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Cabin Interior and Electronics


Air Concepts International Goes Quiet

April 01, 2008

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 Heli-Expo 2008 in Houston. According to company president Pat Cesaro, the package reduces cabin noise to 69 dB. It has been certified for installation in the AW139 in either the one- or two-door sliding...

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International Water-Guard Coming Clean

April 01, 2008

With an established reputation in the field of on-board water treatment for aircraft, International Water-Guard of Burnaby, British Columbia, has launched a program to develop a components line that includes the “pumps, valves and heaters that make up a complete water system.” According to IWG president and CEO David Fox, “Distributed device control is the...

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R&D Is the Future at Lufthansa Technik

April 01, 2008

German completion and refurbishment giant Lufthansa Technik is building a research and development center for its cabin innovation business division in Hamburg. The company estimates the investment at about $15.4 million. In addition to offices, the center will contain testing laboratories and display areas for new products under development. “We are paving...

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Grob Might Complete SPn Jet at Altenrhein

March 20, 2008

The Swiss Altenrhein Airport, located about 50 miles east of Zurich, recently said a major business aircraft manufacturer will build a new completion and delivery center with a pilot training facility on airport land. The European press mentioned last fall that Grob Aerospace considered opening a delivery center at Altenrhein for its new SPn jet there, but...

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Jet Aviation Acquires Savannah Air Center

March 01, 2008

Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group expanded its U.S. footprint last month with the acquisition of maintenance and cabin completion and refurbishment specialist Savannah Air Center. The deal adds some 280,000 sq ft of space at Savannah Air to the more than 650,000 sq ft at Jet Aviation’s Midcoast Aviation subsidiary in East Cahokia, Ill.Both facilities are...

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Precision Pattern Cuts Deal for Falcon 2000 Cabinetry

March 01, 2008

Dassault Falcon Jet has selected Precision Pattern Interiors to supply completed cabin cabinetry for the Falcon 2000EX “over the next three years, with the potential for future expansion.” The Wichita-based cabinetry specialist, a DeCrane Aerospace company, will manufacturer ready-to-install, wood veneer cabinets, with deliveries to start in early spring....

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Aero Toy Store To Open Montreal Completion Center

March 01, 2008

Aero Toy Store, already expanding its interior completion and refurbishment facilities in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., expects to open a 45,000-sq-ft completion and refurbishment center this month at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal. The center will include upholstery and cabinetry shops. General manager Steve Jaksi described the facility...

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Rosen Wins Embraer Entertainment Systems Contract

March 01, 2008

Rosen Aviation, in partnership with Heads Up Technologies of Carrollton, Texas, and Mid Continent Controls of Derby, Kan., has been selected by Embraer as the standard in-flight entertainment system supplier for the Brazilian OEM’s new Phenom 100 very light jet and Phenom 300 light jet. The focal point of the system will be Rosen’s new RosenView VX. It...

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Flying Colours Aiming for the Top in CRJ Conversions

March 01, 2008

Following the introduction of its “CRJ ExecLiner” program converting CRJ200 airliners to executive configuration, and selection as the primary completion facility for the Aerospace Concepts “Project Phoenix,” Canadian completion and refurbishment center Flying Colours has set its sights on becoming “the number-one choice in the CRJ conversion market.” The...

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SEI’s New Philadelphia Facility Coming Up To Speed

March 01, 2008

Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI), the longtime preferred interiors provider for AgustaWestland helicopters in Italy, has opened its new U.S. facility at Northeast Philadelphia Airport. According to Massimo Isidori, operations at the 12,000-sq-ft hangar are currently focused on helicopter maintenance but interior completions on executive, EMS and law...

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For Agusta, ‘Versace’ is Italian for ‘exclusive’

February 26, 2008

AgustaWestland (Booth No. 3039) unveiled its exclusive AW139 Versace interior Sunday, but the Italian OEM was quick to point out that it did not expand its line of exclusive interiors and layouts for money or profit.According to Renzo Lunardi, senior v-p of the company’s commercial business unit, AgustaWestland wanted to offer its customers a product that...

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Let’s get Sirius, helo operators tell cabin outfitters

February 26, 2008

Avionics Innovations is showing its line of in-flight entertainment (IFE) equipment designed for helicopters at Booth No. 4819. Based on Ramona (Calif.) Airport in northern San Diego County, the company began life in 1994 with a small line of broadcast radio products for airplane and helicopter cabins, which has expanded with the growth of IFE.This week at...

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Aerolite Lands AW139 EMS Completions

February 26, 2008

Swiss aircraft interior specialist Aerolite received a contract from Norway’s Lufttransport AS to outfit three AgustaWestland AW139s with emergency medical transport interiors. The helicopters will receive dedicated turnkey medical interiors including single- and dual-patient litters, integrated patient loading systems, cabinetry and system and equipment...

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Makeover sheds years from aging Bell

February 26, 2008

Phil and Lee Hixon, owners of the Palm Springs Air Museum in Southern California, recently took delivery of a refurbished 1980 Bell 206L-1 after completions, MRO and maintenance services provider Texas Aviation Services made a number of changes to it.Employees replaced the Rolls-Royce 250C-28B powerplant with a C-30P version and installed new Garmin...

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