Features
048 COVER STORY: WHY FREE
CONTENTS
PITCHING IS HURTING
THE INTERIORS INDUSTRY
Unpaid design pitches come at a high cost. It’s
time to expose why a culture of free project
pitching is damaging to financials, and ultimately
the airline passenger experience. We also
explore how the culture can and should change…
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058 RAPID RETROFITS
The B737 MAX crisis has shown how aircraft
groundings can spell disaster for airline
operations. Leasing new aircraft is a great
solution, but getting those new aircraft on
brand and in the air as quickly as possible is
a complex process. Our experts give their views
070 ANALYSIS: WHAT THE NEXT
DECADE WILL BRING
The 2010s saw major developments in the
aircraft interiors industry, and changed passenger
expectations. New factors for the coming decade
raise big questions and challenges, which the
industry needs to act on now
080 INTERVIEW: BRITISH
AIRWAYS
Sajida Ismail, British Airways’ head of inflight
product, discusses the airline’s major changes
in business class, the future flight experience,
and the value of service
Up front
The latest technologies, trends, developments and
discoveries entering the passenger experience airspace
NEW: EXPERT OPINION
015 Design expert John Tighe discusses automotive
influences and how they can be applied to cabin
innovation and customisation
017 A big name in the airframe and interiors sector,
Kent Craver, shares his thoughts on the importance
of sound research methodologies
IN FOCUS:
018 3D printing is gaining ground in the commercial
airline cabin production and maintenance sectors
019 El Al has become launch customer for an
innovative curved cabin divider
020 The Interspace seat design is intended to
revolutionise high-density passenger comfort
022 Could ADSE's Economy Sky Dream concept
make beds a reality in the main cabin?
024 A team of Airbus innovators has developed
a prototype blended wing body aircraft that
could replace narrow-bodies in the future
028 The first standard for inflight connectivity has been
developed by The Seamless Air Alliance, with the
aim of providing secure and simple internet access
031 Positive trends can be found in almost every
aspect of aviation, as our roundup of Q1 2020's
statistics shows…
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