During this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Runway Girl Network got a firsthand look at the secondary cockpit barrier that will line-fitted by Airbus to every A320, A330 and A350 series aircraft headed for the US from the middle of next year onwards.

Cloud-based content management and edge-caching are seeing momentum in the skies, with Delta Air Lines revealing at CES 2025 that the US major has selected Thales’ new FlytEDGE solution — together with the firm’s 4K QLED HDR in-seat displays and Bluetooth capabilities in all cabins — for select new aircraft arriving in 2026.

The 312-seat aircraft features 32 lie-flats in Business Class configured 1-2-1 (the same new staggered business seat as found on Emirates’ Boeing 777s), 21 Premium Economy seats in a 2-3-2 layout, and 259 Economy Class seats with six-way adjustable headrests in a 3-3-3 arrangement and pitched at 31-32″.. Thales’ AVANT Up QLED displays are sized 20″ in Business Class, and 13.3″ in ...

Welcome to the #PaxEx Podcast, which tracks the evolution of the airline passenger experience and aviation’s sustainability initiatives. We’re pleased to share our two-part interview with Panasonic Avionics vice president of product & portfolio management Andrew Masson, who speaks candidly about how “reliable, faster, low-latency connectivity” is coming to …

Qantas’ deployment of its Airbus A380 on the Sydney-Johannesburg route marks multiple changes: a major capacity boost, passenger experience upgrades, and the new role that the superjumbo is playing in commercial aviation as it approaches its second decade in operation.

Notably, the overall increase in discomfort from sitting for that length of time decreased by nearly a quarter in the seat with Healthy Motion Seating activated — and this from a relatively young cohort of study test subjects, ranging from 19–73 years of age with a mean of 36.

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The airline has also redesigned its boarding process., and is embracing a five-group strategy. Priority boarding will be available for guests who choose the Go Big and Go Comfy options plus certain credit card holders, US service members and their families.

Penned by Mirus Aircraft Seating technical director Adam Challenor and director of global sales & marketing Marcus Williams. Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2024 was the biggest in Mirus’ history, and we were delighted to share the news that two of our seats, Hawk infinity, and our new Kestrel 6.9kg ultra lightweight economy seat, are now available for …

The latest salvo in the US air carrier premium travel arms race has been fired, and this time it’s Delta with a full-fleet refresh of the colour, materials and finish (CMF) inside its cabins, as well as new branding elements across its interiors.. Delta says this new look covers its “four branded cabins”, although the carrier mentions (and shows) updates to five in its materials: Delta ...