Seamlessly-Integrated Soft Aircraft Interiors
19 April 2007 09:33
To emphasise its position as the world's only single-source provider of soft cabin interiors, Lantal Textiles is showcasing its core capabilities at stand 4C1 in hall A4 during this year's AIE in Hamburg. These comprise superb, support-backed all-in-one interior solutions, such as ready-made products, design competence, lab services, and pneumatic seat-cushions.
STANDARD AND CUSTOMISED SOFT AIRCRAFT-INTERIOR PRODUCTS
All major airlines and airframe manufacturers trust Lantal for fully airworthy, ready-to-install seat and headrest covers, precut carpets, pleated curtains, and other soft interior elements – either customised to a proprietary corporate identity scheme or picked from the inimitable pre-coordinated Essentials and Executive design concepts. The Lantal all-in-one philosophy saves time and money because it simplifies the implementation process and eliminates the coordination work normally involved in multiple-supplier projects.
As a production organisation according to EASA regulations part 21, subpart G, Lantal can also provide an EASA form one with each physical delivery of readymade parts – subject to availability of approved design data. This perceptibly streamlines the paperwork on the customer's side. The Swiss mill's competence in the creation of turnkey soft interiors is an asset for the airline industry and assures the ultimate in well-being for passengers.
WORLD-CLASS DESIGN COMPETENCE
Airlines that want to differentiate themselves in a highly competitive environment regularly turn to Lantal for counsel regarding new patterns, colours, materials, and textures. For more than 20 years, Lantal has been creating a conceptional forecast every year, providing inspiration for the future interior projects of its customers.
At AIE this year, Lantal is focusing on contrasts. It picks up major trends in fashion, architecture and design and reinterprets them in a striking way. Lantal's conceptional forecast for 2007 features classic qualities of seat cover fabrics, curtains and carpets with new design ideas. Geometric and floral designs are mixed together, form contrasts, but still result in harmonious overall impressions.
The main theme is reflected by the combination of cool and warm colours from very light into dark shades. Accent colours add a fresh touch to the classic blues and greys.
REVOLUTIONARY AIRCRAFT-TEXTILES
Lantal is also presenting remarkable innovations in materials, qualities and textures to meet the bold expectations of the market. Lantal has created revolutionary textiles and will introduce them at the AIE in Hamburg.
Interior design concepts can be visualised in presentation boards, material samples, mood boards and 3-D visualisations that give customers a very realistic impression of how the chosen products interact in the aircraft cabin.
COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT-INTERIOR TESTING SERVICES
The safety of all products and their compliance with relevant standards and specifications are key assets that Lantal brings to each customer relationship. With its in-house laboratory equipped with latest-generation devices, Lantal is authorized to perform all relevant safety and quality tests that apply to interior materials of aircraft, trains and buses. Lab services – from seat-burn, flammability, and toxicity to heat-release and textile tests – are available to third parties on a contract basis.
PNEUMATIC SEAT-CUSHIONS
Many times in the past, Lantal has demonstrated its innovative energy by launching trendsetting products and services. Pneumatic seat-cushions were an important milestone. Now proven in nearly two years of commercial service, they offer airlines a double benefit: significant weight savings that translate into reduced jet fuel consumption and an unprecedented level of seating comfort with individually adjustable firmness choices.
FULLY-PNEUMATIC SEAT
This year Lantal will showcase a brand new prototype of a fully-pneumatic seat with air-filled back and bottom cushions. The pneumatic seat-cushion has also reached the final of the very first Crystal Cabin Award and ranks among the top three in the categories 'Comfort & Health' and 'Environmental.' The award has been initiated to boost travel comfort in civil aviation and supports outstanding innovations.
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