Aviation X Lab is an aviation ‘incubator’ intended to usher in innovations that will shape a new era of aviation and positively influence the lives of a billion people. The initiative, in partnership with the Dubai Future Foundation, brings together five big players from the global aviation industry under one roof: Emirates, Airbus, Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Thales
Ever seen a burn test on an aircraft seat? In this test at General Plastics’ labs, average values for three sets of specimens are analysed for burn lengths, weight loss, burning drips and extinguishing times to determine pass/fail results
Get a feel for the aircraft interiors of Taiwan-based startup, Starlux Airlines. Due to launch in January 2020, the airline turned to BMW Designworks for its cabin schemes, with the first reveal being its A321neo design
Take a tour of Japan Airlines’ (JAL) newly installed Airbus A350 cabin emergency evacuation trainer, featuring four fully functional training door positions and an accurately reproduced cabin interior
Ahead of the Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 story in our November issue (coming out very soon!), let’s look at the early days of the airline. In this advert from 1985, Virgin highlights some key parts of its Boeing 747 business class passenger experience, including comfortable seats and a very spacious onboard lounge
Since the 1950s, KLM has presented Delftware miniature houses to passengers in World Business Class. The houses are miniature replicas of important buildings in the Netherlands, with new models added to the collection on KLM’s anniversary each year. The houses have remained consistent in style, but the inflight dining environment in which they are presented has changed somewhat over the years…
KLM is celebrating its centenary with this fabulous film, which tells the story of three generations of the same family who have worked with KLM and also features some beautiful aircraft from the past 10 decades
The Flying-V long-haul aircraft concept by TU Delft features an oval cabin that opens up new concept ideas for staggered seats, beds in economy class, group seats and lounge seats
In this advert from 1965 Braniff Airways set out its claim to creating ‘the most beautiful airline in the world’. Whether that claim was true is down to opinion, but they were the most colourful in terms of design and attitude, as you can see…
JetBlue’s all-new A321neo has so many features, they couldn’t be fitted in a regular video. Enjoy a 360° virtual tour of the cabins and see if you can decode the secret message hidden inside…
