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
Outfitter’s Challenge: Keeping Up with Demand
It’s one of those problems providers might like to see but that can be exasperating for their customers–more demand than capacity.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions of Falcon 7X begin at Little Rock facility
Dassault Falcon Jet’s Little Rock, Ark., completion center on December 12 accepted the first Falcon 7X (S/N 05) for completion.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lineage 1000 Moves Closer to Reality
Brazilian OEM Embraer introduced its Lineage 1000 in May last year and a spokesman says the company has already taken orders for “more than five” of the tw
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours To Complete VIP CRJ200
Canadian interiors specialist Flying Colours has received a contract to convert a Canadair CRJ200 to an executive/VIP configuration.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Stevens Aviation Ramps Up for SJ30 Interiors
Stevens Aviation has begun work on the first Sino Swearingen SJ30 interior.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Edelman Leather Powered by Crypton
The Crypton process began in West Bloomfield, Mich., at Hi Tex some 17 years ago as a way to make textiles more resistant to spills and stains.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Take a Seat, Wrap Yourself in Versace
At the NBAA Convention in October, international design giant Gianni Versace of Milan previewed a number of exclusive Versace Design signature pieces for b
Cabin Interior and Electronics
AccuFleet Ensures that Fire Stays in Its Place
For years, AccuFleet has been known for its flammability testing and certification of interior cabin components and cargo compartment materials, a “hot but
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Innotech’s Challenge Is To Keep Up with Demand
It’s one of those problems the industry likes to see–more demand than capacity.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Avro RJs get new life as corporate steeds
BAE Systems is making another push to promote executive and corporate shuttle applications for its out-of-production 146/Avro RJ series of regional a
Cabin Interior and Electronics
ACJ interior job makes it an even dozen
Associated Air Center, a Landmark Aviation company based at Dallas Love Field, signed a contract for its 12th Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) interior.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Interiors Award Planned for Hamburg Show
Hamburg, Germany, plans to present the first Crystal Cabin Awards at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo, to be held in the city from April 17 to 19 next ye
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Geneva-based Burnet Interiors to bid for Grob SPn production
Burnet Interiors has made the interior of the Grob SPn cabin mockup that showgoers can see here on the German airframer’s exhibit (Booth No.
Aircraft
Midcoast Delivers Corporate Global 5000
Midcoast Aviation has delivered the first corporate Global 5000 to be completed outside Bombardier’s own factory completions center.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter is showing two VIP
Accentuating the positive attributes of helicopters for business travelers, Eurocopter is displaying here at the EBACE show two of its most popular twin-en
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Bombardier books up to 41Midcoast completion slots
Midcoast Aviation and Bombardier have, in principle, agreed to slots at the former’s St.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gore Design will be doing Airbus VIP interior work
To meet a perceived shortage of capacity and to increase customers’ choices, Airbus expects by year-end to complete qualification of a fifth center to comp
Aircraft
For A318, standard cabins mean faster completions
Airbus has found a ready market for its latest corporate jet, and exclusive cabin outfitter Lufthansa Technik (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Geneva refurbisher plans for growth
High-end, Geneva-based cabin refurbishing specialist Burnet Interiors is boosting its skilled workforce from 18 to 25 to meet rising customer demand.
Aircraft
Jet Aviation builds luxury into 787 and A350
Business aviation devotees are increasingly tapping into the expertise of other industries catering to the high-end marketplace to find news ways to improv
Aircraft
Still larger BBJs are on Boeing drawing boards
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has been sending out initial proposals for “green” corporate versions of the proposed 747-8 jetliner, for which parent company B
Aircraft
LHT finishing Challenger 850
Lufthansa Technik is celebrating the arrival at its Hamburg base of the fifth Challenger 850 executive jet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Maine Refurbisher Plans Major Upgrade
Oxford Aviation is planning to move its aircraft refurbishment business from Oxford County Regional Airport, Maine, to nearby Sanford Regional Airport, whe
Cabin Interior and Electronics
McKinney Aerospace Closes Doors
McKinney Aerospace, a maintenance, refurb and avionics shop at Collin County Regional Airport north of Dallas, closed its doors late last month.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions & Refurbishment Roundup: Business never better for completions and refurb outfits
As long as manufacturers keep selling business jets, buyers will continue filling the cabins with the posh, the luxurious and, occasionally, the downright
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions Recap 2006: Better and Better
In the midst of continuing economic growth, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its numbers for the first half of this year and
Cabin Interior and Electronics
iPod finds its way into business jet cabins
The ubiquitous iPod, hardly less in evidence these days than a cellphone, has found its way into the business jet cabin entertainment system.
