All 50 of United’s new Airbus A321XLR aircraft will include a row of seats in Economy Plus class, with empty middle seats repurposed to create a shared, more spacious experience with large custom tables
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Emirates’ massive US$ 5 billion cabin retrofit programme is continuing apace, with 100 aircraft now refurbished. Reaching this milestone number has required 44 months and 4.4 million man hours of work
Aspire challenged design students at Central Saint Martins to create a new type of chair optimised for premium airport lounges. The winning concept is a modular, curved multi-seat system that addresses physical and psychological factors that can help travellers unwind before a flight
JR Central is preparing to launch Supreme Class as a rival to Japan’s domestic first-class airline services, with options of luxury seats and single or double private suites
Recaro Aircraft Seating Polska is celebrating 20 years of manufacturing operations at its facility in Świebodzin, Poland, which the company says have seen continuous growth and innovation. The site is also being expanded
Recaro has appointed Dr Andreas Erber as its chief technology officer, to help accelerate its focus on innovation, engineering and growth, building on its €3 billion order book
The application window for the 2026 RedCabin Trinity Award, an awards programme that recognises innovation in aircraft cabin interiors, is now open.
ZIM Aircraft Seating Group has won a Red Dot Award for the design of The Frame, its newest premium economy seat concept. The seat reduces the use of plastics by incorporating renewable, recyclable, and reusable materials, including real wood
Aircraft Interiors International joined Air Canada for the inaugural flight of its first Airbus A321XLR. We tried out the passenger experience in the Signature Class (business), Economy Class and Economy Preferred seats
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has outlined four measures that it believes can help solve persistent failures in the aerospace supply chain.