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    April 11, 2018  | Written by Caroline Ku
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    CCA 2018 winners

    APEX Insight: The 12th annual Crystal Cabin Award ceremony took place last night at the historic Hotel Atlantic Kempinski. Check out the list of winners below. Notice anything different about the trophies? They’re 3-D printed!

    The 12th annual Crystal Cabin Award ceremony, which was held last night at the historic Hotel Atlantic Kempinski, kicked off with a keynote from Fred Finn. Following stories about his illustrious life as the most travelled person, which was peppered with tales about long in-flight roast beef dinners, being on the first Concorde flight, and his six-month-old startup, Quickit, the award ceremony began.

    APEX CEO Joe Leader was on the judging panel and also presented the IFEC award. For the first time, the trophies were 3-D printed.

    Here is the complete list of finalists and winners from the 2018 Crystal Cabin Award ceremony (winners are in bold):

    Cabin Systems
    Passme Innovative Aircraft Seat – PASSME Consortium (cooperation partners Almadesign, Optimares, TU Delft & DLR)
    Silhouette MOVE – Rockwell Collins
    Durinal – Zodiac Aerospace

    Cabin Systems award winner: Silhouette MOVE, Rockwell Collins

     

    Greener Cabin, Health, Safety and Environment
    The Boeing Cabin Dry Floor – The Boeing Company
    LiteHeat IHP – Indestructible Heated Floor Panel – Villinger
    Cyber – secured cabin wireless networks – VT Miltope

    Greener Cabin, Health, Safety and Environment award winner: LiteHeat IHP – “Indestructible Heated Floor Panel” – Villinger

     

    IFEC
    Bluebox aIFE: Accessible IFE for passengers with visual impairment – Bluebox Aviation Systems (cooperation partners Virgin Atlantic Airways & The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association)
    The European Aviation Network – Inmarsat
    Glasses – Free 3D IFE – UNITED SCREENS GmbH

    IFEC award winner: Bluebox aIFE: Accessible IFE for passengers with visual impairment – Bluebox Aviation Systems (cooperation partners Virgin Atlantic Airways & The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

     

    Material and Components
    Printed Electrics applied: The new Info-Panel – Airbus (cooperation partners ALTRAN S.A.S & Co. KG)
    Secant Luminous Panel – Rockwell Collins
    Airborne Cooking Robot – Weigele Aerospace

    Material and Components award winner: Printed Electrics applied: The new Info-Panel – Airbus (cooperation partners ALTRAN S.A.S & Co. KG)

     

    Passenger Comfort Hardware
    787 Dreamliner Tourist Class Seating – LIFT by EnCore (cooperation partners The Boeing Company)
    Valkyrie Bed – Rockwell Collins
    Eco Zlounge – Zodiac Aerospace

    Passenger Comfort Hardware award winner: Valkyrie Bed – Rockwell Collins

     

    University
    E-tom Smart Faucet: A water atomization concept – Cranfield University
    Gigabit Wireless Networking in Aircraft Cabins via Light-Fidelity (LiFi) – The University of Edinburgh (cooperation partners Airbus & pureLiFi)
    Virtual Assistant: Boeing Onboard – University of Cincinnati (cooperation partners The Boeing Company & Live Well Collaborative)

    University award winner: ‘E-tom Smart Faucet’: a water atomization concept – Cranfield University

     

    Visionary
    New Cabin Premium Class Day and Night Concept – Airbus
    3D SeatMapVR – Renacens Sistemas SL
    Universal Passenger Seat Interface – Rockwell Collins

    Visionary award winner: 3D SeatMapVR – Renacens Sistemas SL

     

    Cabin Concepts
    A320 Family Airspace Interior – Airbus
    Qatar Airways Qsuite – PriestmanGoode
    Singapore Airlines New A380 Suites – Singapore Airlines (cooperation partners Pierrejean Design Studio & Zodiac Seats UK)

    Cabin Concepts award winner: Qatar Airways Qsuite – PriestmanGoode

     

    For information on last year’s winners, click here.