Highlights of the May 2024 issue of Aircraft Interiors International include LOPA planning, a look at evacuation safety post-JAL 516, sustainable cabin design, preparing for A350 cabin retrofits, and a preview of Aircraft Interiors Expo
Browsing: Cabin Design
SABIC and Cybershield are collaborating on projects involving electro-less plating of high-temperature ULTEM resins, with potential to expand their use in more applications requiring EMI shielding
Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2024 will welcome back hundreds of familiar big names at the event, alongside over 40 suppliers exhibiting at the show for the first time, looking to present their innovations to attendees and airline buyers
Diehl Aviation has won the Interior category of this year’s Embraer Best Supplier Awards. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer – a long-standing partner of Diehl – commended the company’s design innovation, usability and system architecture, as well as the quality of its products and the reliability of its supply chain
Fans of the ‘Jetliner Cabins: Evolution & Innovation’ book by Jennifer Coutts Clay book will be happy to hear that an extensively updated version has been released, with new case studies, 16 updated chapters, video clips, insights from specialists, in-depth guest essays, and 20 picture galleries
RedCabin, the organiser of worldwide global travel summits for the aviation, rail and automotive sectors, has announced the finalists in its inaugural RedCabin Trinity Awards. As well as trophies, RedCabin will provide the winners with the opportunity to collaborate with an airline on their winning innovation, and to help bolster its business case
Muirhead, a supplier of leathers to airlines and aircraft seat manufacturers, has developed a concept for ‘neurodiverse-friendly’ seat covers, designed to highlight the importance of seat cover design in fostering an inclusive onboard experience
Plastika Balumag has decided to make its air ducts from Zotek F OSU XR technology from Zotefoams, claimed to have enabled a weight reduction of up to 50% in its formed, self-insulating air ducts, compared to using some other materials
The National Industrial Property Institute (INPI) has published its ranking of the top patent holders in France, and Safran has come in at first place, with its portfolio of 16,457 active patents. Safran has come ahead of giants such as Airbus, Boeing, Stellantis and Valeo
The expert judging panel has selected the 25 finalists in the 2024 Crystal Cabin Awards, with key themes of sustainability, health, luxury – and of course innovation – all of which can enhance the passenger experience. There are some big names competing across the eight awards categories