Airline Services Interiors completes Lufthansa B747 and A340 IFE Retrofit Programme.

Friday 10th April 2015

The new dedicated Airline Services Interiors business, one of three distinct divisions under a new streamlined structure to be unveiled by Airline Services Ltd next week at Aircraft Interiors Expo (Hall 6 Stand B78), has completed the in-flight entertainment system retrofit programme for Economy class seats on 13 Boeing 747 and 18 Airbus A340 aircraft operated by Lufthansa.

Airline Services Interiors has been responsible for the design, certification, and manufacture of modification kits to install the Zodiac Zii RAVE system on Recaro 3520 seats.  As part of the seat upgrade, Airline Services Interiors has also integrated a universal power socket at every seat.

Zodiac Zii RAVE is a touch screen tablet based IFE system and provides high resolution Audio and Video on Demand (AVOD).  Its unique system architecture means each seat is independent so that a failure in one seat will not impact another and any failed displays can be replaced by the crew in-flight.

Contract award was in 2012 with kit delivery starting in 2013 and completed in March 2015.  Physical integration was performed by Lufthansa at designated sites in Germany, Malta and China. Airline Services Interiors' Passenger Seating Centre of Excellence in Manchester contributed to the successful programme supporting Lufthansa on the repair and modification of seats.

Headed by Managing Director Martin Barnes, Airline Services Interiors' portfolio comprises three market focused capabilities - Through Life Services, Engineered Products and Managed Solutions, which was responsible for the Lufthansa programme.

Managed Solutions brings together Airline Services Interiors' in-house design, manufacturing and turnkey modification with its EASA Part 21G design and manufacturing production capability.  This enables it to deliver customised solutions for airlines to redesign, refurbish or upgrade their cabin interiors seating and IFE.

About Airline services:

Airline Services Interiors Managed Solutions...concept to delivery.

Airline Services Interiors has the expertise and capability to manage the entire project lifecycle for customers; from the development and visualization of initial design concepts through to the integration of the final solution onto the aircraft. As such we are the number one choice for the provision of Design, Manufacture, Kit and Seat Integration Solutions.

Specialising in the modification and mid-life upgrade of passenger seats, Airlines Services Interiors utilises its dedicated facilities within its Passenger Seating Centre of Excellence in Manchester to provide seat integration services as part of a Managed Solution.

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