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.

Environment

Premier Solutions Shows Green Technology

Premier Solutions of America has introduced a new “eco-friendly” paint stripper that is “biodegradable, non-toxic, easy to use and easy to apply.”
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flight Display Systems Introduces Club CMS

As a follow-on to its retrofit Select CMS (cabin management system) for super-midsize and large-cabin business jets and ­single-aisle bizliners, Flight D
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Delivers First CMS iPad App

Duncan Aviation recently integrated an iPad application for wireless control of the cabin management system in a Falcon 900.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Plans G650 Cabin Completions

At the same time Gulfstream Aerospace is preparing an assembly plant for its new G650, the Savannah-based OEM is also readying an adjacent building for c
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Big-body cabin completion gaining

The single-aisle and widebody bizliner completion business is gaining traction on a global scale, and with new-aircraft sales by Airbus and Boeing on the r
Aircraft

Alsalam Aircraft chooses Saudi partner for interior business

Alsalam Aircraft delivered a Lockheed L-100 Hercu­les in VIP configuration (photo, above) to an undisclosed customer at last month’s Meba show in Dubai.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Amac opens new hangar to cope with bizliner demand

Amac, the Swiss MRO company founded in 2007, opened a 90,500-sq-ft widebody hangar at Euro Airport Basel on December 2.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Falcon 2000 Owners Have New Interior Options

Jet Aviation launched a refur­bishment program for Dassault Falcon 2000 cabin interiors.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Hawker 200 Gets Cabin Makeover

Hawker Beechcraft’s new Hawker 200, unveiled at the NBAA Convention
Cabin Interior and Electronics

JetTech Acquires Cascade, Preps First BBJ

JetTech Aerospace has completed its acquisition of Cascade Aerospace’s Spokane, Wash.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Citation Ten Hopes for a ‘10’ for Cabin Design

If Cessna were looking for a score on the new interior design for its
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Kalogridis Introduces Fresh Carpet and Wall Covering Styles

“We have 72 new carpet styles and 16 new Deconel wall covering styles,” said Kalogridis International founder George Kalogridis.

A year ago,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Goodrich Digesting DeCrane Acquisition

With completion of its acquisition of most of the former DeCrane Aerospace assets, Goodrich of Charlotte, N.C., showcased its expanded completion and ref
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PPG Shows Darker Side of Dimmable Window

Passengers on business jets will be able to block more light coming through electrically dimmable cabin windows with a new dual-panel option from PPG Indus
Aircraft

Boeing’s Sky Interior Debuts with FlyDubai

Boeing delivered the first 737NG with the new Sky Interior cabin to FlyDubai on October 27.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux USA Regroups after Hangar Fire

Comlux USA, a maintenance, overhaul, completion and refurbishment center in Indianapolis, was b
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Pats Now Part of Wayzata Investment

With completion of the sale of DeCrane Aerospace to Goodrich in September,
the former DeCrane completion and ­refurbishment center and auxiliary fuel
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flight Display Contributes To Flying Theater

Flight Display Systems has gone Hollywood, in a manner of speaking.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Altitude Takes Mockup to a New Level

When it comes to mockups, Altitude Aerospace has taken it to a new level with the Boeing Business Jet Pounamu cabin that was on display last month at NBA
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ovation Select Nearing Certification

Ovation Select, the cabin-­management system from Honeywell, is nearing ­certification and the new cabin mockup, with production hardware and everything
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Head-of-state Jobs Filling New Hangar at Gore

Gore Design Completions of San Antonio is making good use of the 44,250 sq ft of hangar space it recently added to the ­existing 100,000 sq ft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Intros the 14-day Refurb Guarantee

Duncan Aviation has launched an interior refurbishment program that guarantees
installation of new soft goods in 14 calendar days for operators of C
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Innovation, Function Hallmark G650 Cabin

Describing the cabin of Gulfstream’s new G650, senior v-p of programs, engineering and test Pres Henne said it began with a sketch of a cup holder and a si
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Swiss design A380s for Grand Tours

A consortium of investors led by Switzerland-based Van Lattmann Corporate Communications (VLCC) has embarked on an ambitious project to operate VIP version
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux America Outfitting BBJ

Comlux America, the Indianapolis-based completion and refurbishment center affiliate of The Comlux Group (Booth No.
Aircraft

Comlux Airbus A318 Elite wears polished wing slats

Out on the NBAA static display Comlux Aviation is showcasing an upgraded addition to its charter/management fleet in the shape of an Airbus A318 Elite feat
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

EMTEQ lets installers see the light

Emteq, a specialist in customized cabin interior lighting, is at the NBAA Convention (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore Shows 'Virtual Walk' Through Designs

Gore Design Completions is introducing its "Wall" here at its NBAA booth (No.
Aircraft

Comfort and function highlight Gulfstream G650 cabin

Describing the cabin of Gulfstream’s new G650, senior v-p of programs, engineering and test Pres Henne said it began with a sketch of a cup holder and a si
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizjet Wi-Fi choices keep expanding

There are now more ways than ever to connect to the Internet in flight thanks to the growing number of airborne data services available for installation in