Airbus unveils cabins of the future: this is how we will fly in 2035
Technology, sustainability and lots of light--from the ceiling and from the very large windows equipped with smart technology. Airbus unveiled, in a conference [...]
Technology, sustainability and lots of light--from the ceiling and the large windows equipped with technology smart. Airbus unveiled, in a virtual press conference, the first renderings of what will be the cabin of the future that we will find aboard our aircraft.
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The project has a visionary name in itself - Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ - and was presented by Stan Shparberg, Airbus Commercial Aircraft marketing manager, and Ingo Wuggetzer, head of Cabin Marketing. So here's how Airbus envisions the future of the passenger experience on board from 20235 onward.
Sustainability and biomimicry
Two pillars of the project are dedicated to sustainability and biomimicry with tools and solutions that do not compromise passenger comfort. In addition, according to the renderings presented by Airbus, the aircraft of the future will have a fuselage composed of transparent materials and technology on both the ceiling and most of the sides of the plane.
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Biomimicry, that is, all those technologies that are inspired by the solutions that in nature are adopted by plants and animals, for example is used to come up with more airy and light interiors with softer lines, and to change the interior lighting of the cabins based on the sleep/wake cycles during the flight.
Airbus also plans to use recycled or reusable materials, including polymers (both natural such as wool and starch, and plastic).
In a couple of renderings presented by Airbus, moreover, the new cabin concepts even include the following the abolition of galleys (Intersection space between the various cabins usually occupied by toilets and flight crew facilities).
For the European manufacturer, moreover, decarbonization and circularity are at the heart of this project - developed in cooperation with 10 airlines (Delta, Lufthansa and others) and eight technology enterprises -
and the particularity of the cabins of the future will allow the total weight of the aircraft to be lowered.
As a rule, cabin interiors have fallout Of environmental impact equal to 10-20% of the total aircraft. The new ultra-lightweight cabins, on the other hand, will weigh up to 40% less than the current ones thus supporting the decarbonization process of aviation.
Goodbye to the meal cart, too?
Another experiment launched by the manufacturer involves the pre-booking of catering: in essence, the passenger pre-orders his or her meals before boarding the plane and can choose to pick them up before boarding, or request them on board at any time.
On short-haul flights, however, the so-called snack will be picked up at the boarding gate. This would see the disappearance of the meal and beverage carts in the aisle; but for Airbus this means being able to offer more choice to travelers and the reduction of food waste (the 15% less).
New details in Germany
The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ project also includes a Innovative boarding management process and passenger disembarkation, even more personalized services, and innovative and hyper-technological seats.
But to learn more and go beyond the renderings, Airbus has given a date for the next Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023, which will be held June 6-8, 2023, in Hamburg. In Germany, the company will present in detail its "edge" projects for the next decade.
