CONTENTS
Up front Design showcase
008 REPORT: EXCITING
TEAGUE: Learn how the
studio draws upon its
broad range of expertise
and experience, as well
as emerging technologies,
with the aim of building
a new and better world
PRIESTMANGOODE:
When it comes to
enhancing the passenger
experience, a few basic
rules can help airlines
delight passengers and
strengthen brand profile
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JPA DESIGN: It’s not every
year an interior design
business gets to work
with F1 engineers and
a supersonic start-up
in pursuit of greater
technical solutions
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MŰLLER|ROMCA: A newgeneration
economy class
seat for Lufthansa
Group’s entire short-haul
fleet, and customised
cabins for the airline’s
A321neos
AIM ALTITUDE: Flexibility
in design and operation
are driving innovation
in AIM Altitude’s galley
designs, including a sleek
and highly functional new
concept
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ECONOMICS AND
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
NARROW-BODY SECTOR
The tremendous growth in singleaisle
aircraft sales and deliveries is
changing the face of aircraft travel
dynamics in several ways. The
aircraft interiors industry has many
exciting new opportunities to exploit,
and some new factors to consider
in the future, reports Counterpoint
Market Intelligence
018 RESEARCH: BOARDING
INNOVATION
Slow boarding is bad for operational
efficiency, passenger satisfaction
and airline profits. New ideas from
Dresden University of Technology
could help solve this ‘pain point‘
of the passenger experience
024 FUTURE THINKING
A team at British Airways looks
to the future of aviation, having
conducted in-depth global research
to explore what travellers can expect
from aviation in 20, 40, 60, and even
100 years from now. Welcome on the
journey towards BA 2119: Flight of
the Future
146 2019 IN REVIEW
2019 has been yet another great year
in aviation. Let’s look back on just
how great a year it has been
146 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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ACUMEN: From the first
flat-bed seat for BA,
to all-new cabins for
ANA, Acumen Design
Associates always strives
to create a differentiated
brand experience
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FACTORYDESIGN:
The London-based studio
discusses why a longterm
design strategy is
key to creating a fantastic
and cohesive passenger
experience
PEARSONLLOYD: How
do you make people
feel good as they travel
through the sky in a
compressed aluminium
tube? PearsonLloyd
explores a few ideas
ALMADESIGN: Addressing
the challenges of future
mobility is reflected in the
work of Almadesign, a
Lisbon-based design
consultancy
TANGERINE: All eyes are
on Japan, with the Rugby
World cup in 2019 and
the opening of the Games
of the 32nd Olympiad in
2020 – and JAL’s A350-
900XWB cabin designs
DESIGN INVESTMENT:
The Geneva studio
explores how to provide
viable and relevant
design solutions in
ever-shorter product
development times
CAON: Innovative
thinking can create new
possibilities in aircraft
interior designs, adding
comfort and beauty to
the passenger experience
STYLE&DESIGN:
Perceived quality is
very important, but also
very difficult to measure.
Style&Design believes
it has found a way to
quantify perception
DESIGN Q: CEO Howard
Guy explains how the
studio’s concepts become
reality. Reimagining the
future can make dreams
come true, as well as
generating a lot of money
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