Diehl and Thales collaborate on integrated airliner cabins
Diehl Aircabin (Hall 2, Stand 192), one of the concerns shed by Airbus as part of its Power 8 restructuring program, is investing more than $135 million in

Diehl Aircabin (Hall 2, Stand 192), one of the concerns shed by Airbus as part of its Power 8 restructuring program, is investing more than $135 million in production facilities for Airbus A350 cabin components as new 51:49 joint owners Diehl and Thales look to combine their cabin system expertise and develop increasingly integrated airliner interiors.

The new owners took possession of the former Airbus subsidiary, which employs 1,100 people at Laupheim, 70 miles southeast of Stuttgart in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, at the beginning of October last year. At the official handover ceremony seven days later Diehl CEO Dr. Thomas Diehl said the combination of the two companies’ electronics capabilities with Laupheim’s cabin equipment expertise would enable Aircabin to offer complete systems.