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Faintly arty cloudy shot of the Hamburg Messe (with logo) and TV tower

AIX 2026 Update: highlights from our special preview tours on Monday before the show opens

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By John Walton Apr 13, 2026 9 min read
Interior, trade show mockup. Large bins lit with LED mood lighting are inside a small narrowbody mockup cabin, with a screen showing many rows behind.

The Chain, episode 7: Diehl Aviation’s CEO talks standardisation and customisation within the supply chain

By John Walton Apr 12, 2026 13 min read
Closeup on a grey slimline seat with light green trim, around the armrest area.

The Chain, episode 6: scaling up the seat supply chain and facing another industry crisis, with Mirus Aircraft Seating

By John Walton Apr 11, 2026 17 min read
Interior, AIX hall B5, with many different stands and booths layered on top of each other

Listen now: 40,000 Feet podcast #12: The AIX 2026 preview special

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By John Walton Apr 10, 2026 2 min read
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Business Readout: Recaro talks order wins, the business class market gap it needs to fill, and newly important seat certification criteria

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By John Walton Apr 9, 2026 11 min read
The Room FX mockup on an event stand, with ANA branding band signs to “Official Goods” and “Sky Rest” lounge beyond.

Inside the development of ANA’s new The Room FX business class, in Tokyo and beyond

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By John Walton Apr 8, 2026 9 min read
The Chain, episode 5: the warp and weft of the airline textiles supply chain, with Botany Weaving’s David Lawson

The Chain, episode 5: the warp and weft of the airline textiles supply chain, with Botany Weaving’s David Lawson

By John Walton Apr 7, 2026 17 min read
Interior, cabin mockup. Diehl Aviation logo in blue on yellow background. Repeating oval-star motifs in yellow-and-blue-which-make-green.

Business Readout: Diehl talks strategy, retrofits, demand, sustainability and its take on the seat market in advance of AIX

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By John Walton Apr 6, 2026 6 min read
Interior, The Royal Box. U-shaped red velvet sofas with red curtains, carpet and furnishings, looking glam.

Cleverly revamped Heathrow Clubhouse, including new Royal Box, shows Virgin Atlantic still has the It Factor

By John Walton Apr 5, 2026 13 min read
Interior, JAL business class seat (Safran Unity), showing multiple thermoplastic elements on walls

The Chain, episode 4: thermoplastics supply chain fundamentals with SIMONA Boltaron's Chris Corona

By John Walton Apr 3, 2026 18 min read
An inward-facing herringbone suite on an A321neo. It is in dark greys, blues and stone.

Analysing United’s new seats, cabins and products — the A321XLR, Coastliner premium A321neo, CRJ-450, Relax Row — and 250 new planes by 2028

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By John Walton Mar 30, 2026 13 min read
A Boeing 777 interior’s ceiling and sidewalls, with some blue mood lighting

The Chain, episode 3: how the aircraft interiors supply chain and industrial designers can work better, with tangerine's Weiwei He

By John Walton Mar 26, 2026 15 min read
Interior, 787-9. Two women play cards in a window herringbone suite with partner ottoman seating.

Update #36: United’s 787-9 Elevate Ascent goes on sale with doors locked out, Spirit makes a Big Front Seat move in US premiumisation context, and BA adds 9% to its longhaul network

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By John Walton Mar 23, 2026 8 min read
Interior airline cabin, looking up at the ceiling with the front overhead bins of a Boeing 747 nose cabin

The Chain, episode 2: surfaces and materials in the interiors supply chain, with Insperial’s Alexis Gabillon

By John Walton Mar 20, 2026 13 min read
Lufthansa Allegris seat 2D mockup: a single centre throne style seat.

Why Lufthansa’s Allegris 787 business cabins were delayed in certification, and why three seats are still blocked

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By John Walton Mar 18, 2026 7 min read

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