The Crystal Cabin Award, widely considered to be the most prestigious accolade of aircraft cabin innovation, is returning in May. Following an initial vetting process, 72 entries have made it through to the 2024 shortlist
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Emirates is set to wow the crowds at ITB Berlin 2024 with a display of its premium economy seat, sustainability initiatives – and the ‘game-changer’ first-class suite
European charter and wet lease carrier, WAMOS Air, has chosen the Cobalt Spectrum drop-in LED mood lighting system for its A330-200 & A330-300 cabin refresh programme
Air India will equip 51 of its aircraft with Thales’ AVANT Up In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system, with linefit and retrofit installations on Airbus and Boeing aircraft
Etihad Airways has launched a new collection of amenity kits and loungewear created in partnership with two luxury brands: the Giorgio Armani design house, and the ESPA wellbeing brand. There will be something for everyone, in every travel class
Emirates Flight Catering, one of the world’s largest catering operations, has completed its acquisition of Bustanica, a grower of vegetable produce, which operates the world’s largest indoor vertical farm. The sustainably grown greens are used in meals by airline customers, including Emirates
British Airways is introducing an engineering system that uses real-time data to predict aircraft maintenance issues. The E-Logs platform will provide live performance information to the operations team about all of the airline’s 270 aircraft, allowing them to spot potential problems immediately and proactively fix them
KLM is working to reduce waste in its inflight catering by up to 63%, through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The airline says the use of AI programs will enable it to better predict how many passengers who have booked will actually board their flight – a prediction that is not as simple as it may sound
Qatar Airways has entered into a catering partnership with Gategroup that covers collaboration on passenger dining experiences (both inflight and in lounges), sourcing and procurement, healthy eating, and sustainability
Lufthansa Group’s IFEC contract renewal with Spafax extends through 2028, with goals of enhancing technical integration, branding, and more for all five airlines making up the aviation group