Cabin Interior and Electronics
News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
ACJ, Comlux Intro the TwoTwenty “Xtra Large Bizjet”
Newest ACJ offers bizliner size at below large cabin costs
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Connectivity: Cabin Electronics’ Dominant Note
Service providers, OEMs and MROs expand onboard Wi-Fi availability, quality
Aircraft
OEM Studies Show Low Risk of Covid Transmission in Airliners
Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer each have conducted studies that show Covid poses less of a risk in airliners than in other indoor settings.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
FAA, EASA Give Nod for LuxStream Satcom on Globals
New FAA and EASA STCs enable Collins Aerospace to bring its high-speed LuxStream connectivity service to Bombardier Global 5000, 6000, and XRS models.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Elliott Builds on Learjet Wi-Fi STC
Elliott Aviation's expanded Wi-Fi STC covers nine additional Learjet models.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik’s Voice Commands Coming to Bizjet Cabins
LHT's nicechat, which can control cabin entertainment and environmental systems via voice command, is coming to the bizjet market in 2021.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Delivers Its First ACJ319neo Completion
Jet Aviation’s Basel completions center has delivered its first VVIP cabin project on an ACJ319neo.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Satcom Direct Upgrades Network Ops Center
Satcom Direct has added a network operations center to aggregate, collate, and analyze data generated by business aircraft activity.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Alto Aviation Unveils New Cabin Control System
Alto Aviation has expanded its line of cabin audio and entertainment systems for business aircraft by introducing the SM-1070 system master controller.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
StandardAero Becomes Prizm LED Lighting Dealer
StandardAero is the 13th dealer for Elliott Technologies' Prizm Aircraft Lighting.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gogo Avance Wi-Fi System OK'd for More Biz Aircraft
Duncan Aviation and Flightstar were awarded STCs for Gogo Avance L5 while Pilatus added L3 as a factory option on its PC-24.
Aircraft
Flowy Falcon 6X Cabin Wins International Design Award
Dassault Aviation's Falcon 6X has won the International Yacht & Aviation Award for interior design thanks in part to its "flowing uninterrupted lines."
Cabin Interior and Electronics
SmartSky Prevails in Gogo Patent Challenge
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices declined to review Gogo's challenge against a patent covering key aspects of SmartSky's ATG network.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Covid Brings New Complexities to Charter Ops, Execs Say
NATA's latest Air Charter Roundtable delves into some of the complexities charter operators have faced in the Covid environment.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
SmartSky, in Legal Battle, Faces Further Delays
SmartSky and its former vendor WSS are trading lawsuits in a legal dispute that will push back the SmartSky air-to-ground network at least until 2021.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
C&L Installs Speakerless Sound System on Embraer 135
Bongiovi's speakerless sound system installation on the Embraer regional jet is a first for the type, according to C&L Aviation Group.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan Completes Battle Creek Design Center Renovation
Duncan Aviation's months-long renovation of the Battle Creek design center is aimed at providing better organization and efficiency.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Alto Logs 100th Cadence Modules Set Installation
Alto Aviation's Cadence Switch Series is designed to replace broken, obsolete, and unserviceable CMS switch panels.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gogo Bizav Reaches Avance Installation Milestones
Gogo Business Aviation's Avance L5 connectivity system has been installed on 1,000 business jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
New STCs To Enable LuxStream Satcom on Gulfstream Jets
Western Jet Aviation and Collins Aerospace expect STC approval of LuxStream hardware for Gulfstream's G450 next month followed by the G350, GV, and G550.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gulfstream Expands Dual-band Internet to G650
The availability of Viasat Ku/Ka dual-band satcom on the Gulfstream G650 and G650ER follows FAA approval.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
With Growing Bizjet Mx, C&L Expands Interior Shop
C&L Aviation Group is building a 12,000-sq-ft interior shop that will triple its current capacity.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gulfstream Steps Up Clean Cabin Efforts With New System
The OEM's plasma ionization equipment neutralizes bacteria and viruses.
Aircraft
Embraer Delivers First Bossa Nova Edition Phenom 300E
Embraer delivered the Phenom 300E with Bossa Nova interior last week at its customer center in Florida.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Collins Makes First Aviation Certus Transmission
Collins Aerospace is first to test aviation transmissions to Iridium's Next high-speed satcom network.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Next Aircraft Interiors Expo To Include Bizjet Focus
After a Covid-induced postponement this year, Aircraft Interiors Expo will resume next year with the debut of a new business jet interiors focused zone.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Astronics Antenna Performs in LuxStream Test Flight
Astronics's tail-mounted Ku-band antenna exceeded expectations during a test flight of the Collins Aerospace LuxStream broadband connectivity solution.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Voting Now Open in Private Aviation Design Competition
A mix of leading business aircraft manufacturer design and completions specialists are competing in the 2020 International Yacht & Aviation Awards.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan Offers Free Year of Extra Gogo Services
Duncan Aviation is offering an incentive for Gogo Avance L5 installations, including free Text & Talk and Gogo Vision for one year.
