Desirability & Viability of a Passenger Cabin in an Aircraft Cargo Hold

Today, two trends can be observed when it comes to commercial aircraft. On the one hand, on top, aircraft cabins are becoming increasingly cramped with more seats. On the other hand, below in the cargo hold, only about 40% of the volume is estimated to be used. The combination of these two trends leads to an interesting proposition - can...

Solving KLM's hand luggage problem

Problem Hand luggage has become increasingly popular over checked baggage. As a result, one in five of KLM’s flights has a hand luggage surplus, where the amount of hand luggage that appears at the gate exceeds the limited stowage capacity of the airplane. The only way to deal with a hand luggage surplus is by gate checking: stowing hand luggage...

The Experience Lab: Lifting Zodiac to new heights of innovation

Flying has always spoken to people’s imagination, though nothing fundamental has changed in the passenger experience on board of an airliner in the last decades. Flying has become a commodity but the same kind of base products is still used, and innovation mainly occurs in technical fields such as lightweight materials and cost-effective...