Three-abreast widebody Super Diamond offers next-gen business option
As airlines start considering how to outfit their future widebody fleets, the question of how to bridge the gap between existing business cl... Continue Reading
Author: John Walton
Panasonic pleased with industry’s NEXT-gen IFE reception
In one of the most significant announcements at the recent Aircraft Interiors Expo, Panasonic Avionics revealed the structural model for NEX... Continue Reading
Eurowings “Best” offers excellent alternative Eurobusiness option
Returning from Hamburg to the UK following the Aircraft Interiors Expo, I discovered that Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier arm Eurowings was ope... Continue Reading
Airbus aims at flexible business/premium economy Butterfly seat
Convertible seating is something of a holy grail for airlines, seatmakers, and airframers. With the multiple-year lead-time required between... Continue Reading
Zodiac parachutes in new advisor for Safran deal or “standalone” future
Zodiac Aerospace’s CEO, Olivier Zarrouati, has put his job in the hands of the troubled supplier’s board of directors, which has also ... Continue Reading
Zodiac ECOS evolves with smarter bins, lights and extra overhead space
Zodiac Aerospace continues to evolve ECOS, the cabin demonstrator it renamed from ISIS for obvious geopolitical reasons, with new innovation... Continue Reading
Zodiac to replace three Cathay A350 Cirrus shipsets, fix rest of fleet
HONG KONG — Zodiac Aerospace is replacing three full shipsets of its latest Cirrus business class seat for Cathay Pacific’s A350 fleet, and ... Continue Reading
United’s 787 Fauxlaris shows glimmers of promise through dark spots
With ongoing seat production delays affecting deliveries of the United Boeing 777-300ER fleet and its new Polaris hard product, and the time... Continue Reading
Jamco poses questions about the future of business, first class
At this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Japanese seatmaker Jamco wasn’t just making waves for replacing Zodiac on the Boeing 787 ... Continue Reading
LIFT by EnCore shows off revised 737, stunning 787 seats
When LIFT by EnCore unveiled its first supplier-furnished Boeing 737 seats last year at the Aircraft Interiors Expo the reception was underw... Continue Reading
BA’s business food runs out: that’s £5 for a sandwich
Flying business class around Europe is unlike anywhere else in the world. With its economy class seats differentiated by an empty middle sea... Continue Reading
Recaro, Airbus promise flexibility with reconfigurable economy pitch
Airlines interested in varying the amount of extra-legroom economy seating they can offer on an aircraft have a new option with the Smart Ca... Continue Reading
Recaro evolves CL6710 business class concepts into seat offer
When Recaro debuted its first ever fully flat bed in 2016, the CL6710 and its direct aisle access were a welcome return to longhaul business... Continue Reading
HAECO and Airbus solve emergency kit stowage problem
Airbus and interiors manufacturer HAECO are offering a new solution to the problem of emergency equipment, crew bags and other non-passenger... Continue Reading
Airbus revisits A380 3-5-3 economy, adds “around 80 seats”
As Airbus seeks to revitalise sales of its flagship A380, the company is continuing to develop new “Cabin Enabler” options for densify... Continue Reading
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