The Crystal Cabin Awards are the world’s most prestigious and hotly contested prizes for innovation in aircraft cabins. Companies, institutions and students that believe they have an winning idea or design can now make a submission for entry into the 2024 awards
UK-based low-cost leisure airline, Jet2.com, has opened a Retail Operations Centre, the first centre of its kind in the UK aviation industry, which is intended to benefit the service, efficiency and security of its inflight retail services
Skyteam has announced the winners of The Sustainable Flight Challenge, with Vietnam Airlines winning the ‘Boldest Move’ subcategory for its initiative to give unused inflight food to the VietHarvest social enterprise
American Airlines has opened a $100 million catering facility to serve its hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The 214,000-square-foot building is the largest airline catering kitchen in the USA, at more than three-times the size of an NFL football field. See what goes on in that space…
Geneva cuisine is the focus of the latest ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ inflight dining programme, with menus created by Olivier Jean, executive chef at the luxury Woodward hotel
Highlights of the August/September 2023 issue include a deep dive into how metadata will transform IFE content; how greater cabin density equates to greater sustainability (or doesn’t); a review of the latest aircraft seating designs; a preview of APEX Global Expo in Long Beach; and an introduction to the APEX Greener programme for easier sustainable choices
Cathay Pacific is bringing in wellness dining, with a contemporary range of plant-based dishes developed in collaboration with leading Hong Kong-based plant-forward restaurant, VEDA by Ovolo
Icelandic low-cost airline, Play, is running a trial of Bluebox Aviation Systems’ onboard retail technology on its fleet of 10 A320 Family aircraft. The airline will initially run the Blueview onboard retail service via a battery-operated portable streaming system, with more features due to be trialled in future
From oat milk and craft beers, to new meal options, family entertainment programming from Mattel and an enhanced app, Air Canada is making several small improvements to its inflight service
The global vegan food market is expected to reach US$36.3 billion by 2030. And with 4.2 billion people expected to fly in 2023, there is a significant need for suitable in-flight food options to vater for this growing passenger demographic
