IdeaWorksCompany and CarTrawler have released a report estimating that airline a la carte revenue worldwide reached US$65 billion worldwide for 2018. A big number, but it gets even more interesting when the regional details are added…
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We are a step closer to finding out the top eight aircraft innovations for 2019, as recognized in the 2019 Crystal Cabin Awards. From virtual windows to yoga studios, suites to galleys, apps to accessibility, the shortlist is as impressive as it is broad
The design brief for the Airlander 10 luxury airship was ‘To create a whole new experience for seasoned and discerning travelers that is at once exhilarating, wondrous, and like nothing else on Earth’. Has the design team achieved this goal? Let’s take a look at the plans…
Ingo Wuggetzer, vice president of cabin marketing at Airbus, explains why passenger well-being should be at the heart of
any cabin decisions
Remember when Airbus got the world talking about the notion of adding a second level of seating to the aircraft cabin? Let’s consider the true viability of tiered seating
The design and manufacturing possibilities offered by additive layer manufacturing (3D printing) are becoming well known, but the technology faces great challenges in the strict aviation industry. Is 3D printing the future of cabin design and production?
Dr Stuart Hatcher, COO at global consulting firm IBA, and CEO, Phil Seymour, discuss the trends and outcomes for commercial airframe OEMs at the 2018 show
Concorde’s aircraft cabin designers had to make the interior environment appeal to the hearts, minds and sensibilities of aviation’s top net-worth market
Virgin Atlantic is taking on four ex-Air Berlin A330-200s, which is proving an interesting project and a potential testing ground for its A350 cabin designs
Singapore Airlines’ new A380 business class is an innovative monocoque design that delivers advantages to the airline and to passengers, but its development brought several challenges