As the industry moves beyond the pandemic, designers and innovators are looking to the next generation of aircraft and what passenger experience could look like. 

Thanks to faster life cycles from design to replacement, passenger cabins may lead the way in aviation’s sustainability endeavor, experts said during a panel discussion at the Passenger Experience Conference here on June 13.

On the eve of this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Hong Kong’s HAECO Cabin Solutions and Germany’s Diehl Aviation have jointly introduced three cabin interior products for the narrowbody market.

Stelia Aerospace, a producer of premium passenger seats, and AERQ, a provider for digital cabin solutions, are collaborating to integrate AERQ’s OLED based Cabin Digital Signage displays for airlines.

Emirates is celebrating The World Environment Day 2022 theme - Only One Earth, with initiatives on board and on the ground.

Spanish carrier Wamos Air plans to start to fit W-IFE supplier Moment’s Flymingo Box on its aircraft.

German leisure carrier Condor Airlines will launch its Airbus A330neo this fall/winter on long-haul routes.

Air France is working on new designs for its long-haul La Première cabin to be launched during the winter 2023/2024 season, building on its recent long-haul business cabin upgrade.