Cabin Interior and Electronics
Electric Aviation Sparks Innovation at Connectivity Specialist
TE Connectivity is showcasing how it is meeting the power management needs of new electric aircraft
TE Connectivity produces connectors for airliner passenger cabins
TE Connectivity, which produces electrical connectors for airliner passenger cabins, has been investing in designs for new electric regional aircraft.

Among the many dots that need joining up to make electric aviation a reality are power management, data connectivity, and high-speed communications—all of which will be much in evidence at TE Connectivity’s Paris Air Show exhibit. The group will display a plexiglass representation of how technology including high-power connectors and new flat cables could be key parts of the new electric fixed-wing regional airliners.

According to Martin Cullen, the group’s senior business development manager, supporting the reinvention of regional air services in markets like Europe is a high priority. TE wants to play a leading role in delivering game-changing reductions in operating costs for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, which have been assessed as costing as much as 50% to 60% more than today’s airliners.

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