Research by Boeing has found that African airlines will require nearly 1,200 new airplanes by 2045, 75% of which will be single-aisle jets. Intra Africa and Africa–Middle East traffic will lead regional fleet growth and network expansion
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Safran Seats France has appointed Elysabeth Da Silva Jaslier as its new executive vice president, tasked with contributing to the development of the division and supporting its continued growth
Dr Joe Leader, global CEO of APEX, discusses the strong market for seatback IFE today, and the huge revenue potential that creates for airlines. And APEX data shows that the opportunities presented by seatback IFE are about to surge
Paradigm Aerospace has developed BlueSky SuperEconomy, an economy-class seat that converts into a lounger by accessing under seat space. The concept is designed to give passengers an inexpensive upgrade path and airlines an ancillary revenue engine, without the need to reconfigure the cabin
The Crystal Cabin Award, the most coveted award in the aircraft interiors sector, is about to reach its milestone 20th year. Have you developed the next breakthrough in the passenger experience?
Axinom and Rosen Aviation have developed the Connected Seatback Platform, a system that rethinks the IFE screen in a LEO-connected world. The screen becomes an edge node of the airline’s own Cloud, and the Cloud holds the content, the application logic, and the passenger data. There are also benefits for installations, reconfigurations and retrofits
The Design Council has released data that highlights the huge value of the design sector to the UK economy, and offered reassurance to designers concerned about AI taking their roles
IFSA has launched its 2026 IFSA World Food Safety Guidelines, designed as a practical framework that unifies the association’s previously separate Guidelines and Implementation Guide to simplify and strengthen food safety management across airline catering operations
A new report has found that the ancillary revenues generated by airlines are exceeding overall airline revenues. The figures from 58 airlines show that total ancillary revenues increased 13.4% in 2025, compared with a 7.2% increase in total revenues
The peak summer travel season is a mostly positive story for air travel according to IATA. Overall growth of 0.2% in July was achieved despite year-on-year collective declines by carriers in North America and the Middle East. Notably, traffic through the Gulf hubs continues its recovery trajectory