All Systems & Interiors news – Page 73
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AIX: Geven to supply new slim-seat for ATR
ATR has selected Geven to provide the second-generation slim seat which will be delivered as supplier-furnished equipment from the first quarter of 2018.
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AIX: Panasonic unveils new version of IFEC suite
In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems are getting a generational make-over. The days of fixed-configuration, hardware-driven systems with almost immediate obsolescence problems appear to be numbered. The future belongs to “the platform”.
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AIX: Posing the 'why not?' question in cabin design
Swiss International Air Lines’ insistence on serving chilled champagne to its short-haul business class passengers forced Bombardier to work galley chillers into the design of the CSeries – an addition the manufacturer had not planned to include. Dick Powell, co-founder and chairman of design agency Seymourpowell, says this is a ...
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AIX: Airbus boosts A380 capacity by 20 with redesigned front stairs
Airbus is today unveiling a redesigned front staircase for the A380 that it says will create room for 20 more passengers. This is part of an ongoing campaign of cabin tweaks to boost the type’s capacity by up to 80 seats – something Toulouse believes could broaden the appeal of ...
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AIX: Spafax allows passengers to ask Alexa
Content agency Spafax is debuting a new voice-activated personal assistant with complete knowledge of an airline’s entertainment offering that will allow passengers to ask Amazon’s Alexa which movies, TV shows and music will be available on their flight.
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AIX: Boeing to offer LIFT by EnCore economy seat in 787
Boeing is unveiling at the show today an all-new economy class seat for the 787 – its second major collaboration with new player LIFT by EnCore.
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AIX: Zodiac closes in on Optima business class seat delivery
Zodiac Aerospace’s latest higher-density business-class seat, Optima, should be ready for delivery in less than two years, and the manufacturer is “looking for feedback” from airline visitors to its stand “to make sure we’ve hit the nail on the head” with the product.
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AIX: Airbus grows customer cabin centre in Hamburg
Airbus is expanding its customer facility for A350 cabin configurations in Hamburg to cover the A320 and A330 series.
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AIX: Lufthansa Technik equipping eight aircraft a week for Ka-band
Lufthansa Technik is ramping up a programme to equip Lufthansa Group A320 aircraft with Ka-band technology.
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier shows off CSeries mock-up in AIX debut
Bombardier is making its AIX debut, showcasing the capabilities of its newly in-service CSeries with the first cabin mock-up of its production aircraft.
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AIX: Diehl foresees 'huge' demand for printed cabin decor
Interior equipment specialist Diehl aims to avoid the use of decor foils on cabin surfaces with a newly-developed digital printing process.
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AIX: Zodiac vows a lavatory Revolution
Zodiac Aerospace is pressing ahead with its ambition to consign smelly aircraft toilets to history – and says that by the end of this year every Airbus aircraft will leave the factory with its recyclable Revolution toilet installed.
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Boeing raises list prices after one-year pause
After a one-year pricing freeze, Boeing Commercial Airplanes has quietly raised list prices by a range between 2.16-2.23% across the product portfolio.
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AIX: Hawaiian unveils A321 interior design
Hawaiian Airlines has developed a new cabin design for its on-order Airbus A321neos, which are scheduled to join the carrier’s fleet from the fourth quarter this year.
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AIX: Brady's RFID label helps with compliance
Brady, which makes labelling and identification products, has developed a lightweight, heavy-duty RFID label for the aerospace industry that enables fast and easy tracking of non-metal components.
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ANALYSIS: Mission ZIM-possible - German seating company's big breakthrough
Nine years of plugging away in the retrofit market – convincing increasing numbers of airlines to opt for its “German-engineered” seating – paid off for ZIM Flugsitz when it signed its first buyer-furnished equipment deal in early March, with Airbus.
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AIX: Gentex promotes its dimmable windows
Gentex is at the show to promote its next-generation electronically dimmable windows (EDW) for aircraft, which it says are faster acting and 100 times darker than first-generation products.
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AIX: Gogo 'on track' to launch Biz 4G in first half
Gogo Business Aviation’s Gogo Biz 4G in-flight connectivity solution is on track to launch in the first half of this year, following supplemental type certificate (STC) approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its use on Bombardier Challenger aircraft.
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AIX: Airbus and Routehappy aiming to broaden passengers' choice
Airbus has joined forces with flight merchandising content specialist Routehappy to build a platform that enables passengers to make a much more informed choice when deciding which airline to use, based on details such as aircraft type, seat pitch and onboard services.
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Superjet airframer halves full-year pre-tax losses
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division has halved full-year pre-tax losses to Rb4.7 billion ($83 million), having recorded a 32% rise in revenues to Rb46.8 billion.