<strong>Crystal Cabin Awards 2020:</strong> The shortlist for the Crystal Cabin Awards is here, and it includes some intriguing ideas for airline cabins of the future, including Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands' seats that turn into beds in a bunk-bed style design.
Crystal Cabin Awards 2020: The shortlist for the Crystal Cabin Awards is here, and it includes some intriguing ideas for airline cabins of the future, including Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands' seats that turn into beds in a bunk-bed style design.
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<strong>Seated position: </strong>Here they are as seats -- Delft University says passenger capacity would be increased by three. The Flying-V airplane is still in the development stages -- Delft University is collaborating with Dutch airline KLM on the project.
Seated position: Here they are as seats -- Delft University says passenger capacity would be increased by three. The Flying-V airplane is still in the development stages -- Delft University is collaborating with Dutch airline KLM on the project.
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<strong>Sofa-style</strong>: Adient Aerospace pitched a design in which the three seats at the front of the airplane include an extending mechanism that expands out from the lower bulkhead wall, creating a sofa-style flat bed.
Sofa-style: Adient Aerospace pitched a design in which the three seats at the front of the airplane include an extending mechanism that expands out from the lower bulkhead wall, creating a sofa-style flat bed.
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<strong>Information screen</strong>: German company AERQ suggests an OLED information screen in the cabin could double up as a cabin-class divider.
Information screen: German company AERQ suggests an OLED information screen in the cabin could double up as a cabin-class divider.
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<strong>Next generation</strong>: Airbus' next generation cabin concept "Airspace Cabin Vision 2020" is also shortlisted, thanks to its "digitally enabled environment" and forward-thinking ideas.
Next generation: Airbus' next generation cabin concept "Airspace Cabin Vision 2020" is also shortlisted, thanks to its "digitally enabled environment" and forward-thinking ideas.
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<strong>Flight crew travel:</strong> Collins Aerospace proposed the Zero G Attendant Seat -- designed to make air travel more comfortable for air crew.
Flight crew travel: Collins Aerospace proposed the Zero G Attendant Seat -- designed to make air travel more comfortable for air crew.
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<strong>Accessible aviation</strong>: Ciara Crawford's ROW1 seat proposes an airplane seat that allows a wheelchair to be fitted seamlessly into the row, allowing for a more accessible airplane experience.
Accessible aviation: Ciara Crawford's ROW1 seat proposes an airplane seat that allows a wheelchair to be fitted seamlessly into the row, allowing for a more accessible airplane experience.
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<strong>Flexible seating: </strong>Engineering company Heinkel Group has designed a proposal called "Flex Lounge," which proposes a flexible configuration for seat rows in economy cabins.
Flexible seating: Engineering company Heinkel Group has designed a proposal called "Flex Lounge," which proposes a flexible configuration for seat rows in economy cabins.
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<strong>Eco-conscious design</strong>: PriestmanGoode is nominated for a meal tray called Zero that's made out of edible, biodegradable and/or commercially compostable materials.
Eco-conscious design: PriestmanGoode is nominated for a meal tray called Zero that's made out of edible, biodegradable and/or commercially compostable materials.
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