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.
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposes Cabin Certification Alternatives
The FAA unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last month that addresses airworthiness standards related to cabin interiors for transport-category airpla
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Savannah Air Gets Dual Crew-Rest OK on Global XRS
Savannah Air Center has received the first FAA certification of dual crew-rest areas on Bombardier’s Global Express XRS.
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposes Cabin Certification Alternatives
The FAA unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) last week that addresses airworthiness standards related to cabin interiors for transport-category
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Midcoast To Offer Narrowbody Completions
Midcoast Aviation recently announced its intention to move into the “narrowbody” cabin completion business, marked by groundbreaking on a 145,000-sq-ft han
Cabin Interior and Electronics
2007 Completion and Refurbishment
At the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in late May, a representative of Airbus expressed frustration at the difficulty in findin
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Interiors Expo changes hands but not direction or location
This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo, the completions event held in Hamburg, Germany, for the past five years, opened to record crowds last month, and at th
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Cessna Chooses Nordam for CJ4 Cabinetry
The Nordam Group of Tulsa, Okla., has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide completion cabinetry for the CJ4, the newest business jet in the Wichita
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Quiet, Please. SMAC at Work.
SMAC, a subsidiary of MontBlanc Technologies Groupe in Toulon, France, put its first “Smacsonic” viscoconstrained layered noise reduction material in a Fal
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Sure It’s Leather. It Came from a Cow, Didn’t It?
E-Leather, from the company of the same name, is leather, but not in a form that a cow ever wore.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Emteq Heated Seat Is a Cool Idea
Aircraft services and systems integrator Emteq has received an initial contract from Hawker Beechcraft for installation of its ne FAA-certified seat heater
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Tapis Offers ‘Suede’ with a Two-way Stretch
One of the difficulties with natural leather hide is that it doesn’t stretch consistently, making it difficult for upholsterers to work and resulting in mo
Cabin Interior and Electronics
RosenView Offers Moving Map Upgrade
Rosen Aviation introduced an upgrade to its moving-map display and a new DVD player at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007 in April.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics
As expectations rise, IFE in RJs now far from far-fetched
Availability of in-flight entertainment (IFE) ranks among the top factors that influence the loyalty of passengers, who have become increasingly aware of t
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Rockwell Collins To Provide CJ4 Cabin System
Cessna expanded its relationship with Rockwell Collins last month when it announced the avionics maker will provide the digital cabin management system for
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VIP jet interiors take time
It can take up to two years to outfit a VIP widebody jet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cabin dreams for the Dreamliner
Computer-generated virtual cabin concepts for Boeing’s latest large bizliners are appearing with some regularity as the order book for the executive/VIP ve
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Comlux arrives here in A318 Elite luxury
Amid fanfare and the sweet scent of jet fuel, Zurich-based charter operator and A318 Elite launch customer Comlux arrived in Geneva on Sunday with the firs
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik Combines Form and Function in First A318 Elite
The A318 Elite debut here also serves to showcase the airplane’s first interior by Hamburg, Germany-based interiors specialist Lufthansa Technik (LHT).
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Versace/TAG partner to ‘dress’ an Airbus ACJ
An Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (ACJ) will be getting a touch of Italian haute couture when Versace, in collaboration with TAG Aircraft Interiors, designs its
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Interior Designer Targets Bizav
Aircraft interior designer PierreJean Design Studio, which specializes in custom interiors for a wide range of aircraft from helicopters to widebody jetlin
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Nordam Picked by Cessna for CJ4 Cabinetry
The Nordam Group of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide executive cabinetry for the CJ4, the newest business jet in the Wichit
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Stork refurb business extends to large aircraft
Business aviation is not new to Stork Aerospace (Booth No.
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Jet Aviation expands its successful completions business
Jet Aviation is here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.
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Science of the sound of silence
The prototype personal stereo was famously developed in 1978 to help Sony founder Masaru Ibuka listen to opera while airborne on business trips.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation expands its successful completions business
Jet Aviation is here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gore Design breaks ground for $12.5M completion center
Gore Design Completions, armed with a new contract in hand for a Boeing 767-300ER head-of-state interior and an abiding faith in God, has broken ground for
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Edése Doret designs A380 ‘Flying Palace’ with Jacuzzi
While Airbus will confirm only that it is “in talks with a couple of potential Middle East customers for an Airbus A380 ‘Flying Palace,’” the interior poss
Aircraft
Zonal Comfort System being installed in Boeing 767
The CTT Systems Zonal Comfort System has been ordered by Jet Aviation for a Boeing 767-300ER and is being installed as part of a major executive interior c
Aircraft
B/E Aerospace LED lighting approved for Citation 500
B/E Aerospace has received an STC for after-market installation of direct and indirect LED lighting in the Cessna Citation 500 series.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2004 anticipates record turnout
With more than 340 exhibitors signed up by late February, organizers of the fifth Aircraft Interiors Expo 2004 (scheduled to be held from March 30 to April
