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☆ These innovative airline cabin concepts could be the future of flying
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Welcome to the future of aviation – at least according to the 2024 Crystal Cabin Awards. Courtesy QantasCaroline Oxley, who works for the Crystal Cabin Award Association, tells CNN Travel this year’s finalists share a “more democratic approach” to improving the passenger experience. This year’s winner of the “sustainable cabin category” was Diehl Aviation for their “ECO Sidewall” – a greener take on an airplane wall. The winners of this year’s Crystal Cabin AwardsWinner Cabin Concepts: Factorydesign, Coop. Qantas Airways Ltd “The Wellbeing Zone”Winner IFEC and Digital Services: Thales Avionics “FlytEdge”Winner Sustainable Cabin: Diehl Aviation “ECO Sidewall”University winners: Tongji University, Coop.

Persons: whittling, Diehl, Qantas Caroline Oxley, Oxley, AirPRO, DesignBüro Stühmer, Scholz, intriguingly, Crystal, BermudAir, theCUBE, Dupont “ Organizations: CNN, Germany CNN, Aircraft, Diehl Aviation, Qantas, Accenture, Schroth Safety, ”, Tongji University, University of Sao, Embraer, Sao Paolo, University of Virginia Tech, Boeing, Collins Aerospace, Wheelchair, Safety, Coop, Qantas Airways Ltd, Digital Services, Thales Avionics “ FlytEdge, Aviation, Sidewall ” University Locations: Hamburg, Germany, Sydney, London, New York, Shanghai, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Coop

☆ The double-level airplane seat is back. This time, there’s a first-class version
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

He’s spent his twenties – all five years of them so far – perfecting his vision for economy class dual-level seating. At 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 meters), Núñez Vicente was used to cramped airplane journeys in which he struggled for legroom and struggled to sleep. He imagines the Chaise Longue seats in the middle of each cabin, flanked by regular seating on either side. Testing out the conceptHere's the lower level of the business-class/first-class version of the dual-level seat concept. Here's Núñez Vicente demonstrating what it's like to lie flat in the lower level seat.

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☆ Lloyd Austin says US support for Ukraine remains resolute even as security aid remains stalled in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ramstein Air Base, Germany CNN —US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized Tuesday that the US “will not let Ukraine fail,” as Congress continues to delay critical funding for Ukraine aid. “So, our message today is clear: The United States will not let Ukraine fail. This coalition will not let Ukraine fail. And the free world will not let Ukraine fail.”The trip is Austin’s first official trip abroad since his prostate cancer procedure in December. “And Ukraine continues to down Russian warplanes.”The future of supplemental aid in Congress remains unclear.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, ”, Austin, Rustem Umerov, “, Russia “, ” Austin, Mike Johnson, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Johnson, Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan Organizations: Ramstein Air Base, Germany CNN — US, Ukraine Defense Contact, Ukrainian Defense, CNN, Russia, Russian Navy, Republican, ”, Pentagon, Army Locations: Germany, Ukraine, United States, Russia, Europe, “, Oklahoma

Munich, Germany CNN —Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal are “delusional” and need to be “close to reality,” Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN Saturday. But Hamas’s demands are disconnected from reality - delusional,” the former Israel Defense Forces commander said in an interview with CNN’s Alex Marquardt at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. He suggested that, though Israel and Hamas had previously agreed on a deal to supply medication to Israeli hostages, the hostages did not receive this medication. Hamas will be dismantled, but we would like very much to make a deal and to bring our hostages back home. “They wanted very much to break the potential deal just as they did in the previous one,” he suggested.

Persons: Germany CNN —, ”, Gal Hirsch, CNN’s Alex Marquardt, counteroffer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Hirsch, ” Hirsch, Khan Younis, “, Martin Meissner, Marquardt, Deir al Balah Organizations: Germany CNN, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Munich, Israeli, Minister’s, Hamas, Nasser, IDF, UN Locations: Munich, Germany, Gaza, Israel, Israel’s, Khan, The Hague, Netherlands, Rafah, Deir al

☆ Analysis: Death of leading critic Navalny is a reminder of Putin’s paranoia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It is the why that is already the largest question, after the untimely death of Alexey Navalny. And with his death, Putin is in a riskier position. The Prigozhin death, critics of the Kremlin, had felt, was to some degree inevitable. He has long been a Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty ImagesNavalny’s death is a reminder of Putin’s paranoia. Does it speak of a man burdened by worry, and happy to endure the global outrage of Navalny’s death if it removes the tiniest possible risks to his rule?

