Following a round of voting by the judging panel, the 24 finalists in the Crystal Cabin Award 2026 have been chosen. The finalists represent all aspects of aircraft cabin and passenger experience innovation, from comfort, accessibility and sustainability, to digitalisation, efficiency, and onboard safety
The International Flight Services Association (IFSA) has announced a big change for its 2026 IFSA Global Expo, with a dedicated gathering for the onboard services sector and a new venue, while keeping its most popular features
RX, the organisers of the Passenger Experience Conference (PEC) have announced that this year’s event will bring together speakers from more than 20 airlines – a record number for the PEC – including representatives from United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Saudi Airlines, and Fiji Airways
The 2026 Showcase issue of Aircraft Interiors International is now available online! This special edition is packed full of ideas, designs, materials, design approaches and technologies that can help inspire future aircraft cabin projects – and enable their launch
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has released a new inflight safety video in the form of a ‘safety novela’. Love, drama and safety all feature in Care That Comes From The Heart, a tale of what do you need to do to keep your loved ones safe inflight
A new BizJet Interiors Zone dedicated to the business aviation and eVTOL sectors is due to debut at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 (AIX), taking place on 14-16 April at Hamburg Messe in Germany
What will the inflight experience look like in the future? The Crystal Cabin Awards are a hotbed of innovation, and the 85 shortlisted contenders for the 2026 event signal clear trends in aircraft cabins
Canadian low-cost airline, WestJet, has purchased 22 onboard wheelchairs from Airchair, which will be installed on certain aircraft in the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737s
Highlights from the November issue include a focus on how to solve the aviation industry’s cabin retrofit issues, a special look at how to design crew uniforms, plus cabin lighting innovations, the latest CMF options, efficient galley equipment, news, views, and more
Airchair, a manufacturer of onboard wheelchairs for aviation, has opened a new manufacturing facility in the UK. The facility is larger than its previous site, which will enable Airchair to treble its production capacity if required
