Welcome to the March 2025 issue of Aircraft Interiors International, which is a must-read for professionals in the cabin, IFEC and passenger experience sectors, Official Magazine of APEX, and Key Media Partner of Aircraft Interiors Expo.
As well as accessibility and sustainability news, columns, and an exclusive story on a new suite, highlights from the March issue include:
Sustainability: How to make sure you invest wisely
Find out how a data-driven approach to assessing the sustainability of cabin products can enable accurate life cycle analysis, and reduce the cost and risk of investments
Digital certification
Certification is an essential step in creating airworthy aircraft interiors, but the process can be slow, complex and expensive. We explore how evolving technologies are advancing the potential for digital certification
The return of first class
Several airlines are seeing high demand for the ultimate experience, and are investing in incredible new cabins. We spoke with industry experts to get a picture of today’s market, and to discuss trends and issues that could shape the future of first class
Interview: ANA
Katsunori Maki, ANA’s director of cabin products & services planning, discusses everything from the first-class market, to issues in the interiors sector, to plans for the B777-9
Show preview: Aircraft Interiors Expo 2025
There will be a huge range of products, concepts, and solutions to see at Hamburg Messe on 8-10 April. We have compiled highlights from across every aspect of the event, from luxury suites to fasteners, cabin monuments to connectivity systems
Show preview: WTCE 2025
Co-located with AIX, World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) will bring together everything from amenity kits to catering, flatware to children’s toys. Take a peek at what’s in store…
Up front:
Ideas, designs and developments entering the cabin space
Exclusive: The VantageNOVA First suite
Be the first to see Thompson Aero Seating’s new enhanced front-row option – a suite with a striking seating arrangement
Column: Prof Dr Peter Vink
The popular professor shares findings from TU Delft’s research into in-seat sleeping comfort
Column: Dr Joe Leader
The CEO of APEX asserts that the industry needs to think of certification as being both a guardian of safety and an enabler of innovation
News: Sustainable cabin materials
Moving beyond recyclability, several entries in the 2025 Crystal Cabin Awards are manufactured from recycled materials
News: Accessibility
New innovations to help ensure that everyone, including wheelchair users, can enjoy the same levels of quality and safety during air travel
The latest industry figures
Record load factors, record RPKs, record revenues, record ASKs, and more – the latest industry statistics
Products and services
The latest product news from our advertisers
New seating and IFE options
TCI Aircraft Interiors has developed exciting new products, including the Crystal business-class seat and the Cornea next-generation IFE system. You are invited to try them out at AIX 2025
Slides, latches and more
Whisper-quiet and feather-light: Jonathan Group Aerospace creates precision movement at every altitude
The way forward for interiors
Rosen Aviation discusses how to de-risk innovation in the aircraft cabin
A range of new interiors innovations
Bucher is preparing to announce significant expansion and innovative solutions at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2025
Cabin components
Efficiency and cost savings can be achieved through the innovative component production design and processes implemented by Robert Hofmann GmbH
New seats from Geven
Flying high with Italian style: Geven is preparing to put on a show at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2025
Cabin colour trends
Colour choices have a big impact on cabin design, and coating selections need to consider changes in passenger tastes. With this in mind, the Mankiewicz design team have released their annual colour trends forecast for 2025
