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
News Note: Teac announces new servers for use in-flight entertainment
The airborne products division of Teac announced the availability of new “plug and play” digital file servers for use with the company’s in-flight entertai
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GE to sell off Garett Santa Barbara
A General Electric spokesman confirmed the sale of its Garrett Santa Barbara completion center to Yankee Pacific and WestCap Partners Private Equity Fund.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
DeCrane expands, takes on BBJ completions
DeCrane Aircraft Systems’ PATS unit recently completed a 42,000-sq-ft expansion of its facility at Sussex County Airport in Georgetown, Del.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Bomhoff, Nordam spin off interior supply firm
The Nordam Group and Bomhoff, two leading suppliers of business aircraft interior components, have agreed to form a new business entity, Bomhoff Nordam LLC
Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland AW101 adopts bizjet-like interior
Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland is here showing a mockup of an AW101 cabin in a luxury layout, probably the ultimate for a VVIP helicopter, as it is
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Converting CRJs to executive use may be a boon to completion shops
Divergent conditions in the regional airline business and the business jet realm have conspired to create a potential boon for completion companies involve
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Midcoast to install CMC EFBs in Challengers
Midcoast Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft
BAe Systems signs up Avro Business Jet team
“Wake up, smell the coffee: the Avro Business Jet (ABJ) has arrived!” is the message from BAe Systems Regional Aircraft and two new partners announced here
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Ocean Sky nabs 007 to burnish public persona
London-based aviation services provider Ocean Sky (Booth No.
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TAG Interiors teams with Versace on designer seats and divans
TAG Aircraft Interiors has reached an agreement with B/E Aerospace to offer a haute couture line of designer seats and divans for a variety of large and mi
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Jet Aviation swings doors open on widebody super hangar
Jet Aviation inaugurated a new hangar at its Basel completion facility on May 16, just days before the opening of EBACE.
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Gore Design targets both narrow and widebodies
Gore Design Completions (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
New Flight Display LCD Allays Dealer Concerns
Flight Display Systems, a leading manufacturer of in-flight entertainment equipment, has unveiled at EBACE the updated version of its 7-inch widescreen LCD
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Florida-based Banyan Air Service is expanding its capabilities
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Banyan Air Service is expanding its capabilities to include avionics installations in large-cabin business jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
EMTEQ Purchases Cable Technologies
New Berlin, Wisconsin-based EMTEQ (Booth No.
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CompletionAir, Premier Air merge at St. Louis
With the February cash acquisition of Premier Air Center, CompletionAir’s founders and three unidentified investors have captured a major piece of the busi
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The Perfect Espresso Must Be Italian
Italian cabin supplier Iacobucci HF Electronics has introduced a new espresso maker designed for use in an aircraft galley.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Stork Fokker embraces the VIP/corporate market
One of six Airbus-approved outfitters for its ACJ corporate jetliner family, Stork Fokker Services (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
ACJ Center Delivers First Outfitted Aircraft
On April 22, Airbus’ new Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) delivered its first aircraft–a VIP-configured A320 to a private customer.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Fourth Continental bizjet features finished interior
The fourth Bombardier Continental super-midsize business jet to join the flight-test program is the first aircraft to have a complete interior, functional
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Interiors expo's move to Hamburg draws praise
This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo is history, and indications are that the show has weathered its initial growing pains.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Roll-away air conditioners provide spot cooling
Air-conditioner manufacturer Skil-aire of Baltimore has developed the Moving Cooler line of caster-mounted units designed to spot-cool areas such as remote
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cabin soundproofing kit available for PC-12
A passive sound-reduction kit for the Pilatus PC-12 lowers cabin noise by 55 percent in the speech interference level and by 80 percent in the average “A”
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It’s lights out for Garrett Santa Barbara facility
General Electric’s Garrett Santa Barbara completion center, opened in mid-1999 for the express purpose of outfitting Boeing Business Jets, is scheduled to
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White knight comes to rescue of Dee Howard
Dee Howard, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since mid-February, took a major step toward recovery on April 19 with selection of a winning bid for purch
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Sat-TV for the cabin from Rosen
Rosen Products of Eugene, Ore., is making a splash in the new product pool with the announcement of the integration of Honeywell’s OneView satellite-direct
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Baker Unveils Mini-DVD Player
Baker Electronics has introduced a miniature multi-region DVD player that measures 2.5 in.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
News Note: IEC International acquired in buyout
Cabin-management and entertainment system specialist IEC International has been acquired in a management buyout led by sales and marketing v-p Chris Nichol
