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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PATS Teams with Tailwind on Completions
Completion and modification specialist PATS Aircraft (Booth No.
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Airbus cabin work begins in Toulouse
The Airbus Corporate Jet Centre in Toulouse, France, has received its first two aircraft for cabin outfitting and expects to have invested $7 million by th
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LHT To Complete Two Airbus A330s
Lufthansa Technik’s completion center has signed letters of commitment to complete two widebody Airbus A330-200s for undisclosed customers.
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Jormac bins make for more room overhead
The owner is rarely the sole occupant of an airliner converted to executive configuration; his or her staff needs a place to sit, stow belongings and strap
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Growth drives PATS’ expansion
PATS Aircraft, part of DeCrane Aerospace Systems, will be expanding its facilities and hiring up to 200 additional employees over the next 18 months in res
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King to give airliners VIP treatment
After more than a decade’s experience performing midsize and large-cabin business jet refurbishments, King Aerospace has decided to take a big step up into
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Interior design firms aim to make A380 a true flying palace
Airbus remains tight-lipped on the subject of what it calls the A380 “Flying Palace,” but that hasn’t kept rumors from swirling or designers from developin
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Mid Continent Controls showcases IFE options
Mid Continent Controls (Booth No.
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PATS ready to begin completion of first Lineage 1000
The first Embraer Lineage 1000–the executive version of the Brazilian manufacturer’s E-190 regional airliner–has an appointment next month at a U.S.
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Flying Colours expands to make room for large-cabin projects
Canada-based aircraft completions specialist Flying Colours (Booth No.
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Rosen gets PMA OK for 25 cabin items
Rosen Aviation said it has received FAA approval for 25 cabin entertainment system components.
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With first A320 in house, Gore readies for bigger projects
Gore Design Completions received its first Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) for completion early last month.
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Delaware Center Expands To Meet Falcon Demand
Dassault Falcon announced last month a multi-year expansion at its Wilmington, Del.
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Jet Aviation Gets First Executive 787 Contract
Jet Aviation has signed a letter of intent with an unidentified client from the Middle East that will send the first executive Boeing 787 to the company’s
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Embraer Plans To Present New Aircraft Mockup At NBAA
Speaking at the first public unveiling of the company’s new Phenom 100 very light jet last month at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & E
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Montreal Jet Center Expands Interiors Services
With its acquisition in July by Elisen Technologies, interiors refurbishment and cabin completion specialist MJet of Montreal will implement an expansion p
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GMT Creates Showers for Russian 767
GMT, a Rhode Island-based composites specialist, recently delivered two highly customized showers to MAV Aircraft Services for installation in an executive
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Midcoast Gets VistaJet Contract for Four Challenger 850s
Midcoast Aviation of East Cahokia, Ill., has taken delivery of the first of four Challenger 850s, all of which will be completed for VistaJet.
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Flying Colours Gearing Up for CRJ200 Conversions
Flying Colours, the Peterborough, Ontario center, is adding 30,000 sq ft to its current completion and maintenance facility that will also include a client
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Down the Aisle...
Rosen Aviation’s 17- and 20-inch display monitors have been selected as standard equipment for Gulfstream’s G450 and G550 cabin entertainment systems.
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Midcoast enters market for narrowbody completions
Midcoast Aviation last month announced its intention to move into the “narrow-body” cabin completion business, marked by groundbreaking on a new 146,000-sq
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Indiana Refurbishment Centers Get a Tax Break
As of July 1, the state of Indiana can no longer impose a use tax on the value of aircraft temporarily located in the state for refurbishment, maintenance
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Fokker Picks AlsterAero for ACJ
Interiors specialist Fokker Services has selected AlsterAero of Hamburg, Germany, to provide an A319 (ACJ) entertainment and passenger communication system
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Duncan Goes Big with 32-inch LCD Monitor
Duncan Aviation recently installed in a Challenger a 32-inch LCD monitor, the largest screen the independent completion and refurbishment center has put in
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Grob Cabin Mockup Makes Oshkosh
In growing numbers, interiors specialists are taking cues from the automotive industry.
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In-flight Cellphone Approval Creeps Closer
European authorities apparently do not share the qualms the Federal Communications Commission and FAA have about the in-flight use of personal cellphones.
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Townsend and Scotchgard Aim To Protect
Townsend Leather of Johnstown, N.Y., and Scotchgard Protector from 3M have reached an exclusive agreement that will add “high-performance protective treatm
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Down the Aisle…
Rockwell Collins’s high-speed, digital backbone cabin management system has been certified for installation in Dassault’s Falcon line and is being offered
