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.

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HighTech features new look in decorative metal finish

HighTech Finishing of Houston, Texas (Booth No.
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SEI Wins EASA OK for Silens Quiet Cabin

Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI) has received EASA certification for its lightweight cabin-noise and vibration-reduction system  called Silens.
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ICG Collaborates with Dassault on Cabin Com

International Communications Group (ICG) has integrated its NxtLink datalink-capable Iridium communications systems (the ICS-200, 220A and 400) with Dassau
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Eurocopter Finds an Answer for a Quiet Cabin

Eurocopter’s research and development teams are working on several programs
to enhance cabin comfort by creating a smoother–and quieter–ride.
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Airbus Corporate Jet Center Delivers Three

Since opening two years ago, Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC, a specialist in cabin completion work on the Airbus ACJ series) delivered its fourth aircra
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Auto Dimming for ‘Smart Windows’

The so-called “smart cabin automated dimming system” (Scads) marks the latest stage in evolution of the electrically dimmable E-Shade smart window from Ins
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Cobham’s DACS Approved for Bell 429

Cobham’s digital audio control system (DACS) has been installed in and FAA approved on the first commercial delivery of an air medical Bell 429.

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Audio International Rocks in High Definition

Audio International plans to begin deliveries of its new ethernet-based Platinum
HD cabin-management system in the second quarter of this year.
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Field Aviation Wins Dash 8 Q400 Contracts

Canada’s Field Aviation has been picked to produce and install custom-designed interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s under a contract with Avitrade Belgiu
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Flying Colours’ Challenger 850 Interiors Program Ramps Up

Maintenance, completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours delivered its first Challenger 850 green completion in December and the program is ramp
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Dassault Falcon and BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA Share Design Award

For their successful collaboration on the new Falcon 7X interior option, Dassault Falcon and BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA have been awarded the prestigious “
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Duncan and Securaplane Offer PreFlite Security System

Aviation services and aircraft interiors provider Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb.,
is offering an upgrade option to the new PreFlite Security Syste
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Active Air Filtration Coming from AAR and Quest

AAR, an aviation products and services provider, has joined with Cheadle-based Quest International in the UK to develop and distribute Quest’s AirManager,
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List Begins Supplying Interior Furnishings for PC-12 NG

List Components and Furniture of Austria has begun deliveries of executive interior furnishings for the Pilatus PC-12 NG (Next Generation).

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Edelman Offers Metallic Dream Cow and Pitch Brown

Edelman Leather of New Milford, Conn., has introduced a touch of metal to a new line of leather goods for private jet interiors.
Aircraft

Nextant selects Rockwell Collins Venue cabin system for 400Next

Nextant Aerospace has selected the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system for the interior of the Beechjet 400Next as part of a retrofit package th
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ARGUS OFFERS OPERATORS FREE TRIPCHEQ REPORTS

Charter operators that are rated by Argus can now run free TripCheq reports for any aircraft listed on that operator’s DO85.
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Aircraft Interiors Middle East Ready for a Big Show

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation, plans to open the second Aircraft Interiors Middle East
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International Water-Guard Has Cause To Celebrate

International Water-Guard has marked some highlight events recently, among them delivery of its 2,000th water treatment unit (for installation in a Dassaul
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Private Jet Luxury on Four Wheels

London-based Design Q has taken its work creating private jet cabins to a new level.
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Flying Colours Delivers First Completion of Green Challenger 850

Flying Colours, a specialist in aircraft completion and refurbishment, has delivered its first green completion of a Bombardier Challenger 850.
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Cabin Electronics Special Report

For at least a decade, the business aviation industry has looked forward to a seamless transition from the office or home to the private jet, with all t
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Rotorcraft Update: IBF System Approved for AW139

Donaldson’s Aerospace Filtration Systems (AFS) unit has received supplemental type certificate approval from the FAA for an inlet barrier filter (IBF) syst
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High-end BBJ offered by Jet Aviation, Andrew Winch

Thus far, the bizliner completions sector has remained comparatively solid despite the effects of the recession on the rest of the industry.
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Luxury yacht-tender EC 155 concept unveiled

Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter, designer Andrew Winch and luxury yacht specialist Edmiston introduced a stylish new completion scheme for the EC 155 at
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Comlux ends partnership with Airbus Corporate Jet Centre

The Comlux Group, which became a 40-percent shareholder in the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) in May 2008, has withdrawn by mutual agreement from that
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Bizliner business sees slight dip in demand

In March last year, it appeared the bizliner completion centers were sailing through the recession with barely a ripple, working at capacity with slots fil
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Iacobucci Offers a Solution To Waste

Iacobucci HF Electronics has introduced its first WastePak trash compactor, a device developed specifically to resolve the problem of waste disposal during
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ACJC Creates Multi-mission VIP Kit

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), a Toulouse, France-based completion and refurbishment specialist, has introduced for the Airbus A320 a kit that allows
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Happy Design Puts an End to the Plain Plane

Happy Design Studio, an eight-year-old firm based in Strasbourg, France, has launched a new venture in aircraft exterior livery design.
Despite the