Highlights of the September issue include the Digital Experience Manager, which can revolutionise IFE curation; our ever-popular annual seating review; how to optimise seat designs for streamlined maintenance; a preview of APEX Global Expo, and more…
Gen Phoenix, in collaboration with DOY Design, is now supplying Essence, the company’s recycled low-carbon leather,…
Air India has commenced its refit programme for a phased revamp of 67 legacy aircrafts…
The Crystal Cabin Award, the world’s leading accolade for innovations in aircraft cabins, has opened the application phase for the 2025 awards, and there are some interesting new developments. Most notably, a dedicated category for accessibility innovations has been introduced
More range, more length, more seats, more width: take a look at Qantas’ upcoming Airbus A321XLR experience, with upgrades over the outgoing Boeing 737 fleet
AliceBluAero claims it has become the first UK-based aircraft seat manufacturer to have completed dynamic testing for the certification of an oblique lie-flat seat under UKTSOA C127c
In response to falling demand for its first-class cabins, Oman Air has axed the travel class – and in the process has implemented a low-cost way to expand its business-class seat count, combined with a big comfort upgrade. Business flyers can now enjoy a luxurious enclosed suite with an 82in pitch and some special Omani touches
Unum Aircraft Seating has begun its second Technical Standard Order (TSO) application, for the Unum One family of lie-flat business-class seats, which is an important step in the process of making the seats officially ready for installation. The company is continuing to progress its dynamic testing programme
JetZero, a company developing the first commercial blended wing body (BWB) airplane, has found a slightly unexpected investor in the form of Alaska Airlines. If purchase options are taken up, passengers could be in for an amazing experience in the cabin
Performance car company, BMW M, has collaborated with Bcomp, BMW Designworks and others to develop the Visionary Materials Seat, a sustainable seat design manufactured with bio-based materials to reduce CO₂e impacts and enhance recyclability
