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03/09/202120/02/2023

Women Behind Aviation: Zuzana Obračajová, MAC Aero Interiors

Blog, Women Behind Aviation, Women in Aviation

The Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) team sat down with Zuzana Obračajová, Sales Director, Aircraft Interiors at MAC Aero Interiors, as part of our Women in the Aviation series. This series of interviews ... Read more

02/07/202102/07/2021

Narrow-body Aircraft Present New Challenges for Seat Designers

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Industry reports have suggested that the growth of narrow-body jets will lead the post-pandemic recovery in the next 10 years. With clear environmental advantages and technological developments making it possible ... Read more

29/06/202106/03/2024

Improving Aircraft Accessibility is a Necessity for Airlines in 2021

Blog, Trends

With airlines looking to get passengers back onboard in 2021, those with extra accessibility needs should not be overlooked. Leisure travellers are widely expected to spearhead the return to travel ... Read more

07/06/202108/03/2022

The Digital Journey Onboard Airlines is just Beginning

Blog, Trends

Across the globe, we have come to expect to navigate, operate and micromanage the world at an increasingly granular level through our personal devices. The issue is no longer one ... Read more

27/05/202123/09/2021

The Future of Customer Experience Onboard with Vivian Lo, Cathay Pacific

Blog, On Demand, Trends

We recently had the chance to interview Vivian Lo, GM Customer Experience & Design at Cathay Pacific Airways about the role of technology in the cabin and passenger expectations onboard. Vivian ... Read more

14/05/202101/06/2021

How Airlines and Travel will Recover with Pierre Charbonneau, IATA

Blog, Interviews, On Demand

We recently sat down with Pierre Charbonneau, Director, Passenger & Facilitation at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to discuss the industry’s recovery and the trends emerging as airlines look ... Read more

05/05/202106/05/2021

Cabin Catch Up: Thompson Aero Seating

Blog, Cabin Catch Up

Our Cabin Catch Up interview series is where you will find insights from people within the cabin interiors industry. This week we are joined by Jonny McGreevy, Head of Design, ... Read more

27/04/202128/04/2021

New Surface Coatings and Materials Making Aircraft Cabins Safer

Blog, Trends

Hygiene has become not just desirable, but a key indicator that passengers are looking for when flying. Inevitably though, as traffic picks up, the intensive cleaning regimes adopted by airlines ... Read more

31/03/202101/04/2021

Aircraft sustainability to improve with lightweight materials

Blog, Trends

Moves to reduce emissions are currently concentrated on airframe and operational innovations, plus new energy sources, while the interiors community’s focus is on materials and systems that underpin cabin function. ... Read more

30/03/202108/06/2022

Crystal Cabin Award Winners 2020/21

Blog, Trends

As the biggest awards ceremony for the cabin interiors industry, the Crystal Cabin Award winners often points to what we can expect to see on planes in the future. The ... Read more

25/03/202131/03/2021

Business jets set to boom with new leisure and business passengers

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With commercial aviation still struggling to take off, one area of opportunity is in business jets. A promising rebound within business aviation (Bizav) began in late 2020, according to Global ... Read more

08/03/202125/03/2021

How the pandemic has redesigned the future of passenger experience

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Aviation professionals know all too well the impact of the global pandemic. Travel restrictions, a decline in demand for air travel and new quarantine conditions have forced many airlines to ... Read more

03/03/202103/03/2021

The future of cabin interior design

Blog, Trends

It’s clear that one of the main trends for 2021 will be needing to reassure passengers of cleanliness and hygiene onboard. Before COVID-19, cabin innovation took inspiration from domestic environments, ... Read more

25/02/202102/07/2021

How narrow-body aircraft will drive the recovery – Interview with Jaime Moreno, Mormedi

Interviews, Trends

The latest trends and reports are showing that narrow-body aircraft are set to lead the recovery for both short- and long-haul flights. However, this will lead to some design problems ... Read more

10/02/202125/03/2021

Cabin Catch Up: ISOVOLTA

Blog, Cabin Catch Up

Our Cabin Catch Up interview series is where you will find insights from people within the cabin interiors industry. This week we are joined by ISOVOLTA AG. For the last ... Read more

04/02/202124/06/2021

Cabin Catch Up: Sabeti Wain Aerospace

Blog, Cabin Catch Up

Our Cabin Catch Up interview series is where you will find insights from people within the cabin interiors industry. This week we are joined by Sabeti Wain Aerospace. As a ... Read more

01/02/202112/02/2021

The key trends airlines will follow in 2021

Blog, Trends

Not so long ago the main preoccupation of passenger experience thinkers at airlines was how to get travellers in seats and to keep everyone happy. That was the old reality, ... Read more

08/01/202117/05/2021

New report analyses the effects of 2020 on aviation

Blog, Trends

The global pandemic of 2020 has had a massive impact on all parts of aviation. A new report from Cirium has analysed all flight data from 2020 and compiled it ... Read more

03/12/202025/02/2021

Flexibility and support are IFE industry’s COVID-19 watchwords

Blog, Trends

COVID-19 is affecting all corners of the aviation industry, including the companies that provide onboard inflight entertainment (IFE). They are being asked to play an increased and changing role in ... Read more

26/10/202008/12/2020

The priorities for airlines moving forward, and what steps need to be taken to reassure passengers

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As aviation responds to the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, aviation journalist John Walton offers his opinion and analysis of the steps needed to reassure passengers and to get the world moving ... Read more