Cabin Interior and Electronics

SkyTheater Promises Surround Sound in the Cabin

February 01, 2008

SkyTheater’s new high-definition audiovisual and surround-sound system has passed DO-160 testing, and the first installation will be in service on a business jet by the second quarter. Previous versions of the system are already flying aboard a variety of Boeings and Gulfstreams. The Hollywood, Fla.-based company has 12 orders for the new package scheduled...

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Down the Aisle...

February 01, 2008

Lantal Textiles of Switzerland has acquired Wollspinnerei, a major spinning mill…Word from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month is that Blu-ray is the likely winner in the high-definition DVD player sweepstakes…Just delivered is a Gulfstream V for Abercrombie & Fitch with an Alto Aviation sound system that includes six subwoofers under...

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747-8 Completion Is a Big Deal

January 01, 2008

Lufthansa Technik has signed a contract to do its first cabin completion on an executive version of the new Boeing 747-8. The four-engine airplane is scheduled to arrive at the company’s Hamburg, Germany completion center in early 2011 and will be delivered to the unidentified customer 18 months later. With the 747-8, a larger derivative of the 747-400,...

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A350XWB Will Offer Electrochromic Cabin Windows

January 01, 2008

Buyers of an executive version of the new Airbus A350XWB will have the option of selecting the electrochromic (or “smart windows”) technology from PPG. The windows, developed by Gentex of Zeeland, Mich., contain an organic di-electric gel. When a very low electrical current is introduced, the gel will darken, rendering the window opaque. When no electrical...

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Gore Chooses Millennium Concepts for Second BBJ

January 01, 2008

Millennium Concepts of Wichita, a specialist at development and certification of aircraft interiors, has been selected by Gore Design Completions of San Antonio to provide engineering, design and fabrication services for the executive interior of a Boeing Business Jet. It is the second aircraft completion project on which the two companies have been...

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Innotech Paints a Pretty Picture

January 01, 2008

Innotech Aviation of Montreal has begun construction of its new twin-bay aircraft paint facility at Pierre Trudeau International Airport in Dorval. The 41,000-sq-ft facility will accommodate aircraft as large as the Global Express XRS. According to v-p and general manager Rob Brooks, it will be “the most modern and technologically advanced hangar for...

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Hamburg Interiors Expo Near Capacity

January 01, 2008

Exhibit space for Aircraft Interiors Expo 2008, held in Hamburg, Germany, “has virtually sold out,” according to event organizer Reed Exhibitions. A total of 560 exhibitors attended last year’s show and more than 11,700 visitors from 75 countries passed through the gates. While the primary focus of the show is commercial aviation, business aviation vendors...

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C Jet Taps Airbus for Bizjet Order

January 01, 2008

Hong Kong aircraft charter and management company C Jet will be looking for completion centers. In November, the company placed a firm order for an Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) and signed a memorandum of understanding for the first executive version of the Airbus A350XWB. The ACJ interior will be based on the A318 Prestige cabin concept, featuring a...

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Down the Aisle...

January 01, 2008

Associated Air Center, a division of Landmark Aviation based in Dallas, delivered its ninth Airbus Corporate Jetliner in November and has four more in backlog… Emteq, an aerospace installations and LED lighting specialist in New Berlin, Wis., has been granted its Air Agency Certificate for a variety of products, including trays, coaxial cable assemblies and...

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First executive A380 has palace potential

January 01, 2008

For the better part of a year, Airbus has been referring to the executive version of its A380 as the Flying Palace, so it seemed appropriate that the first customer should be royalty–Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.The prince, who nurtures a high-profile public image, arrived in style at the Dubai Airshow in November to sign the...

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AMAC Aerospace Set To Open in August

January 01, 2008

AMAC Aerospace is preparing to open as a new completions, refurbishment and maintenance provider for business aircraft in August. The Swiss start-up company is being founded by former Jet Aviation CEO Heinz Köhli and will be based at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, near Jet Aviation’s completions center. In late October, AMAC signed a 35-year lease on...

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Dassault plays 7X completion catchup

January 01, 2008

Even with a new hangar dedicated to cabin outfitting of its Falcon 7X, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault is not meeting scheduled delivery dates for the new flagship trijet.“The ramp-up has been a little slower than expected,” Dassault Falcon president John Rosanvallon told AIN. Rosanvallon said the reason was an underestimated degree of cabin...

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Weak Dollar Prompts Price Hike at IWG

December 01, 2007

International Water-Guard Industries (IWG) is “adjusting its pricing and business policies in response to the unprecedented shift in exchange rates between the U.S. and Canadian dollar.” According to IWG president and CEO David Fox, the Burnaby, British Columbia-based company has raised its U.S. prices by 7 percent “while working with non-U.S. customers to...

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A King Air cabin with a Brazilian touch

December 01, 2007

Opened for business a little less than two years ago, interior refurbishment specialist Interiors by Brazil has introduced a King Air 90 cabin that has close ties to a land better known for the samba and Mardi Gras. The cabin upgrade is the result of a partnership of family businesses, one owned by the O’Haras in McGregor, Texas, the other by the Berberians...

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