The potential for mezzanine seating
Remember when Airbus got the world talking about the notion of adding a second level of seating to the aircraft cabin? Let’s consider the true viability of tiered seating
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3D printing aircraft interiors
The design and manufacturing possibilities offered by additive layer manufacturing (3D printing) are becoming well known, but the technology faces great challenges in the strict aviation industry. Is 3D printing the future of cabin design and production?
Order predictions for Farnborough Airshow 2018
Dr Stuart Hatcher, COO at global consulting firm IBA, and CEO, Phil Seymour, discuss the trends and outcomes for commercial airframe OEMs at the 2018 show
Concorde timelines: New-generation connections
Concorde’s aircraft cabin designers had to make the interior environment appeal to the hearts, minds and sensibilities of aviation’s top net-worth market
The story behind Virgin Atlantic’s forthcoming A330-200 interiors
Virgin Atlantic is taking on four ex-Air Berlin A330-200s, which is proving an interesting project and a potential testing ground for its A350 cabin designs
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…
Interview: Joe Leader, CEO of APEX
As APEX celebrates its 40th anniversary, CEO Joe Leader shares his thoughts on the direction of the organization – and the passenger experience
There are exciting developments coming in aircraft seating, according to Alan Wittman
In recent years, a major talking point in the cabin interiors sector has been supply…
Creating one of the most significant aircraft cabins: BA Club World
In 1998, British Airways (BA) presented a daunting challenge to Tangerine: “Find us the holy grail of airline travel sprinkled with a bit of pixie-dust – and astound us along the way”
How can we fill the gap left by the Boeing 757?
There is extremely high demand for a new ‘middle of market’ aircraft, but what would it look like and what would it offer the passenger experience? John Walton considers this fascinating market sector