More news from the show floor, with ITA Airways signing an agreement for a cabin retrofit agreement with Airbus Airframe Services to upgrade its six A350s-900s. The key feature of the upgrade is the installation of a brand new Premium Economy class section into the cabin. The installation of the new Premium Economy class will involve replacing a section of … [Read more...]

At Economy Class and Beyond, we've had our eye on Expliseat for some time, with their innovative low-weight and high-comfort seats. Well, it seems this has come to fruition, with Jazeera Airways taking delivery of the TiSeat E2 as part of a retrofit programme.  For Expliseat, it's a major step forward, as they now have launched the TiSeqeat E2 seat on the A320 … [Read more...]

As reviled yesterday, Panasonic Avionics and United Airlines are to collaborate together, with the airline taking the new Astrova IFE platform. Mark Muren, Managing Director - Identity, Product, and Loyalty at United Airlines on the announcement - Image, Economy Class and Beyond   With the move, United Airlines will become the first customer o … [Read more...]

It's been a busy night in Hamburg, with the Crystal Cabin Awards winners being announced. Seven Categories were challenged, with the winners announced at an awards show in Hamburg. Let's take a look at the winners and what they presented to get the award. Cabin Concepts: Air New Zealand “Skynest” We've seen a lot of Skynest over the year, … [Read more...]

As AIX2023, Bucher Leichtbau is showing off something you might not think about too much - the welcome galley.  The unit is customised for Condor, which has entered service with their A330-900neo fleet, as part of the cabin fit service. The Galley, designed, certified, and manufactured by Bucher, displays a range of refined features and details that ensure the … [Read more...]

Onwards with Collins Aerospace who this morning launched their new Aurora Business Class seat. Aurora is targeted for the single-aisle market, to offer a fully lie-flat Business Class suite designed exclusively for narrow-body aircraft. A challenge was for Aurora to seamlessly integrate with existing or bespoke cabin furniture to optimize footprint, … [Read more...]

The single-aisle paradigm is pretty set as well all know - six seats across in the back of the plane, and four across at the front. But are there other premium options? Diehl Aviation and HAECO Cabin Solutions think so with a new cabin concept. This new cabin concept allows an additional seat per row in the same space as a traditional recliner premium cabin and … [Read more...]