Scottish Leather Group, the parent company of Muirhead, says it is now 90% towards achieving 100% zero greenhouse gas emissions for its operations. By the end of 2025, its leather manufacturing operations will be net zero (Scope 1 and 2), achieving a target originally set in 2018
STG has developed and launched the world’s first sustainable emergency floor-path marking system. Adopting biodegradable materials to eliminate ‘forever plastics’ presented several challenges – some expected, some less so – as Tracy Vyas-Middlecoat, STG’s research and development scientist, recalls
World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) will return to Hamburg in April 2025 with more features, introduced to highlight the latest advances in the onboard sector. From onboard technology to sustainability, wellbeing to thought leadership, the event will have something to offer everyone in the inflight catering, passenger comfort and onboard services sectors
A new category has been added to the internationally renowned Red Dot Award for product design. Assessment criteria in the Sustainable Design category include renewability, repairability, durability and recyclability
APEX has announced the full list of airline industry leaders speaking at APEX/IFSA Global Expo in Long Beach on 28 to 30 October. The lineup of high-profile speakers includes Benjamin Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM, Michael Rousseau, president and CEO of Air Canada, and Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic
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…
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
Icelandair has worked with local artist Sara Riel and Skysupply to create a beautiful and sustainable design for the second in its series of business-class amenity kits
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
