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      Crystal Cabin Award 2018 Finalists Announced

      March 1, 2018  | Written by Kristina Velan
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      APEX Insight: Twenty-four airline passenger experience industry innovations have been chosen as finalists for the 12th annual Crystal Cabin Award. Rockwell Collins and Airbus lead as finalists in four categories each.

      The Crystal Cabin Award recognizes innovations in aircraft cabin design and technology by aircraft manufacturers, airlines, suppliers, engineering firms and universities. The finalists have been selected from a shortlist including 91 submissions, with Rockwell Collins and Airbus leading as finalists in four categories each. The winners, who will receive trophies produced for the first time using 3D printing technology, will be announced during the Aircraft Interiors Expo at a ceremony on April 10 at Hamburg’s Hotel Atlantic Kempinski.

      The finalists will compete for the top position the following categories:

      1. 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)

      2. Cabin Systems

      Passme Innovative Aircraft Seat – PASSME Consortium (cooperation partners Almadesign, Optimares, TU Delft & DLR)

      Silhouette MOVE – Rockwell Collins

      Durinal – Zodiac Aerospace

      3. Greener Cabin, Health, Safety and Environment

      The Boeing Cabin Dry Floor – The Boeing Company

      LiteHeat IHP„¢ – “Indestructible Heated Floor Panel” – Villinger GmbH

      Cyber – secured cabin wireless networks – VT Miltope

      4. IFEC

      Bluebox aIFE: Accessible IFE (aIFE„¢) for passengers with visual impairment – Bluebox Aviation Systems Ltd. (cooperation partners Virgin Atlantic Airways & The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association)

      The European Aviation Network – Inmarsat

      Glasses – Free 3D IFE – UNITED SCREENS GmbH

      5. 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

      6. Passenger Comfort Hardware

      787 Dreamliner Tourist Class Seating – LIFT by EnCore (cooperation partners The Boeing Company)

      Valkyrie Bed – Rockwell Collins

      Eco Zlounge – Zodiac Aerospace

      7. 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)

      8. Visionary

      New Cabin Premium Class “Day and Night” Concept – Airbus

      3D SeatMapVR – Renacens Sistemas SL

      Universal Passenger Seat Interface – Rockwell Collins

       

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