29th November saw Unum Aircraft Seating officially open its new factory close to London Gatwick airport. With designs and approvals in place, the company is ready to begin production
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Soisa Aircraft Interiors, a provider of cabin upholstery and assembly services, has quadrupled the size of its facility in Dubai, to include specialised production lines with dedicated units for dress cover lamination, curtains and cutting areas
Key themes of the November 2023 issue include the factors involved in ensuring the safety of sustainable cabin materials; accessible lavatory design; a campaign to bring in legislation to make air travel better and safer for disabled passengers; cabin lighting advances; and the latest CMF options
Emirates is showing its strength at Dubai Airshow, with widebody aircraft orders worth an additional US$52 billion, and a US$1.2 billion contract with Safran to include seats, cabin equipment, and retrofit and MRO support
Recaro Aircraft Seating is celebrating a decade of operations at its facility in Qingdao, China, as well as the completion of the third and final phase of its space2grow expansion plan
Aviation conference organiser, RedCabin, has announced a new awards programme for professionals in the aircraft interiors industry – the RedCabin Trinity Awards, with a judging panel made up of airlines and air leasing companies
Recaro has acknowledged strong work by its suppliers, with five awards – Sustainability, Newcomer, Production Material, Non-Production Material, and Customer Service – given to those that have shown exemplary performance over the past year
Starling Aerospace has been seeing growth in demand for bespoke cabin refurbishments, from both private and commercial aviation customers. This demand has led the company to extend its design and manufacturing capability, with a ‘six figure investment’ in its sewing shop
Thompson Aero Seating has officially opened its Dynamic Test Facility, which forms part of its Thompson Engineering Centre in Northern Ireland. The facility, which represents an investment of over £7.5million (US$9.1m), will enable Thompson to certify new products for airworthiness at its own premises
The Crystal Cabin Awards are the world’s most prestigious and hotly contested prizes for innovation in aircraft cabins. Companies, institutions and students that believe they have an winning idea or design can now make a submission for entry into the 2024 awards