Welcome to the March 2026 issue of Aircraft Interiors International magazine, which is a must-read for professionals in the cabin, IFEC and passenger experience sectors, Official Magazine of APEX, and Key Media Partner of Aircraft Interiors Expo.
Highlights from the March issue include:
Cover story: AI in cabin design
Experts discuss what role Artificial intelligence (AI) can play in the creative, complex, emotionally sensitive and highly regulated world of aircraft interior design
The 2076 passenger experience
From Concorde to the A380, the past five decades of aviation have been remarkable. But with changing passenger numbers and evolving priorities, what could the next 50 years hold for the flying experience?
UK design studios
The United Kingdom has the world’s largest concentration of aircraft interior design studios, and their innovations are flying with airline clients around the world. We look at how cabin design became such a big UK industry
Inflight amenities
The hallmark of a great amenities is when passengers keep them for future travels. Enjoy some great examples and advice of how a kit can extend an airline’s brand experience far beyond the aircraft’s destination
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 preview
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 (AIX) marks the 25th edition of the event. Countless cabin innovations have been revealed over the quarter-century, and this year’s AIX will continue the tradition, with a huge number of launches. Get ready for Hamburg with our extensive show preview
World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo preview
World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) is even bigger in 2026 – a whole hall bigger – with more than 300 exhibitors showing thousands of new catering, passenger comfort and onboard service options. The 5,000 expected visitors have many treats in store…
And also:
Up front: Ideas and developments entering the cabin space
Column: Dr Joe Leader
The CEO of APEX and IFSA considers the importance of inflight amenities, and how choice-based distribution is becoming part of modern luxury
Column: Iain Holmes
The head of certification at Thompson Aero Seating discusses the challenges the seat supply chain is striving to overcome, and gives a few tips on how to deal with the regulators
The latest industry statistics
This is an interesting period in aviation, as the latest figures from across the sector demonstrate
Retrospection
Looking back at Airbus’s interesting idea to make aircraft catering operations more efficient
