CTM Design - VIP Aircraft Interiors

CTM Design can help you answer the question : What will aircraft Interiors look like in 2015? Intelligent aircraft interiors reflect complex business strategy and management. Further regulatory restrictions on safety and health issues interplay in the architecture, refurbishment and maintenance of aircraft interiors. Main drivers for innovation and developments are the increasing necessity for customisation, while considering in the manufacturing process standardisation and cost management.

Maximum passenger well being and comfort. Flooring, ceiling, lighting, seats, fabrics, galley equipment, communication and entertainment systems reflect new trends and developments in aircraft cabin interiors. Apply new developments in cabin design and refurbishment to your own advantage. What are the new international regulations in cabin interiors? How can maximum cabin safety be ensured for passengers and health risks be minimised? Which quality and product standards are relevant in cabin interiors? What are the challenges of customisation? How can passenger comfort and well being be fulfilled using minimal space with low costs? Which innovative technologies are used in cabin management systems in order to ensure fast communication and diverse entertainment? What is the outlook for aircraft interiors in 2015?

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Future VIP interiors and business cabins need to reflect stylish trends, but also top quality and the highest technological standards. Innovative cabins are the main challenge to ensure consumer satisfaction, differentiation of sustainable and durable products on the market in order to maintain competitiveness.

Future broadband satellite communication...Future broadband satellite communication systems are crucial for mobile access to data services. The in-flight exchange between aircraft and satellites for internet access is a very important one because these applications offer fast beam reconfiguration. It is especially important in VIP and business cabins that communication systems be advanced and offer fast access.

Adding value through customer involvement - the future of VIP cabin interiors is they need to reflect the highest quality standard, combined with functionality and comfort. In particular long distance travel needs to match passenger expectations. Personal jet concepts have become the answer to such challenges, giving consumers the opportunity to realise their aspirations. Lufthansa, for example, has launched projects where innovative VIP interiors are designed with a true personal touch. These projects are based on processes where clients get the chance to work closely with engineers and designers. This leads to interior designs that match their specific tastes and requirements.

B/E Aerospace has done various outstanding projects in design and engineering capabilities in order to integrate mechanical and electrical system configurations. With the help of 3D models, passenger space and comfort are always optimised. The product range of the company includes the equipment for super first class suites, but also classic business seats. The projects have concentrated on the wide range of seating aspects and arrangements, as well as complete storage and aircraft galley equipment.

Fire & cabin safety R&D programs... FAA Fire research and safety program: 1. Fire detection and suppression systems 2. Aircraft designs… New test methods for materials: development certification tests for fuselage skin, replacement agents for the halon and smoke venting of the aircraft during in-flight fires.

Aircraft safety improvements... Insights into cabin interior certifications.

Airlines have expressed the need to target two areas in order to improve safety and efficiency in cabin operations:

cabin crew turbulence-related injuries and inadvertent slide deployments...These issues pose a safety risk and cost the airline industry millions of dollars every year.

The IATA cabin operations safety toolkit is designed to help safety officers, training instructors and airline managers develop strategies to prevent incidents in these two areas. This toolkit is the product of work carried out by IATA's cabin operations safety task force, established in 2004, which brings together safety experts from airlines, aeronautical manufacturers and industry associations.

Cabin safety and compliances. Development and implementation of in-flight standards, policies and procedures. Coordination with the FAA on cabin safety issues. Motivate safety. Ensure in-flight operations through monitoring activities of the industry.

Cabin interior customisation, re-configuration and cost management. Customized Illuminations. Major trends in Cabin Interior Lighting. Light as part of a larger system. Light as part of a customization strategy. How to invest minimum effort to achieve maximum effect.

Integrated, synchronized, and stylish: Balancing interior design with airplane performance. Importance of cohesive interior design. Matching interior features with aircraft capability. Future interior vision. Concept design and interior design ergonomics.

Cabin environment comfort. Concept design and interior design ergonomics.

… insights on new trends. Maintaining health, comfort and well-being for passengers. Limits of space, noise and atmospheric pressure etc. Design challenges.

Comfort and design: principles and good practice. Comfort is increasingly important in sales of airplane tickets also due to the fact that information is easily accessible on the internet and comfort rates can be found. However, there is no such thing as a general notion of comfort. This makes design more complex, but not impossible. From a Business Strategy standpoint, there will be future cabin differentiation through design. Developing a unique business class experience. Cabin design is a growing challenge with spiralling costs and increased passenger expectations which impacts on the future of business class Emerging trends…

Transition into innovative cabin communications, IFE and cabin management products. Cabin management systems and in-flight entertainment. New and sustainable digital technologies. Mobile communication for office posts: connectivity and cabin control systems. Entertainment programs: satellite TV and DVDs. Product upgrading and development.

Today’s executive aircraft passengers have high expectations for productivity, access to information and entertainment. Rockwell Collins is a company whose mission is to meet these expectations by delivering the intuitive products and services the passenger needs to feel comfortable, in control and productive.

From airborne satellite TV to sophisticated mapping and real-time information, connectivity, on-board displays and complete cabin control systems, Rockwell Collins is creating the total cabin experience… fully integrated, intuitive systems that allow the passenger to work, watch, play and communicate like never before. 

Perhaps more than anyone, Rockwell Collins recognizes that the business jet cabin must serve as a mobile communications and office command post. The quality flying experience is about getting more out of flight time. It’s about control, making things accessible, intuitive and simple.

Rockwell Collins knows its future success lies in the technical, operational and commercial integration of on-board hardware, communications services, and applications and content.

Aircraft interior refurbishment. Re-design of aircraft interiors: - Selection of design for new carpets, seat coverings, wall and ceiling panels- Selection of materials- Installation of new systems.The challenge of product service with subcontractors. Coordination of the supply chain process: cabin interiors as a strategic issue for fleet assets. Managing interior refurbishment programs.

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