The Up Front is fully across the Aircraft Interiors Expo from Monday through Thursday, bringing our subscribers our hallmark in-depth, independent aviation journalism at the heart of the passenger experience — plus the critical industry intelligence you need at an inflection point of a major industry crisis.
For our subscribers, here are our plans for bringing you what you need to know from year’s show.
Check out our pre-show briefings and podcast episode, helping you to set the scene with context for your AIX discussions
Don’t miss our pre-show Business Readout briefings for Business subscribers, with critical industry intelligence from key industry players ahead of the show:
- Recaro talks order wins, the business class market gap it needs to fill, and newly important seat certification criteria
- Diehl talks strategy, retrofits, demand, sustainability and its take on the seat market in advance of AIX
Listen online now to the pre-AIX special episode of our strategy podcast, 40,000 Feet, covering advice for getting around the show, Hamburg itself — and the questions, both urgent and important, that we’re asking at the show.
Read nightly updates from us before every show day this week, so you know what’s hot in the halls
We know you’re busy at AIX. That’s why we’re putting our subscribers first, bringing you concise updates on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Hamburg time.
Look forward to compact, actionable critical industry intelligence on what’s impressing at the show and around Hamburg, together with concise real-world analysis.
It’s perfect to help you catch up overnight or first thing in the morning, ready for the next day in the halls of the Messe.
Got news to share in advance of the show? email our editor in chief, John Walton, at john@theupfrontgroup.com. We’re happy to consider any embargoes, which should be marked clearly with date, time and timezone.
Don’t miss all the episodes of The Chain for critical supply chain context
In the most comprehensive set of discussions across the industry at a critical time for the aviation supply chain, The Chain sits down with seven seasoned industry executives ahead of AIX, with more to be recorded live at the show.
From designers to component manufacturers, materials specialists to integrators and airline decision-makers, we examine the state of play — and how the supply chain can improve.
- Episode 1: airline perspectives on the interiors supply chain, with David Kondo
- Episode 2: surfaces and materials in the interiors supply chain, with Insperial’s Alexis Gabillon
- Episode 3: how the aircraft interiors supply chain and industrial designers can work better, with tangerine's Weiwei He
- Episode 4: thermoplastics supply chain fundamentals with SIMONA Boltaron's Chris Corona
- Episode 5: the warp and weft of the airline textiles supply chain, with Botany Weaving’s David Lawson
- Episode 6: scaling up the seat supply chain and facing another industry crisis, with Ben McGuire, Marcus Williams and Adam Challenor from Mirus Aircraft Seating
- Episode 7: Diehl Aviation’s CEO talks standardisation and customisation within the supply chain, with Jörg Schuler
Join the conversation with us and share your perspective: we’re recording one-on-one with industry experts — including you! Join us at SIMONA Boltaron’s stand (5A60), at:
- 1100-1200 and 1500-1600, Tuesday 14 March
- 1100-1200, Wednesday 15 March
- 1100-1200, Thursday 16 March
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Not yet a subscriber? You’ll find the free-to-listen versions of our podcasts, including all episodes of The Chain, on our free podcast feed.
After the show: detailed strategic analysis of the biggest week in the passenger experience
We’ll be releasing a special show-closing episode of our strategy podcast, 40,000 Feet, as you head home from the Hamburg Messe.
After the show, we’ll continue our analysis of what everything that goes on this week in Hamburg, including our live-recorded episodes, interviews and more.
Make sure you’re subscribed to The Up Front so you don’t miss a thing — in Hamburg and beyond.
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