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.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Stevens Launches Heritage Refurb Program for Used Aircraft
As an added revenue source, Stevens Aviation in Greenville, S.C., plans to officially launch its Heritage Program at the NBAA Convention this fall.
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Rosen’s FlightView In Production
After much market research and considerable research and development, Rosen Aviation Displays’ FliteView moving map passenger information system will go in
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Flight Display Introduces Single-box IFE Package
At the Aircraft Electronics Association convention and trade show in April Flight Display Systems (FDS) of Alpharetta, Ga., introduced a new in-flight ente
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Capital Aviation Installing ‘Big Sky’ in Small Cabins
Capital Aviation expects to deliver its 100th executive Caravan this summer, this one with the typical “Big Sky” cabin.
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Broadband Connection Now on Gulfstream G350 and G450
Gulfstream Aerospace has received an STC that permits installation of the Savannah-based company’s new Broadband Multi-Link data transfer system in its G35
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Jet Aviation Installs EMS Satcom eNfusion Accelerator in Falcon 900
The eNfusion cabin network accelerator from EMS Satcom appears to be gaining a following.
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Airshow Makes a Splash at European Bizav Show
At the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in May, Rockwell Collins announced completion of AirCell’s ST 3100 Iridium satellite communicatio
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Special Report: Completion & Refurbishment 2005
Two years ago at this time, Jim Renfro, president and owner of Highlands Aviation at Avon Park, Fla., said he was spending most of his time on the road, “d
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Electronics for the well equipped cabin
We live in a brave new world of constant connection, to our homes, offices, business acquaintances, friends and family.
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Kalogridis Launches 3-D Tapestry
Carpet specialist Kalogridis International of Dallas has just launched a new line of bulkhead tapestries available in a variety of colors and with three-di
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IWG Sells 1,000th Aircraft Water Treatment Unit
The end product may not be Perrier, but it’s just as tasty and just as clean.
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PATS Delivers Fifth BBJ Interior
Since the first Boeing Business Jet entered the PATS Aircraft completion center in September 2001, the company has rolled out five finished BBJs.
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What? No Tattoos?
He took the Citation XLS to the West Star Aviation completion and refurbishment center in Grand Junction, Colo., for a special exterior paint job, starting
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It’s all about the environment
Cabin environment has been a major element of the completion process in the past couple of years, and it promises to become more so as concerns about air q
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Live tv coming to the oceanic bizjet cabin
Live tv over the ocean? It’s not possible today, and traditional direct broadcast satellite television providers are unlikely to have a business model for
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Ericsson Decides To Join Airborne Cellphone Fray
Mobile phone maker Ericsson jumped into the race to supply hardware that will enable passengers to use their cellphones aboard aircraft after takeoff.
Regulations and Government
House Panel Opposes Airborne Cellphones
Bipartisan members of the House aviation subcommittee agreed with chairman Rep.
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Aviation Software for Cellphones
Smartsoft recently released Flight WTK 2.1, a new version of weight-and-balance software for cellphones that support Java scripts.
Security
Justice Voices Anti-terrorismConcerns over In-flight Use of Cellphones
Even as a half-dozen companies are rushing to get FAA approval for systems that will allow the in-flight use of personal cellphones on business aircraft, o
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Small business jets could get SwiftBroadband, too
With all the recent talk about airline passengers surfing the Web from the comfort of their seats (and perhaps at some point in the future even being permi
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Midcoast Finds anOpening, Creates Door To Fit
Midcoast Aviation has a new supplemental type certificate for a solid-surface pocket door for the Falcon 900 and Falcon 900EX.
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Blue Sky Network Approved for Airshow 4000
Rockwell Collins has issued a service information letter approving Blue Sky Network’s Iridium satellite phone system as a qualified data channel for its Ai
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Emteq To Merge Cabin and Lighting under One Roof
Emteq of Milwaukee is consolidating its aerospace cabin and lighting companies into a single facility at New Berlin, Wis., effective November 1.
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SkyLink Broadband Coming to Europe and the Middle East
Arinc Direct, which showcased its SkyLink satellite broadband service on two Gulfstreams at the Paris Air Show earlier this summer, expects to go active in
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Atlantic Aero Interiors Operation
Atlantic Aero of Greensboro, N.C., expanded its FBO and maintenance/mod operation recently to include aircraft interior completion and refurbishment.
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DunnAir CompletionStart-up Gets FAA Approval
DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center has received its repair station certificate from the FAA.
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Completions Center Acquires Avhar
Executive Aircraft Completions, a Tulsa, Okla.-based interior design and engineering firm, has acquired Avhar Services of San Antonio.
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DeCrane not Taking a Back Seat
DeCrane Aircraft Seating has announced a patent on core technology around which a new line of lightweight 9-g and 16-g executive single and double passenge
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MRO Profile: Montreal Jet Center
Although business aviation was still recovering from the effects of 9/11 in 2003, two Quebec companies–DEM Capital and Elisen Technologies–decided
