VIDEO: digEcor’s USB Power Selected by Three Seating Suppliers

APEX Insight: At Aircraft Interiors Expo, digEcor announced USB power solutions for seating suppliers HAECO, Aviointeriors and Acro, in addition to updates for its ENGAGE platform. At Aircraft Interiors Expo, digEcor announced USB power options, including pre-integrated and retrofit solutions, which leverage its FAA-approved model list supplemental type certificate (AML-STC) seat modification kit (SMK) for installations […]

SkyLights Prepares to Debut Allosky Headset In Flight on Joon

APEX Insight: SkyLights has obtained DO-160 certification for its Allosky headset ahead of its launch with Air France subsidiary Joon before the end of this month. SkyLights announced it has obtained DO-160 avionics certification for its new Allosky headset, meaning it now exceeds the minimum safety requirements set by the Federal Aviation Administration and European […]

Geven Continues AIX Selling Spree With Lufthansa Group Deal

APEX Insight: Lufthansa Group has selected Geven’s new ESSENZA economy-class seat for Airbus A320/A321neo aircraft entering into service on Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS International fleets for short- and medium-haul routes. The seats offer 29 inches of pitch, a slimmed backrest and increased knee clearance, and will be delivered at the beginning of Q1/2019 with a […]

And the 2018 Crystal Cabin Award Winners Are…

APEX Insight: The 12th annual Crystal Cabin Award ceremony took place last night at the historic Hotel Atlantic Kempinski. Check out the list of winners below. Notice anything different about the trophies? They’re 3-D printed! The 12th annual Crystal Cabin Award ceremony, which was held last night at the historic Hotel Atlantic Kempinski, kicked off with […]

Vanema Springs Into Action With Seats for Economy, Business and First Class

APEX Insight: Vanema unveiled seating for economy, business and first class featuring its proprietary Octaspring technology, at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. According to Ieva Baradouska, the company’s head of Marketing and Communications, Vanema has undergone all necessary testing and expects its cushions to begin flying by the end of this year. Vanema debuted economy-, […]

Inside Rockwell Collins’ AIX Booth: Lights, Seats and Action!

APEX Insight: In addition to showing its Meridian single-aisle, Aspire twin-aisle and Air Rest business-class seats, Rockwell Collins, which completed the acquisition of B/E Aerospace in April last year, showed a slew of innovations at its booth, including a micro LED lighting system, entryway pop-up social area, hot-and-cold food and beverage display, and a flexible cabin class divider […]

Alaska Airlines Upgrades to STG Aerospace’s saf-Tglo Floor-Path Lighting

APEX Insight: STG Aerospace today announced Alaska Airlines will install its saf-Tglo SSUL photoluminescent emergency floor-path marking system on 116 aircraft. STG Aerospace today announced Alaska Airlines has selected its next-generation photoluminescent emergency floor-path marking system for its Boeing and Airbus fleets. Starting in late 2018, Alaska Airlines will retrofit saf-Tglo SSUL on 116 aircraft comprising […]

LSG Group Invests in Packaged-Products Market With New Brand Evertaste

APEX Insight: Product variety, quality and creativity are some of the benefits of LSG Group’s new packaged products brand, Evertaste. LSG Group revealed a new brand for packaged products at World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo today. Evertaste has a portfolio of ready-to-eat products including baked goods, hot meals, pre-packaged salads, boxed meals, desserts, snacks, […]

Wizz Air Bids Big on Geven’s New Essenza Economy-Class Seat

APEX Insight: Wizz Air has selected Geven’s new Essenza single-aisle economy-class seat for its 110 new Airbus A320/A321neo aircraft, marking the Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier’s largest seat order ever. The new seat, which will be deployed in a single-economy class layout on the aircraft, will be rolled out from January 2019 and streamlined over the […]