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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Western Aircraft To Open ‘Interior Re-Completion Center’
Western Aircraft expects to open its newly renovated, full-service interior shop this month at its Boise, Idaho facility.
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OLED Lighting Finds Longer Life
For several years organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting has been slowly gaining acceptance in the private jet industry, but the relatively short lif
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Lamera’s Super-steel Now Comes in Colors
Last year Swedish composites technology specialist Lamera introduced Hybrix, a stainless-steel “fiber-filled sandwich” that looks and behaves like a regula
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Completion Management Opens Doors for Business
Aircraft Completion Management, a new company established by completion and refurb veterans Mike Herchick and Ron Gero, opened for business in July to offe
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Gulfstream Inks Deal for Aerospace Tech Shades
Aerospace Technologies Group of West Palm Beach, Fla., has been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace as the preferred supplier of aircraft window shade systems
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Gore outfits VVIP 767 in record time
Gore Design Completions recently outfitted a Boeing 767-200ER in slightly less than six months, an accomplishment the San Antonio-based company claims is a
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AW Delivers First Versace Interiors
AgustaWestland has delivered the first two of its helicopters fitted with interiors styled by Italian fashion design house Versace.
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Special Report: Completions & Refurbs
What a difference a year makes.
In the spring of last year, AIN reported a record 1,025 business aircraft deliveries for the year 2000, u
In the spring of last year, AIN reported a record 1,025 business aircraft deliveries for the year 2000, u
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Oxygen systems can hide secret dangers
For aviators and their passengers, oxygen means life at the high altitudes traversed by modern aircraft.
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B/E Aerospace Buys Bomhoff Cabinetry
Wellington, Fla.-based B/E Aerospace revealed last month that it acquired Tucson, Ariz.
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Operator Sues Outfitter over GIV Refurb
Claiming “there is no merit to the lawsuit or to the allegations in it,” Savannah Air Center said it will defend itself against a $3.7 million claim brough
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Cabin & Cockpit Avionics
As business on a global scale reaches unprecedented levels, more business aircraft customers are demanding that their office in the sky offer the same capa
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Aerolite Delivers First EC 135 VIP Interior
Aerolite Max Bucher recently delivered its first Eurocopter EC 135 interior for a corporate customer.
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SEI Lands in Philadelphia
Servizi Elicotteristici Italini (SEI) has been a primary source of helicopter cabin completion and refurbishment for European manufacturer AgustaWestland,
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Aero Toy Store Chases Helo Market
Aero Toy Store of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Texas Aviation Cites Growth, and Anticipates More of the Same
Past returns may not be proof of future growth, but Texas Aviation Services of Fort Worth, coming off record revenues in 2007, is betting on continued dema
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Air Concepts International Goes Quiet
Air Concepts International of Teterboro, N.J., had two examples of its Cocoon wall panel noise-reduction system on display in two AgustaWestland AW139s at
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International Water-Guard Coming Clean
With an established reputation in the field of on-board water treatment for aircraft, International Water-Guard of Burnaby, British Columbia, has launched
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R&D Is the Future at Lufthansa Technik
German completion and refurbishment giant Lufthansa Technik is building a research and development center for its cabin innovation business division in Ham
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Grob Might Complete SPn Jet at Altenrhein
The Swiss Altenrhein Airport, located about 50 miles east of Zurich, recently said a major business aircraft manufacturer will build a new completion and d
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Thrane & Thrane shows own data-ready satcom
Thrane & Thrane last month introduced to the North American market Aero-HSD+, a data satcom system noteworthy for being the first such product the Dani
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EMS Technologies drops price of its data satcom
Deals like this one don’t come along everyday.
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TEAC introduces high-res moving map for the cabin
At the recent World Airline Entertainment Association trade show in Seattle, TEAC Aerospace Technologies introduced its new Air Tracks high-resolution in-f
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Collins, Boeing to offer broadband for bizjets
Rockwell Collins and Connexion by Boeing are teaming to create a broadband satellite data service for business jets that will fly first aboard Bombardier’s
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Jet Aviation Acquires Savannah Air Center
Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group expanded its U.S.
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Precision Pattern Cuts Deal for Falcon 2000 Cabinetry
Dassault Falcon Jet has selected Precision Pattern Interiors to supply completed cabin cabinetry for the Falcon 2000EX “over the next three years, with the
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Aero Toy Store To Open Montreal Completion Center
Aero Toy Store, already expanding its interior completion and refurbishment facilities in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., expects to open a 45,000-sq-ft completion
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Rosen Wins Embraer Entertainment Systems Contract
Rosen Aviation, in partnership with Heads Up Technologies of Carrollton, Texas, and Mid Continent Controls of Derby, Kan., has been selected by Embraer as
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Flying Colours Aiming for the Top in CRJ Conversions
Following the introduction of its “CRJ ExecLiner” program converting CRJ200 airliners to executive configuration, and selection as the primary completion f
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SEI’s New Philadelphia Facility Coming Up To Speed
Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI), the longtime preferred interiors provider for AgustaWestland helicopters in Italy, has opened its new U.S.
