Heart Aerospace has unveiled the ES-36, a clean-sheet, 36-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner with a planned entry into service of 2031. JSX has been announced as launch customer, having placed a deposit-backed purchase agreement for 50 ES-36 aircraft
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?
Emirates Engineering has created Material Futures Studio, an initiative that challenges university students to consider how retired aircraft materials can be repurposed into new products to reduce waste
The Green Cabin Alliance (GCA) has announced a collaborative initiative intended to help airlines accelerate the transition to more sustainable and circular aircraft cabins. Airline Allies will bring airlines together with interiors manufacturers, suppliers, designers and material innovators to tackle shared sustainability challenges
Emirates’ massive US$ 5 billion cabin retrofit programme is continuing apace, with 100 aircraft now refurbished. Reaching this milestone number has required 44 months and 4.4 million man hours of work
The application window for the 2026 RedCabin Trinity Award, an awards programme that recognises innovation in aircraft cabin interiors, is now open.
ZIM Aircraft Seating Group has won a Red Dot Award for the design of The Frame, its newest premium economy seat concept. The seat reduces the use of plastics by incorporating renewable, recyclable, and reusable materials, including real wood
Jamco has joined a consortium of industry experts to participate in a project that aims to establish an end-to-end supply chain for recovering carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) from retired aircraft, and reusing it in new aircraft
Airline amenity supplier Formia has published its second sustainability report, covering 2024 to 2025, which shows an increase in its use of sustainable materials. The company has also received sustainability awards
Highlights from the June issue include the inside story of Glowing Hearted, the design framework for a new Air Canada; the latest advances in inflight connectivity; the 2026 seating review featuring the latest platform and comfort options across every class of travel; plus news, views, and more
