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
Flight Testing Proves Dual-dissimilar Satcom Benefits
Satcom Direct's dual dissimilar Plane Simple satcom installation will be available for aircraft that can accommodate two tail-mounted antennas.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
SD's Plane Simple Antenna Enters Commercial Service
Satcom Direct's Plane Simple satellite communication system for IntelSat's FlexExec service is now available for a variety of business jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
VIP Completions 'Flying Showroom' To Debut at NBAA Forum
VIP Completions' "flying showroom" Falcon 2000 will make its public debut at the NBAA Regional Forum at Miami-Opa Locka on February 8.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Iridium Releases Certus-based Portable Communicator
The new Iridium Go! exec satellite communications device has been tested in light aircraft and delivers higher-speed connectivity.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Chip Necessary for Gogo 5G on Pace for Midyear Delivery
Gogo anticipates a chip that is necessary for its 5G service will be delivered by mid-year ad that its service will launch in the fourth quarter.
Aircraft
Dassault Falcon 10X Cabin Racks Up More Kudos
The Chicago Athenaeum Award for Good Design has been awarded to Dassault Aviation for the cabin design of its flagship Falcon 10X.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
STCs for SmartSky Hardware Expand To Falcon 900
STCs for SmartSky'a air-to-ground connectivity hardware already include business jet types from Textron Aviation, Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Embraer.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Satcom Direct HQ Turns to Solar Power
The business aviation connectivity provider has installed a 1,200-panel solar farm at its Florida headquarters.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Satcom Direct Begins Plane Simple Ka-band Tests on G550
Satcom Direct's Ka-band antenna has been approved for use under an aircraft-specific supplemental type certificate on the Gulfstream 550.
Avionics
West Star Adds Satcom STC for Bombardier Global Express
The STC that West Star Aviation is offering is a replacement to the original Inmarsat satcom system in the Bombardier Global Express.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
OneWeb Satellite Launch Deploys 40 More Satellites
A SpaceX launch on December 8 inserted 40 satellites into low-earth orbit for the OneWeb satcom constellation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
FAA OKs Viasat's Ka-band Satcom for Gulfstream G450
Viasat eyes market of more than 300 of the jet type for its Ka-band in-flight connectivity system.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
AeroVisto, Vartan Team on Bizjet Cabin Refurb Service
AeroVisto Group and Vartan Aviation Group have partnered on “360°CabinService,” providing à la carte interior work for cabin refurbishment projects.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Skyservice Awarded Satcom Direct Plane Simple STCs
Skyservice has received Transport Canada, FAA, and EASA STC approval for installation of Satcom Direct's Plane Simple connectivity hardware.
Avionics
Avionics Sales Notch Q3 Record
Sales of avionics installed in newly manufactured aircraft topped more than $407 million, a record for the AEA's Avionics Market Report.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Stellar Blu To Provide Satcom Direct Service
Stellar Blu's satcom system for the OneWeb network is being certified on Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer executive airliners.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik To Install Flexible ACJ320neo VIP Interior
Lufthansa Technik was selected to provide a flexible charter/private VIP interior on an Airbus ACJ320neo and follow with maintenance and component support.
Aircraft
Citadel Meets 'Hot' VIP Airliner Refurb, MRO Demand
VIP Airliner completion and MRO specialist Citadel Aviation reports doubling business amidst a “hot” market for aftermarket upgrades and service.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Primadonna Intros New-design Cabin Bed System
Primadonna's PrimaLux FlexFrame bed for business jets fits between two single club or conference seats and is topped by a memory foam mattress.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Comlux Building Light Maintenance Hangar in Dubai
Comlux Aviation Breaks Ground on Hangar in Dubai and expects to deliver its first completed ACJ TwoTwenty to a Middle East-based client in January.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Winch Design Delivers 'Bright, Characterful' Global Jet
The Bombardier Global 5000 business jet cabin refurb handed features an art wall on the aft bulkhead inspired by Japanese artist Kazuo Shiraga.
Aircraft
Bizliner-centric AMAC Expands Services and Subsidiaries
Switzerland’s AMAC enhances its VIP airliner services and portfolio of complementary subsidiaries, as completion of the first ACJ350 proceeds.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Comlux Sees Middle East and Africa as Key Demand Driver
UAE-based Comlux is enjoying a strong fourth quarter, with COP27, the G20 summit, and the FIFA World Cup taking place in the region.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
NC Carpet To Distribute ABM Stitching Machines
NC Carpet Binding has partnered with ABM International to distribute CNC stitching equipment for fabricating business aircraft upholstery.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Alto Aviation Reaches 100 Global Express Jet Installs
Alto Aviation’s cabin digital audio system and Cadence switch panels have been installed on 100 Bombardier Global Express business jets.
Aircraft
6X Marks the Spot for Falcon “Wide Body” MEBAA Debut
Dassault’s Falcon 6X “extra wide body” makes MEBAA debut, as does a cabin mockup of the even wider forthcoming Falcon 10X.
Aircraft
Gulfstream G700s Arrive for MEBAA Debut on World Tour
Gulfstream G700s on world tour arrive for MEBAA debut, leading a fleet of jets including the clean sheet G400 and best-selling G650ER.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
SmartSky Now Available for Cessna Citation X Bizjets
Installations of SmartSky connectivity hardware and software for the Citation X business jet began this quarter at select Textron Aviation service centers.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
The Business Jet's Heart of Green
OEMs, aftermarket providers, and customers are searching for and finding sustainability in the aircraft cabin.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
VIP Completions Buys, Outfits Falcon as Flying Showroom
The Florida-based completions and refurbishment specialist will use its Falcon 2000 as a demonstrator at regional business aviation events.
