Elliott Koehler, creative director at JPA Design, explores how cabin design can redefine the future of ultra-long-haul travel as flight times stretch to new limits. Wellness is key to meeting new requirements for comfort and luxury
Browsing: Aircraft Seating
Korean Air is preparing to introduce Premium Class, a new premium-economy class offer, on its newly retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER fleet, with the first flights launching from mid-September
There have been big changes at Jamco Corporation, as the manufacturer of aircraft interior equipment has announced a new leadership team, growth plans, and a re-launch of its business-class seating division
US-based experience consultancy, Geniant, has acquired NewTerritory, the UK-based design and brand experience studio. NewTerritory was founded by Luke Miles, a former head of design for Virgin Atlantic, with design clients including Delta Air Lines, Airbus, Coca-Cola, Aeroméxico and LATAM
Ahead of the landmark delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 this October, SWISS has presented the First and Business Class seats for its new cabin concept at its operations centre at Zurich Airport
The simplicity and comfort of new sofa-style business-class seats like Finnair’s AirLounge and ANA’s ‘The Room FX’ have led many in the cabin sector to pause and consider their design approaches. Can using less really create more in seat design, in terms of efficiency, cost and comfort? We asked the experts
Recaro has announced that its production of seats for LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) will take place exclusively at its facility in Poland. Recaro will be manufacturing its R3 economy-class seats for LOT’s Boeing 787-8 fleet retrofit programme, and for its Boeing 737-MAX 8 and regional jet fleets
Emirates is repurposing various ex-service cabin materials from its multi-billion-dollar aircraft cabin retrofit programme to create a limited-edition capsule collection of handmade luggage and bags
The Aviation Accessibility Task & Finish Group in the UK has developed a set of recommendations that airlines, airports and aviation regulators could adopt to make air travel safer and more accessible for disabled people
Stelia Aerospace has won the Sustainable Design category of the Red Dot Award with its manually actuated Opera Essential business-class seat