Qatar Airways introduces national cuisines
Chef Aisha Al Tamimi, a well-known Qatari chef with her own cookery show, has worked with Qatar Airways to develop new inflight menus featuring locally sourced organic ingredients and spices
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Aisha Al Tamimi’s Qatari flavours
Qatar Airways is bringing a little more national flavour to its inflight catering. Celebrity Chef Aisha Al Tamimi shares her thoughts and inspirations behind the new menu options
Revealed: The 2023 Crystal Cabin Award shortlist
The annual Crystal Cabin Awards always serve as a reward for innovation today, and as a trend indicator for what tomorrow’s flight experience might look like. More than 80 entries qualified for the 2023 shortlist, with many reflecting the ever-increasing drive for passenger comfort, an increased focus on accessibility, and the rise of future air mobility
All-new ‘SWISS Senses’ cabin interiors unveiled
SWISS has revealed its ‘SWISS Senses’ long-haul inflight experience, with redesigned first, business and economy cabin designs that will be retrofitted throughout its long-haul fleet from 2025 onwards, and line-fitted on its new A350-900s. “This is the most comprehensive cabin renewal in the history of our company,” says CEO
The March 2023 issue of Aircraft Interiors International is out!
Themes of the March 2023 issue include sustainable seating design, circular sustainability, LEO connectivity, IFE trends and galley design
Acro Aircraft Seating secures deal with Jet2
Jet2.com has announced that it has selected the new Series 9 fixed-back seat from Acro Aircraft Seating. The seating will be installed on Jet2.com’s 98 firm ordered Airbus A321/A320 neo aircraft, and could eventually extend up to 146 aircraft
From suites to offices, Lufthansa reveals the Allegris long-haul experience
Lufthansa has officially unveiled its €2.5bn Allegris aircraft interiors upgrade programme, with first-class suites for the A350s, and a complex, challenging and exciting scheme to meet the broad and changing needs of business-class travellers
Qantas unveils its A350 ‘Project Sunrise’ first and business class designs
Qantas has unveiled prototypes of the first and business-class cabins for its ultra-long-haul A350-1000s that can fly between Australia and, well, anywhere else really. Qantas has opted for a bespoke first class suite from Safran, and is launch customer for its Unity business class. With high levels of privacy and comfort, 20-hour flights will just fly by for passengers in the premium classes
A tour of the Qantas A350 Project Sunrise cabins
Qantas has unveiled prototypes of the first and business-class cabins for its 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, which will begin flying passengers non-stop from Australia to New York and London from late 2025. Both first and business class will feature spacious private suites – and all even more comfortable than on the airline’s A380s and B787s
Air Malta to fly the Blueview digital passenger experience
Bluebox’s selection by Air Malta marks the third Airbus Airspace Link linefit project for the Blueview ’digital passenger experience’ IFE system