1 in 3 adults in the UK are deaf or have hearing loss, and many are planning at least one holiday in the next year – but more than half worry about communicating with crew. In this film released to mark International Week of Deaf People, Virgin Atlantic crew trained in British Sign Language (BSL) showed some special guests how they provide a warm welcome, assist with onboard navigation, and generally make the onboard experience more accessible
All Wheels Up, a champion of accessible air travel, held its fifth Annual Global Forum on Wheelchair Accessible Air Travel at the US Department of Transportation Volpe Center in Boston, Massachusetts earlier this month. Join Dave Stevens, a board member of All Wheels Up, for a recap of the event
Two big names in the aircraft interiors sector – Panasonic Avionics and Collins Aerospace – got together to discuss groundbreaking technologies, the significance of sustainability, and the latest innovations and trends in the aviation industry. Ed Dryden, former president of Collins Interiors, also explores the company’s collaborative work with Panasonic Avionics
If you haven’t seen it (over eight million have), you might enjoy TEDx speaker and tourism advisor Doug Lansky’s take on the pre-flight safety video. Lansky spoke to a commercial pilot and did some research to create this surprise hit
Take a tour behind the scenes of the development of the Expliseat TiSeat 2 X as experts discuss ergonomics, sustainable materials, and manufacturing processes. Amaury Barberot, CEO of Expliseat and designer Andrea Mocellin join launch customers Fabien Pelous, VP of customer experience at Air France and Hervé Boury, CEO of Hop!, to share the story
Markus Hollerer, head of strategy and products at Recaro Aircraft Seating, joins Panasonic’s Andy Masson to discuss issues including trends in classes of service, what passengers really want out of a seat when they fly, and how suppliers can address sustainability in the industry
Qatar Airways has released an interesting new marketing campaign, a global ‘AI Adventure’ film which uses artificial intelligence to enable anyone to be part of the emotive story. Advanced AI capabilities enable you to place yourself within the film and become the star, the idea being that its customers are at the heart of the airline
Rosen Aviation revealed an in-seat audio system at AIX 2024, which combines a high level of fidelity and spatiality along with active noise cancellation. The immersive experience was shown as part of the PO-RT-AL (Personally Optimized – Real Time – Augmented Luxury) passenger experience demo – take a tour…
On December 11, 1971, Braniff International unveiled its second new look since 1965, dubbed ‘727 Braniff Place’, featuring new ‘high, wide and handsome’ interiors for its Boeing 727 Fleet, introduced following the success of the ‘747 Braniff Place’ interior. The bold designs wre created by Harper + George of NYC
With Allegris bringing in new seats in all four travel classes and a variety of seat configurations, and Lufthansa Insights heralding a new content universe, Lufthansa customers have many new choices and products to consider. In this stripped-down video, Jens Ritter, CEO of Lufthansa Airlines, explains the carrier’s new experiences
