All Systems & Interiors news – Page 44
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AIX: Emirates to 'transform' cabin on new A380s
Emirates will introduce a new Airbus A380 cabin interior upon receiving aircraft from its latest order for the double-deck type in 2020.
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AIX: AMAC debuts at AIX as it looks to build commercial MRO
Swiss business aircraft completions house AMAC Aerospace is making its AIX debut as it looks to diversify into the commercial maintenance and cabin refurbishment market.
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AIX: Gogo prepares for 'massive change' in satellite connectivity market
With the satellite-based in-flight connectivity market is going through “massive change", Gogo is feeling happy about its decision to remain technology-agnostic – a strategy it believes will enable it to provide airlines with greater flexibility as equipment evolves.
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AIX: Cobalt shines with new LED mood lighting
For Cobalt Aerospace, the challenge of 2018 is keeping up with what is turning into an “amazing year of growth” for the five-year-old company, with six flag carriers opting for its LED full colour mood lighting system as a drop-in replacement for traditional white fluorescent cabin illumination systems.
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AIX: Inmarsat EAN service readies for commercial launch
Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom’s new hybrid European Aviation Network (EAN) has its own stand for the first time, where visitors are invited to experience first-hand a service which its developers believe is about to transform Europe’s in-flight connectivity market.
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AIX: Rockwell Collins ready to help airlines reap benefits of connectivity
Rockwell Collins wants to help airlines understand how they can deliver a seamless connected experience for their passengers throughout all points of their journey.
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AIX: Citilink to install Inmarsat's GX service on 50 A320s
Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink has agreed to retrofit 50 of its Airbus A320s with Inmarsat’s GX Aviation in-flight broadband service.
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AIX: Northern Ireland’s strength in numbers
When you’re based in a country which makes one-third of all passenger aircraft seats, it is logical to demonstrate your capabilities with a seat which shows off exactly what you bring to that market. That’s exactly what a trio of Northern Ireland companies – IPC Mouldings, Bradfor and Exact CNC ...
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AIX: New innovations shine at the Crystal Cabin awards
Now in its 12th year, the Crystal Cabin Awards proved as big an attraction as ever as the industry’s "Oscars" set a new record of 91 entries. Once again, the ballroom of the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski provided the backdrop for a sparkling ceremony to celebrate the latest ideas designed to ...
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AIX: Sekisui launches KYDEX light brigade
Interior designers looking to lighten up a bit will be looking carefully at a literally bright new idea in cabin panel materials. KYDEX plastic panels – in any colour, printable with infused images for durability and thermoformable to most any shape – are a familiar tool for the design community, ...
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AIX: Recaro makes the WOW factor
Recaro is to supply Icelandic budget carrier WOW air with around 100 of its CL4400 business class seats. Seats for three aircraft have already been delivered, and a retrofit programme to convert seats on another 12 aircraft will be completed by year-end.
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AIX: Gentex seeks broader application for dimmable windows
US electronics specialist Gentex has developed a large-area version of its electronically dimmable window (EDW) that can be curved to follow an aircraft fuselage’s shape.
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AIX: Style makes the grade for Skylights VR glasses
Business class passengers on Air France’s three A340s will in the next two months be offered a virtual reality cinema experience, care of a second generation headset from Skylights. Compared to the company’s first generation headset that is flying on 17 aircraft today, the latest version – modelled here by ...
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AIX: Qantas becomes A380 'Cabin-Flex' launch customer
Qantas is to deactivate a pair of passenger doors on its Airbus A380s in an effort to increase premium seating on the aircraft's upper deck.
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AIX: Gategroup aims to transform airline retail through predictive analytics
Gategroup has teamed up with predictive analytics company Black Swan and Panasonic Avionics to develop a retail platform that will use passenger data to predict the types of food most likely to be ordered on different flights, allowing the right products to be loaded onto aircraft and reducing the amount ...
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AIX: Afrijet launches ATR Cabinstream IFE system
Gabonese carrier Afrijet has become the first ATR operator to employ the airframer’s Cabinstream IFE system.
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AIX: Wizz Air’s record order for Geven’s Essenza
Wizz Air has placed an order for 110 shipsets of the Geven Essenza economy-class seat to outfit the Airbus A321neos it is scheduled to begin receiving in January 2019. It is the largest seat order placed by the airline, and largest single order ever received by Geven.
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AIX: Supply-chain consolidation brings pressure and opportunity
The cabin supply chain has still not caught up with rapidly rising production rates at Airbus and Boeing – but consolidation among the suppliers could provide an opportunity for agile new suppliers to enter the market.
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AIX: Airbus to design lower-deck passenger facilities with Zodiac
Airbus has recruited Zodiac Aerospace to jointly develop passenger facilities for the cargo decks of A330s and A350s.
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AIX: Inmarsat likens IFC benefits to moving from flip phone to smartphone
The opportunities available to airlines through the connected aircraft are “as transformational as moving from an old Nokia phone to a smartphone”, says Inmarsat Aviation senior vice-president strategy and business development Frederik Van Essen.