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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AirCell Makes Wireless ‘Axxess-able’

AirCell displayed the newly certified wireless function of its Axxess flagship satcom system at last month’s NBAA Convention.
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Raytheon Little Rock Expands To Do Hawker 4000s, 750s and 900s

Raytheon Aircraft broke ground on October 3 to expand its aircraft completions facilities in Little Rock, Ark., with a $16.3 million facility.
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Full-Spectrum Enhances Touch Control

“Let there be light,” said designers at DeCrane Aircraft’s Audio International, and to make it even better, they added full-spectrum color.
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SEI Eyes U.S. Site for AgustaWestland VIP Cabins

Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI), the exclusive interiors shop for AgustaWestland’s civil helicopters, is planning a move to the U.S.
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Flying Colours Finding Business at Home

Canadian independent completion center Flying Colours, which traditionally finds about 70 percent of its business south of the border, is seeing more Canad
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Enflite shows expanded line of interior amenities

Enflite, Inc.
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LHT launches 787 VIP interior

Lufthansa Technik of Hamburg, a leading provider of executive/VIP cabin interior solutions, in partnership with UK-based Andrew Winch Designs, announced th
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Thrane & Thrane demos broadband unit

Dassault and satcom hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane (Booth No.
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In-air Communications Options Grow

Staying connected is getting easier, as Arinc Direct announced that its SkyLink broadband Internet service for business jets is now available above more th
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DeCrane to complete Embraer Lineage 1000

Embraer has tapped DeCrane Aircraft to complete the interiors of its new Lineage 1000 large executive jet.
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SJ30-2 Completions Go To Stevens

Stevens Aviation has been selected by Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp.
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Bombardier unveils Lear 60XR, Challenger 300 cabin mockups

To reach out and touch the future is the dream, said Bombardier president and COO Pierre Beaudoin.
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ACL/AIMS to quiet the cabin of your business jet

Aerospace Concepts LLC of St.
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Digital video-on-demand coming to a cabin near you

Cabin electronics specialist PGA Avionics (Booth No.
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ICG’s Aerocom telephone system can do it all

International Communications Group (Booth No.
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Will pilots flip for the Flipper?

It’s called the Flipper, and for good reason.
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Start-up Has Orders for 151 VLJs

Connecticut-based Magnum Jet confirmed an order placed several months ago with Adam Aircraft for 101 A700 very light jets (VLJ) for planned management and
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Lineage 1000 Interior Providers Chosen

Embraer selected UK-based Priestman Goode to design the interior of the Lineage 1000, the ultra-large executive jet the Brazilian OEM launched in May.
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In Search of Faraway Shores

International Water-Guard Industries signed an agreement with UK-based Reheat International for distribution and maintenance of its aircraft water treatmen
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Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo success prompts launch of Expo Asia 2006

Aircraft Interiors Expo, which has grown steadily since its first event in Cannes, France, in 2000, had its sixth annual show last month, and is not only o
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Completion & Refurb Update

Success of Falcon 7X Sales Encourages Dassault’s Expansion Plans at Little Rock


Dassault Falcon Jet has made a
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Stroke of Genius Leads to 'Smart' Fastener

Consider the lowly fastener, an object guaranteed to induce acute boredom in the mind of the average man, a cure for insomnia perhaps.
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Arinc and Telenor Launch AeroMobile Cellular Service

Preparing for the day when aircraft passengers are allowed to make cellphone calls in flight, Arinc and Telenor have created AeroMobile, a new service that
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Cabin Electronics: Creating an office in the sky

As anyone who has flown aboard a private jet can attest, whiling away the time en route with a good book, sampling the catering or just engaging in some qu
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Cabin Electronics: Keeping passengers entertained

Three years ago satellite direct television was “gee whiz” equipment.
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FDS Nears Introduction of 55-inch LCD Cabin Monitor

In-flight entertainment specialist Flight Display Systems (FDS) is preparing to take the wraps off a monster, 55-inch LCD monitor for the cabin in a formal
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Raytheon’s Entertainment to the Max

Raytheon Aircraft Services has introduced the Max Entertainment System upgrade for in-production Raytheon turbine airplanes, as well as legacy Hawkers.
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Manufacturers promote equipment interoperability

One of the recurrent themes at the Toulouse workshop was the inability of ATC services to provide operators opportunities to use the navigation performance
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Satellite TV System from Rockwell Collins Certified on BBJ

Rockwell Collins last month announced that its Tailwind 550 satellite television system has gainedan STC for installation in the Boeing Business Jet.Comple
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PS Engineering Gets Sirius about Future of In-flight Audio

The latest cockpit audio panel from PS Engineering, the PMA8000-SR, does everything a conventional panel can, with one extra feature sure to get the attent