8 innovations that could actually make airplanes more comfortable

The Oscars of the plane cabin, the Crystal Cabin Awards, were held in Hamburg on Tuesday night. This is as gala a gala event as you get in aviation. It’s not the Oscars, but then airlines and their suppliers don't have the box office earnings to match even Batman v Superman.

Each year, awards are handed out in seven key cabin experience categories. But this year — on the 10th anniversary of the CCAs — an eighth category was added for cabin innovations.

So who won? And what does this all mean for you, as the person paying for of all this relative luxury with your ticket to fly? Read more...