Citation
(2007), "Three-dimensional textile", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 79 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2007.12779fad.024
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Three-dimensional textile
Three-dimensional textile Working closely with suppliers and customers, Airbus designers are continually developing brand new design concepts, materials and fabrics for the aircraft cabin interior using state-of-the- art technologies and following the latest standards. Airlines can implement these innovations as way to keep their brand image distinct and offer their passengers a unique flying experience.
Airbus' Customisation Design Team has recently developed a new three- dimensional textile for Portugal's TAP airline that gives a more modern, dynamic and elegant identity to the aircraft cabin interior. In collaboration with Airbus approved suppliers, using a unique and patented embossing technique, Airbus designers have produced a brand-new three dimensional seat fabric that can take on a holographic quality in certain lighting conditions. The new embossing technique opens up a vast range of possibilities in terms of textile and leather creation for aeronautics textiles, which can have different visual effects, such as vegetable fibres (pleated bamboo, wood texture, ribbed petals, etc.) and tactile effects (dry fabric, velvet). This wider choice of fabric design broadens the scope for airlines to create different atmospheres and comfort zones throughout the cabin.
Another innovative cabin interior product Airbus has developed in collaboration with suppliers is a brand- new, ecological seat cover made from renewable resources such as virgin wool and beech wood cellulose and produced according to an environmentally sound production process. The seat cover offers unprecedented passenger comfort and is currently fitted on most of the seats in all classes on the Airbus A380 development aircraft MSN007, highlighting Airbus' commitment to offering its customers products using the latest technologies and that are respectful of the environment.