Content Archive: June 2007

Aircraft

Pre-Owned Update: Buyers keep heat on large-cabin aircraft

The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming! The movie title of 41 years ago seems fitting to describe at least the perception of what is contributing
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interiors Expo changes hands but not direction or location

This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo, the completions event held in Hamburg, Germany, for the past five years, opened to record crowds last month, and at th
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cessna Chooses Nordam for CJ4 Cabinetry

The Nordam Group of Tulsa, Okla., has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide completion cabinetry for the CJ4, the newest business jet in the Wichita
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Quiet, Please. SMAC at Work.

SMAC, a subsidiary of MontBlanc Technologies Groupe in Toulon, France, put its first “Smacsonic” viscoconstrained layered noise reduction material in a Fal
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Sure It’s Leather. It Came from a Cow, Didn’t It?

E-Leather, from the company of the same name, is leather, but not in a form that a cow ever wore.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emteq Heated Seat Is a Cool Idea

Aircraft services and systems integrator Emteq has received an initial contract from Hawker Beechcraft for installation of its ne FAA-certified seat heater
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Tapis Offers ‘Suede’ with a Two-way Stretch

One of the difficulties with natural leather hide is that it doesn’t stretch consistently, making it difficult for upholsterers to work and resulting in mo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

RosenView Offers Moving Map Upgrade

Rosen Aviation introduced an upgrade to its moving-map display and a new DVD player at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007 in April.The RosenViewL

People in Aviation: June 2007

The board of directors of Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer has appointed Frederico Fleury Curado president and CEO.
Aircraft

A350XWB more than catch-up effort

Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.
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