?

Buried at the bottom of a wide-ranging #PaxEx upgrade announcement touting new rotating amenity kits and upgraded pillow technology — and ne... Continue Reading

Cathay Pacific's new Premium Economy seat in reclined position.

Cathay focuses on the “premium” with next-gen premium economy

Cathay Pacific is revealing the next part of its 2024 #PaxEx puzzle with the unveiling of the airline’s new premium economy seats, originall... Continue Reading

Network design helps KLM Eurobiz shine despite Schiphol quirks

KLM’s established route strategy connecting passengers over Amsterdam Schiphol from smaller UK airports that are either underserved or not s... Continue Reading

Two passengers, one seated in the window seat and the other in the aisle seat are looking at each other and smiling, enjoying the middle-seat free configuration. Image: Frontier

Frontier tries UpFront Plus seat-only Eurobiz model

Remember when Frontier proposed — then U-turned on — a $39 blocked middle seat charge for social distancing back in 2020? The airline is flo... Continue Reading