This morning saw the inaugural flight of Etihad Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000. The airline has taken a different cabin design direction from its B787s and A380s, with two travel classes and forward-facing suites, while maintaining a sense of brand consistency
SAS’s first Airbus A321LR (long range) aircraft entered official service on 27th March, and details are now available about its business class cabin. The airline has fitted the A321LR with Vantage full-flat seats, to give a consistent passenger experience across a mixed long-haul fleet
The shortlist for the Crystal Cabin Awards 2022 has been announced, and one entry seems to be gaining the most interest in the mainstream media: Elevate, a single-aisle aircraft cabin that uses ‘floating furniture’ in business class. With such interest, Elevate warrants a closer look beyond the eye-catching visuals
The Crystal Cabin Award, the foremost international prize for innovation in the aircraft cabin, is returning as an in-person event in 2022. The high-calibre judging panel has some tough work ahead to assess the shortlist of innovations, with key themes being sustainability, digitalisation and flexibility
An important delegation visited Thompson Aero Seating in Northern Ireland to mark the securing of significant new contracts set to generate revenue in excess of £100million – an important positive message for the industry
SWISS’s installation programme of premium economy class on its Boeing 777-300ER fleet requires a few rows of economy seats to be removed. As these seats are now surplus to requirements, the airline is auctioning them, with proceeds to be donated to charity
China Airlines has fitted the first of its 25 A321neo aircraft on order with a highly customised version of Stelia Aerospace’s Equinox seat for the Premium Business Class cabins
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), the world’s leading event for airlines and the cabin supply chain, is finally returning as an in-person event. More than 400 exhibitors will be showcasing over 1,000 products, with a focus on industry recovery
A new derivative of the Hawk economy-class aircraft seat is now available for use on the Boeing 737 as well as the A320, doubling Mirus’ potential market capabilities
Jamco has revealed it is taking part in a joint R&D project with NTT Sonority, an acoustics technology specialist, to develop a headset-free IFE audio system they say will be a “next-generation inflight audio experience”
