What we can learn from Thomas Cook’s mistakes
Nino Judge, founder of UK-based startup airline, Flypop, explains three key learnings that carriers around the world can take from the recent collapse of Thomas Cook
Author Nino Judge, founder of the flypop airline
Aircraft cabin materials flammability: expert insights
Following on from the fire safety testing feature in our November 2019 issue, Marisa Garcia investigates how regulations and challenges in the world of flammability tests are making imaginative textile and leather designs difficult to achieve – but also making them safer to fly
Sugar cane could be the next big thing in aircraft cabins
PFA, a byproduct of refining sugar cane, represents an exciting breakthrough for the aircraft interiors industry, particularly in the area of biopanels
Janet: the secret American airline you have never heard of
Every day in the USA, intriguing white and red planes allegedly fly between the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and Area 51. The aircraft belong to an airline that operates as ‘Janet’. This is what we know about the mysterious Janet…
The changing food tastes of passengers
Monitoring and reacting to passengers’ changing tastes and preferences is essential for airlines seeking to offer a desirable inflight catering offer. Today’s food trends should influence tomorrow’s tray table offerings to ensure that catering services don’t disappoint. From moringa to quinoa, jackfruit to purple food, here are the food trends that airline caterers need to take notice of
Galleys and innovation: the way forward
It’s time to put more care into the design of aircraft galley spaces. A current design project for the cabin interiors of the Airlander 10 show what is possible with a little imagination, and what airplane social areas could offer in the future
IFE and the Cloud
New IFE delivery standards, and new opportunities to make those standards part of a larger ecosystem, are advancing file-based workflows, leading eventually to the Cloud
Li-fi: the next big thing in inflight connectivity
A disruptive inflight connectivity technology could be enabled by co-opting existing LED light sources to transmit data throughout the cabin. Welcome to the world of Li-Fi
Aviation maintenance: fail to plan, prepare to fail
Cloud-based solutions are enabling maintenance and operational availability to work together, making manual, time-consuming and error-prone maintenance planning a thing of the past
Unisex aircraft cabin design
Males and females often like or need different things. But are these differences adequately catered for in unisex aircraft interior design? Aubrey Cohen investigates…