Sustainability Is In Focus As Airliner Cabins Evolve

Airbus cabin concept

Airbus has adopted a cabin mantra of “rethink, recycle, repair and reuse.”

Credit: Airbus concept
Travel trends are changing what airlines—and passengers—want from their onboard environment, but one challenge remains a constant focus for cabin equipment experts: how to make sure that what is onboard the aircraft helps airlines improve their carbon footprint. Airlines look for flexibility amid...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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