Etihad Airways is launching its A321LRs this August as a major step in its Journey 2030 growth strategy. The cabins are designed to bring widebody luxury to short-to-medium-haul narrowbody routes, with spacious first-class suites, lie-flat business class, and next-generation economy seats. The airline is also enhancing its first-class experience
Author: Adam Gavine
This official video from the Crystal Cabin Award highlights inspiring moments from this year’s ceremony. The brightest minds in aircraft cabin innovation gathered at the Grand Elysée Hamburg to celebrate the ideas that made the final stage, from intelligent technology and sustainable design, to user-centric comfort
China Southern Airlines has appointed international design agency, Tangerine, to design the cabin interiors for its next-generation wide-body and narrow-body flagship aircraft. Tangerine’s creative vision for the cabins is a modern interpretation of Chinese elements
Following the Hawk Duo and Falcon long-range product launches, Mirus Aircraft Seating saved something for the final days of AIX 2025: the first viewings of its Osprey concept seat for single-aisle premium economy
Airbus has revealed an extra-spacious and luxurious first-class cabin for the A350-1000 aircraft, enabled by a new centre module and adjustments to the crew-rest compartment stairs
The most innovative ideas flying today and that will shape the future of air travel have been recognised in the Crystal Cabin Award 2025, the world’s leading prize for aircraft cabin technology. Innovative ideas in key parts of the passenger experience are rewarded, from accessibility and sustainability, to comfort, IFEC and cabin technologies
Visitors to Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) have the opportunity to experience the newly developed Playground, a unique interactive platform that provides designers with tools to facilitate the specification of Sekisui Kydex thermoplastics for aircraft cabin projects
Insperial kicked off the opening day of Aircraft Interiors Expo with big industry news: two acquisitions that will further broaden its capabilities in aircraft surface materials
Aircraft interior refurbishment specialist, Starling Aerospace, has acquired the assets of Pitch Aircraft Seating Systems for an undisclosed sum. Starling is now ramping up its factory to begin manufacturing Pitch economy seats, and plans to launch new economy and premium economy models
The rollout of Lufthansa’s Allegris upgrades is continuing, with retrofits of the Boeing 747-8i fleet due to begin this year, including first-class cabins, and a range of improvements to long-haul services in all travel classes