Long-term Airbus partner, FACC, has delivered the first complete entrance area of the A320 Airspace cabin.
In mid-2018, Airbus commissioned FACC to develop and produce the entrance area of the Airspace cabin for the A320 models. After an intensive development phase, the first article parts have now been delivered to Airbus in Hamburg.
The cabin solution comprises the entire lining of the entrance and door area in the front, middle and rear sections of the aircraft. It includes the integration of the lighting system, Hero Light, newly introduced by Airbus in the airspace cabin, which extends from the entrance area via the main cabin to the rear service area of the aircraft cabin.
“The new concept enables us to significantly reduce service costs for our customers. In addition, we have geared the component design of the entrance area towards high volumes and modern production processes. The Airbus and FACC teams worked together perfectly during the entire development phase,” said Andreas Furthmayr, Vice President Cabin Interiors of FACC AG.
The first shipset comprising an Airspace entrance area and Hero Lights has now been delivered to Airbus in Hamburg, where it will be installed in a serial aircraft under the supervision of FACC. This is followed by the ramp-up of series production. The scope of the project ranges from the development and the entire procurement to production and the associated logistics.
