The annual Crystal Cabin Awards always serve as a reward for innovation today, and as a trend indicator for what tomorrow’s flight experience might look like. More than 80 entries qualified for the 2023 shortlist, with many reflecting the ever-increasing drive for passenger comfort, an increased focus on accessibility, and the rise of future air mobility
PriestmanGoode took a new approach to cabin design to create the SWISS Senses schemes, using materials, colour, forms and lighting to contribute to a new brand experience. From architecture to nature, see how Switzerland inspired the cabin designers
SWISS has revealed its ‘SWISS Senses’ long-haul inflight experience, with redesigned first, business and economy cabin designs that will be retrofitted throughout its long-haul fleet from 2025 onwards, and line-fitted on its new A350-900s. “This is the most comprehensive cabin renewal in the history of our company,” says CEO
Themes of the March 2023 issue include sustainable seating design, circular sustainability, LEO connectivity, IFE trends and galley design
Lufthansa has officially unveiled its €2.5bn Allegris aircraft interiors upgrade programme, with first-class suites for the A350s, and a complex, challenging and exciting scheme to meet the broad and changing needs of business-class travellers
Following Sekisui Kydex’s promotion of Ben Smalley in November 2022, to the role of director of aviation and design, he has now been promoted further, to the role of director of business development
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) will set the scene for the next chapter of aircraft cabin innovation when it returns to Hamburg Messe in June 2023, amid the year of the aviation industry’s return to profitability
A 3D-printing technology company has reported that its thermoset polyurethanes have passed 14 CFR vertical burn tests, demonstrating compliance with anti-flammability standards for airworthiness. The materials can now be used for 3D-printing parts including stowage compartments, decorative panels, ductwork, cargo liners, fabric sealing and more
Air China’s newly launched A350 cabin designs include several customised features, and mark the first entry into service of the Recaro CL6720 seat with an Asian carrier
Sekisui Kydex has been awarded AS9100:D certification, an industry-recognised set of standards for quality assurance and risk management that applies to organisations involved with design, development, production, installation and servicing in the aviation sector
