Inside the Airbus A380’s hidden crew rest areas that keep ultra-long-haul flights safe, efficient, and running around the clock.

For long-haul cabin crew and pilots, the crew rest area is an essential, ensuring that crew fatigue doesn't set in and affect safety. Crew rest is a specified period during flights, when pilots and ...

An airplane captain and crew asleep on board. Long-haul flights lasting 12 to 15 hours feel like a marathon, even if you’re just sitting there the entire time. But how do flight attendants survive a ...

Diehl Aviation plans to unveil a long-range version of its existing crew rest compartment (shown) for narrowbodies. Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in ...

On long-haul flights, airlines use extra crew and scheduled rest rotations to keep flight attendants alert, with part of the team always available in the cabin. Modern wide-body aircraft have hidden ...