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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Inmarsat to slash cost of e-access

Global mobile satellite communications group Inmarsat plans to offer in-flight Internet connections of speeds of up to 64 kbps to aircraft operators at “a
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Worldwide access with Global One

Late last month Satcom Direct Inc.
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B/E seats and de-ice lines pay off

The FAA has issued a technical  service order (TSO) confirming the B/E Aerospace passenger seat for the Gulfstream G200 (née Galaxy) complies with 16-
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Baker cooks up a one-stop systems shop

Baker Electronics has added three new product lines to its range of aviation entertainment, management and cockpit systems, and announced the formation of
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B/E Aero now has an entire LED package

In the past, LED (light-emitting diode) lighting was just one small piece of the total cabin lighting puzzle, said Rod Stoehr, general manager of B/E Aeros
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DeCrane’s latest 16-g seats advance new technology

The DeCrane Cabin Management Group’s seating division had planned to attend the 54th NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention in September with a considerable di
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Smart window does away with yesterday's shades

Gone are the days of heavy, bulky window shades with accordion pleats.
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OneView integrated into Rosen's cabin IFE system

Rosen Products is making a splash in the new product pool with announcement of the integration of Honeywell’s OneView satellite-direct television into its
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Collins system sorts cabin/cockpit e-data

Rockwell Collins is banking on its new digital data acquisition, distribution and display architecture, called eFlight, to coordinate a wide range of in-fl
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e-Cabin.Connect to fly soon

DeCrane Aircraft Holdings’ e-Cabin.Connect system, featuring long-awaited 512-kbps high-speed in-flight Internet access, is in the final stage of testing a
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Interior mod enhances Lear 35s/55s

Bombardier has announced a modification program to allow the Learjet 35 and 55 to be upgraded with the cabin interiors of the Lear 31A and Lear 60, respect
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EMS Technologies speeds satcom data

Airborne data access at speeds 50 times faster than previously possible with existing satcom systems is claimed for the new aeronautical data terminal (ADT
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Secure 'Net access for in-flight users

Inflightonline, provider of e-mail, Internet content and in-flight connectivity services, re- cently announced the availability of its Secure Access produc
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Lufthansa Technik makes its mark in bizliner jobs

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has expanded capacity at its Hamburg, Germany completions center and now offers a dedicated production line for large airliner-clas
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Firm unveils cabin management unit

Contemporary Research Corp.
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Ex-flight attendant finds success with new business

Last year, Karin Tennstedt was just one of a number of entrepreneurs launching a new business at NBAA; as she put it, “wandering the halls with a net and l
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Pentar announces JetLan XP network

Pentar Avionics of Seattle announced availability of the new version of its JetLan airborne network server, the JetLan XP.
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Pocket doors ready to install

Steecon Enterprises has manufactured more than 500 pocket doors for corporate and business aircraft since it started operations in 1988.
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Carpet tiles now available with bizjet-level quality

Not so long ago, the owner of an executive Boeing 737 approached the aircraft carpeting specialists at Kalogridis International with a rather unusual reque
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Completion and Refurbishment: Airbus Corporate Jet Center delivers first aircraft

The Airbus Corporate Jet Center, which reopened for business in July last year and
is still undergoing renovation and upgrades, has delivered its fir
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Completion and Refurbishment: Jet Aviation makes room for the Giants

Jet Aviation celebrated the grand opening of its new 107,649-sq-ft hangar at Basel EuroAirport in Switzerland.
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Completions and Refurbishments: CRJ200 VIP conversion continues

As demand continues to grow for executive conversions of the Bombardier CRJ200 regional airliner, cabin refurbishment specialist MJet of Montreal recently
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Completions and Refurbishments: New Interiors show for private jets, luxury yachts and hot cars launched in Bahrain

The first annual Gulf VIP Executive Jet, Luxury Yacht & Elite Car Interiors exhibition is scheduled for November 11 to 13 at the Bahrain International
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Completions and Refurbishments: Duncan Aviation takes on Falcon 7X cabin completions

Midwest independent cabin completion and refurbishment specialist Duncan Aviation has signed a long-term agreement to do Falcon 7X green completion work un
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Completions and Refurbishments: Texas Aviation and Sierra Aeronautics eye Brazilian market

Texas Aviation Services in Fort Worth has teamed with Brazilian aviation consultant Sierra Aeronautica of São Paulo for the completion and importation of e
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Completions and Refurbishments: Flying Colours picks Audio International for 'CRJ Execliner'

Canadian independent completion and refurbishment center Flying Colours has chosen Audio International to be the exclusive supplier of cabin management and
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Groovy Gulfstream I, 40 years young, poised to grab slice of charter market

Paging the Austin Powers party of 11, your private jetprop is ready for boarding… Charter customers will be able to travel in the height of sixtie
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Unwilling to wait for new jets, buyers opt for CRJ conversions

With the backlog for new business jets extending years into the future in some cases, and with used large-cabin aircraft prices soaring, several enterprise
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Ibis shows off new executive interior for Ae270

Ibis Aerospace came to last month’s NBAA Convention with a restyled full-scale cabin mockup of its Ae270 turboprop single.
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Convention Clips: Teledyne tapped to provide airborne e-services

An alliance between Teledyne Controls and DeCrane Aircraft Holdings sets the stage for Teledyne to provide service subscriptions for DeCrane’s developmenta