Trends

02/05/202328/04/2023

Exhibitor Interview: 9T Labs

Interviews, Products, Trends

9T Labs has developed a new design & manufacturing standard allowing their customers to produce strong, lightweight, sustainable parts with continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP). Having raised $17M Series A ... Read more

24/04/202324/04/2023

Bizjet is Bouncing Back

Blog, Trends

The booming business jet market appears to have overcome the strains caused by the global pandemic and scrutiny over operational costs. In addition, changing passenger expectations for comfort, entertainment and ... Read more

20/04/202317/04/2023

Multi-orbit models, hyper-personalisation, and ancillary revenue: the evolving role of cabin connectivity

Trends

Not too long ago, conversations around in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) centred around films on flights or providing a stable-enough connection for business class passengers to check their emails. Jump ... Read more

18/04/202306/04/2023

Aircraft Cabin Interiors: Sustainability Solutions

Blog, Trends

Whether it concerns lightweighting aircraft interior components, deploying smart technology to improve efficiency and reduce waste onboard, or looking to biocomposites, sustainability is at the forefront of the aviation industry’s ... Read more

11/04/202313/04/2023

Aircraft Cabin Interiors Trends: LED Cabin Lighting Systems

Blog, Products, Trends

The combination of a healthy market forecast and massive passenger experience application means that innovations in cabin lighting systems are a valuable and worthwhile consideration for airlines and OEMs. The AIX ... Read more

05/04/202320/02/2023

The changing landscape of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)

Blog, Trends

The AIX team sat down with Clyde Buntrock, CEO of AJW Aviation to discuss how the landscape for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is changing in the aircraft cabin interiors ... Read more

27/03/202306/03/2024

Barriers to Flying: “Enough is enough.”

Trends

Air travel has become an essential part of modern life, connecting people across the world in ways that were once unimaginable. However, for many people with restricted mobility or disabilities, ... Read more

15/03/202317/03/2023

Growth drivers for cabin seating present new opportunities

Trends

Periods of change in the aviation industry, such as the ongoing adoption of narrow-body jets post-pandemic, present refreshing challenges for aircraft seating designers and suppliers.  And opportunities to respond to ... Read more

07/03/202306/03/2023

Why is inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) so important?

Blog, Expo News, Trends

Inflight entertainment – or IFE – has been at the heart of the passenger experience since the beginning of air travel, but we have come a long way from the ... 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

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

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

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