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The aircraft interior
of the future
What seemed impossible a few years ago is now becoming broadly established in the first class section of major airlines
Until now, it has been a long, hard and mostly challenge of commercial demands. Now
cost intensive procedure to apply common private Decorative Products GmbH is the only DFC
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jet interior features like surfaces with wood supplier at Airbus.
appearance, chrome plating etc on the interior of Following this logic, the next potential
commercial aircrafts. It is needless to list all the customers will probably be regional and low cost
hurdles of higher certification demands and higher carriers. When the fares are harmonized the
requirements on quality, but due to the success of differentiation and identification issue will arise.
fractional jet ownerships the first class cabins were One of these carriers will start serving free drinks,
facing a real competitor. Passengers nowadays free food, put more emphasis on the cabin etc.
are demanding, more than ever from their flying And it is not just about an exclusive and expensive
experience - whether the issue is pricing, the look. It is about welcoming and manifesting the
cabin, seating comfort, service, or the very respect for your passenger in offering them an
important first impression boarding the aircraft. atmosphere worth spending time in.
Thanks to those restless souls in the airlines The identification issue resemble changes in
trying to define customised cabin space, giving product strategy as found in the automotive
passengers a pleasant and welcoming interior industry. As innovative technologies, safety
and also thanks to companies enabling this by features, high reliance, comfort gadgets etc are
delivering the high quality products - we are omnipresent in all cars; the differentiation is done
stepping into a new era of surface and finish in via the design and the image.
the commercial sector. To define these it is mandatory for a company
Logically the first innovative applications take to be self-conscious in the way that they know
place in the first class, subsequently followed by themselves - all their strengths, weakness and
business and economy class later on. After what they believe in.
experiencing all facets and improving all steps it Awareness about the core identity is a key
lifts itself into the affordable zone, similar as in the factor in creating an honest, attractive and
automotive business. sustainable product. Also something that goes
When Mercedes introduced airbags, anti- beyond normal product relationships.
blocking-system etc it was always the S-Class Either you know what you want, who you are
models carrying these innovations. Nowadays and give the impulse and get a leading, avant-
every car manufacturer is offering them. garde position or you take a closer look at
Let’s have a look on the Emirates First Class. studies and numbers and follow the others.
There is no doubt about the design values of the Who, we ask, wants to travel in a plastic tube
previous FC interior. But when you see how the that looks and feels like plastic?
New FC in the A380 looks today, no one can
deny the huge step. In this particular case it was Words: By Ugur Ipek for Decorative
enabled by companies like Decorative Products Products GmbH
GmbH, a supplier of innovative, high quality
surface applications, meeting successfully the See us in the Hanse Pavillion
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