All Systems & Interiors news – Page 7

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    News

    Diehl Aviation and HAECO unveil premium cabin concept

    2023-06-05T14:37:00Z

    Diehl Aviation and HAECO Cabin Solutions are exhibiting a full-size demonstrator of their asymmetric premium cabin configuration for single-aisle aircraft – four- or five-abreast – in a full-size demonstrator for the first time this week at the Airline Interiors Expo.

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    Analysis

    Are eVTOL cabins the next big opportunity for cabin suppliers?

    2023-06-05T12:20:00Z

    Electrical-powered urban air mobility platforms represent a potentially lucrative new market for seat manufacturers and other interior equipment specialists

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    Interview

    How Diehl is building back

    2023-06-05T12:19:00Z

    The German company’s chief executive Joerg Schuler is glad to be focusing on growth again, instead of retrenchment. Sustainability, digital innovation, supporting the supply chain, and broadening the customer base are among his priorities

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    Analysis

    Expliseat aims to be lightweight champion in aircraft seats

    2023-06-05T12:19:00Z

    French company’s founders set out to create the lightest airliner seat on the market. Just over a decade on, their innovative product is beginning to gain traction outside the regional sector

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    Analysis

    Seating start-up Unum is ready to deliver

    2023-06-05T12:19:00Z

    After emerging as a new name in seating at last year’s AIX show, the company has finance in place, products on display and is poised to launch production – once its first order comes in.

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    News

    Emirates to recycle catering utensils through closed-loop process

    2023-06-05T12:08:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is embarking on a recycling initiative to re-use plastic catering equipment through a local facility. Emirates says the initiative will cover old or damaged plastic trays, meal dishes, bowls and other utensils. They will be brought into a ‘closed-loop’ system through which they are recycled into ...

  • OneWeb Aircraft
    Analysis

    Flying to faster and free on-board wi-fi

    2023-06-04T14:47:00Z

    Once a novelty, rapid, reliable and even complimentary connectivity is something many passengers now expect. As satellite access improves and choices widen, the latest trends and advances will be discussed and on show at June’s Aircraft Interiors Expo.

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    Analysis

    How seat suppliers are adapting products for long-range narrowbodies

    2023-06-04T12:26:00Z

    As airlines deploy narrowbody aircraft on ever longer routes, seat makers are tasked with ensuring this does not result in a slimmed down premium passenger experience.

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    In depth

    Northern Ireland firms showcase prime seat positions

    2023-06-02T12:45:00Z

    The province is a global hub of the interiors sector, with two major tier one manufacturers and a mature and sophisticated supply chain

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    News

    Airbus unveils new cabin concepts as sustainability shapes 2035 vision

    2023-05-30T15:14:00Z

    Airbus has unveiled the central pillars for shaping future aircraft cabin interiors from 2035, focusing on achieving sustainability through smart systems and biomimicry, while not compromising on passenger comfort. The airframer says its Cabin Vision 2035+ aims to use biomimicry to design lightweight internal structures, and harness traceability to recycle ...

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    News

    Inmarsat rolls out ‘fastest ever’ Jet ConneX in-flight connectivity plans

    2023-05-24T07:52:00Z

    Satellite communications company Inmarsat is now selling a series of faster in-flight broadband plans as part of its Jet ConneX service with business partner Satcom Direct.

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    Analysis

    Off the menu: why airlines are offloading catering units to focus on flying

    2023-05-12T16:06:00Z

    Lufthansa Group’s announcement in April that it had agreed to sell its remaining catering business, LSG Group, to private equity firm Aurelius was the latest example of an airline divesting non-core units in order to focus on the bread-and-butter activity of transporting people and cargo.

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    News

    Boeing seeks US approval for mini-suite installations on 737 Max

    2023-05-12T10:50:00Z

    Boeing is seeking authorisation to fit mini-suites to its 737 Max range, similar to those already approved in other aircraft types. The airframer states that it is proposing to install up to 32 of the suites – each featuring its own privacy door – on the Max 7 up to ...

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    News

    Air NZ to launch bunk-bed concept on New York, Chicago flights

    2023-05-10T02:27:00Z

    Air New Zealand has unveiled more details about its “game changer” economy class sleep pod product – including price, configuration and which routes it will be deployed on – as it prepares for a 2024 service entry.

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    News

    Seats among constraints backloading A350 deliveries

    2023-05-04T10:42:00Z

    Airbus’s widebody delivery profile for the year will be heavily backloaded to the second half, with seat supply among the bottlenecks with which the airframer is having to cope. The manufacturer handed over just five A350s in the first three months of the year – to Starlux Airlines, Turkish Airlines, ...

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    News

    Flydubai shows off sliding-door privacy suite for business-class cabin on 737s

    2023-05-02T07:43:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai has unveiled a new premium business suite for single-aisle aircraft, which will include a sliding privacy door. The airline showed off the development at the Arabian Travel Market and states that it will be introduced on its fleet from November this year. Flydubai operates some 75 ...

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    News

    Large batch of American A320s to receive cockpit-display upgrades

    2023-04-20T05:27:00Z

    Airbus is to upgrade the cockpit displays of more than 100 A320-family jets operated by US carrier American Airlines. The airline has agreed to fit liquid-crystal displays and new display computers to the twinjets. Airbus will upgrade the aircraft with the enhanced EEIS2 instrument system, it states, replacing cathode-ray tube ...

  • Merlin Cessna Grand Caravan
    News

    Start-up Merlin set to start autonomous Grand Caravan demonstrations

    2023-04-12T23:42:00Z

    Autonomous technology company Merlin has big plans to demonstrate its autonomous flight control system on a modified Cessna Grand Caravan in the coming months in Alaska.

  • LauncherOne and 747-c-Virgin Orbit
    News

    Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy 16 months after going public

    2023-04-04T13:39:00Z

    Space-launch start-up Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court on 4 April, a move coming 16 months after the company became publicly traded amid wide fanfare.

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    News

    Bhutan Airlines opts for localised IFE on A319s

    2023-03-22T10:57:00Z

    Asian carrier Bhutan Airlines is to install the localised AirFi wireless system for in-flight entertainment on its Airbus A319 fleet. The AirFi equipment will enable passengers to access content on personal devices, including films, TV programmes and reading material. Bhutan Airlines operates to six international destinations, including Bangkok, Delhi and ...