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Factorydesign and Thompson Aero’s VantageSolo Seat Is Proof That Breaking From Tradition Has Its Rewards
March 18, 2020  | Written by Valerie Silva
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In It Takes Ten, leaders from 10 of the industry’s top design houses share their thoughts on the creative process, sources of inspiration and the many diverging strategies that guide their work. In this section, Factorydesign explains how sometimes the best solutions appear in the most unusual places. As a boy, Adam White would tinker […]

APEX in Profile: Antony McNeil
 | Written by Caroline Ku
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Antony McNeil Global Food & Beverage Director Singapore Airlines Antony, who hails from Melbourne, oversees the strategic direction and design of the onboard food and beverage experience at Singapore Airlines. He has more than 30 years of global hospitality and culinary experience, spending time in North and Southeast Asia as well as Dubai. He was […]

APEX in Profile: Vy Duong, American Airlines
 | Written by Caroline Ku
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Vy Duong Marketing Innovation senior project manager American Airlines Vy has been actively involved in the aviation industry for nearly a decade, beginning her career managing supply chain improvement projects for cargo, evacuation and lighting systems for Collins Aerospace (formerly Goodrich Aerospace). For American Airlines, she has implemented over a dozen new advertising and revenue generating […]

Tom Ferguson’s Break in Aircraft Interiors Photography
 | Written by Jordan Yerman
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The interplay of line and curve. The glint of light that hits a surface. The shimmer of sun that peeks past the edge of a window. This is a language all its own, and Tom Ferguson, an architect-turned-photographer is fluent in it. Tom Ferguson has an unfair advantage when getting behind the lens to photograph […]

Could Connectivity Installations Deliver Environmental Benefits?
 | Written by Seth Miller
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The biggest connectivity-enabled savings opportunity today comes from optimizing flight parameters en route. These days, aircraft receive forecasts just before departure, but some experts estimate that up-to-the-moment data would reduce fuel burn by up to 5%. The commercial aviation industry has committed to capping carbon-dioxide emissions of international flights at 2020 levels and is investing […]

Data Is Only Part of the Content Curation Strategy, Airlines Say
 | Written by Tomas Romero
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Airlines are increasingly using passenger viewing data to inform programming decisions, but also stress that relying solely on this information can be limiting.  Whether it’s a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster or a micro-budgeted Sundance sensation shot on an iPhone, the road from the big screen to the in-flight entertainment (IFE) screen isn’t always as straightforward as […]