Invented by Alejandro Núñez Vicente, a Spanish graduate student at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, this revolutionary double-decker setup uses ultralight materials; could be installed without major structural modifications to the aircraft; and if adopted by airlines would be a potentially game-changing innovation combining efficiency and passenger comfort.

Read more about this and other developments at this year's AIX in our recent post Cabin Fever Strikes (in a Good Way) at Hamburg's Aircraft Interiors Expo.