Persons: Alexey Navalny, Putin, Navalny, Kamala Harris, Alexei Navalny, Vera Savina, Anna Politkovskaya, Alexander Litvinenko, Boris Berezovsky, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, ”, Alexander Nemenov, Putin’s Organizations: Germany CNN, Kremlin, Munich Security, NATO, IK, Police, Getty, Putin Locations: Munich, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, AFP, London, Moscow, Putin’s

Now, many are warning that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is capitalizing on the chaos for its own political gain. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesA tractor displays a banner with the logo of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that reads: "Germany needs new elections!" “Supporting democratic protests like this against traffic light madness will continue to be a concern of our hearts,” one post reads. The traffic light will soon be standing all alone.”The “traffic light” is a reference to Scholz’s coalition government – an allusion to the colors of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Greens it is comprised of. Far-right coup fantasiesGerman ministers and a domestic intelligence chief have warned how right-wing extremists could try to exploit the farmers’ protests.

Persons: Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Sean Gallup, Martin, ” Steven, Björn Höcke, Scholz, Johannes Kiess, ” Kiess, Jens Schlueter, Kiess, Robert Habeck, ” “, ” Habeck, Kay Nietfeld, Stephan Kramer, –, ” Kramer, ”, Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto, Sophie Tanno Organizations: Germany CNN — Farmers, Farmers, Getty, Social Democratic Party, SPD, Free Democratic Party, Greens, Germany’s Office, Homeland, Deutsche, University of Leipzig, CNN, “, Ukraine, Tractors, CDU, CSU, Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Locations: Berlin, Germany, Frankfurt, AFP, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Cologne, Bremen, Nuremberg, Munich, Rügen, Pomerania, Thuringia, Berlin ., Dresden, Saxony, Deutsche Bahn, Cottbus, Torgau, London

☆ EU AI law: Top companies raise alarm over Europe's proposed rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In an open letter sent to EU lawmakers Friday, C-suite executives from companies including Siemens (SIEGY), Carrefour (CRERF), Renault (RNLSY) and Airbus (EADSF) raised “serious concerns” about the EU AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI rules. “Such regulation could lead to highly innovative companies moving their activities abroad” and investors withdrawing their capital from European AI, the group wrote. Race to regulateTech experts have increasingly called for greater regulation of AI as it becomes more widely used. The EU rules are the world’s “first ever attempt to enact” legally binding rules that apply to different areas of AI, according to the European Parliament. The Act also outlines transparency requirements for AI systems.

Persons: Yann LeCun, Hermann Hauser, “, France Valeria Mongelli, Sam Altman, ERIC, ”, Dragos, ” Brando Benifei, CNN “ Organizations: Germany CNN, EU, Siemens, Carrefour, Renault, Airbus, Meta, British, ARM, “, Bloomberg, Getty, US, Tech, SAP, Ericsson, CNN Locations: Dortmund, Germany, Europe, Strasbourg, France, United States, China, Romanian

☆ Economy class airplane bunk beds get seal of approval as launch moves closer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now the concept’s got the industry seal of approval via a prestigious Crystal Cabin Award, presented at the 2022 Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany. “Bunk-bed solution for economy class – this is something which you regularly see as a concept,” said Kaestner. “But we rarely see this level of innovation actually becoming a real product that’s flying.”Winning designsThe Skynest concept offers a lie-flat option for economy passengers. Courtesy Air New ZealandThe Crystal Cabin Awards announced its longlist earlier this year, before whittling the categories down to a shortlist. For student nominees, the Crystal Cabin Awards are “a fantastic way to get into the industry,” added Kaestner.

Persons: Skynest, Lukas Kaestner, Skynest isn’t, “ Bunk, ”, Collins, Kaestner, it’s heartening, there’s, they’ll, Alejandro Núñez Vicente, InteliSence Organizations: Germany CNN — Air, CNN Travel, New, Delft University of Technology, Delta, Air, Zealand, Thales Avionics “, Center, Safety, Teledyne, Collins Aerospace, Digital Services, University, Technical University of Delft Locations: Hamburg, Germany, Netherlands

☆ The double-decker airplane seat is back. Here’s what it looks like now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

It might not sound particularly appealing on paper, but 23-year-old airplane seat designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente believes double-level seating is the future of economy flying. You may have seen a photo of Núñez Vicente’s Chaise Longue Airplane Seat prototype floating around the internet. Núñez Vicente envisages an airplane cabin in which the Chaise Longue is in the center, flanked by two rows of regular airplane seating. He says he designed the Chaise Longue to solve the airplane seat conundrum – not make it worse. The earlier iteration of the Chaise Longue Airplane Seat at AIX 2022.

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