Articles tagged “zodiac aerospace”

Airline passengers abuse nearly everything on an airplane. Sometimes, they do it because they're jet-lagged or drunk. Sometimes, they're just absent-minded. And on occasion, manufacturers say, customers probably abuse interiors for sport. But the good news: Everything is tested to withstand harsh treatment from passengers.

Yes, there's some innovation on display at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. But mostly, the three-day show is about networking and building relationships.

United is being coy about what Zodiac's production issues mean for its new Polaris seats, but we can assume it's probably not good news for the airline.

While program delays are problematic, and this situation has been ongoing, the contract dispute between American Airlines and Zodiac Aerospace now moves to the courts. A settlement is always a possibility.

We’ve written a lot about airline concepts (seen more concepts than we’ve written about) and have a good feeling about the Life Style cabin. Airlines may not install the whole cabin as illustrated, but some of these concepts have what it takes to make from a blank-canvas model to living-color in the skies.

We're still gonna keep looking at these oddities, because they're so darned amusing. Plus, we know you worry and we're here to help.

Any ideas to improve airlines’ understanding of how their passengers feel in-flight couldn’t come soon enough.

It may not look like much in its raw state, but it's set to make everything easier for crews to ensure your airborne private time is better than ever.

Trying to differentiate First and Business class just got ridiculously complicated. Huzzah!

After putting up with squabbles over nuts in bags and nonsense from nuts in seats, cabin crew deserve a decent rest.