Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR, marking a key moment in its fleet expansion strategy. The cabin features a three-cabin configuration, including Etihad’s first-ever narrowbody First Suites, a 14-seat Business cabin, and 144 seats In Economy. Take a tour of this special aircraft
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
A consortium led by Air Arabia, Nesma Group and KUN Holding has won a GACA bid to establish a new national low-cost carrier in Saudi Arabia. The plan is for the airline to operate 24 domestic and 57 international destinations with 45 aircraft by 2030
Emirates has opened a new check-in area at Dubai International (DXB), to offer a more luxurious and exclusive airport experience for its First Class customers. The check-in area, named ‘Emirates First’, has been upgraded with a private seating area, offering a comfortable and exclusive check in process at Terminal 3
Samson Arega Bekele, group vice president customer experience at Ethiopian Airlines, has been appointed to the APEX Board of Directors following a unanimous vote
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
Chris Dela Rosa, cabin product director at Alaska Airlines, discusses everything from advances in seat comfort to universal design language, to the challenges of fleet retrofits, his fondness for David Neeleman – and what the industry is not talking about that it should be
