Airbus to build interchangeable sleeping compartments in cargo hold

2018-04-16T15:49:00-04:00

European plane-maker Airbus has announced it is to develop lower-deck passenger modules that sit inside the cargo hold. In a press release Tuesday, the firm said it was partnering with Zodiac Aerospace to build the compartments, complete with sleeping berths for passengers. Airbus said the intention is to receive formal approval from aviation bodies by 2020 with the first installation to be made on an A330 aircraft.

Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace are creating sleeping modules that would be interchangeable with regular cargo containers. This would give airlines the flexibility to reconfigure their cargo on layovers or turnarounds. Their first mock-up was reportedly well received by airlines.

Take a look in their sleeping module mock-up:

Neil Denari goes full circle, returns to his roots as airline designer

2011-05-25T02:25:00-04:00

As the recently passed-away Larry Totah remarked to Eric Chavkin in his review of the Ace Gallery show in LA last year, "Neil Denari is from Texas. He started out working in aeronautics; drafting, designing for airlines. That’s where the imagery comes from”.

Considering this, and Denari's love for all things Japanese, it's no surprise he was drawn to the competition to design a hip, new Japanese airline earlier this year. He won. And today the designs for Peach Airlines are unveiled. There's not too much to see yet, but so far so good.

Press release follows...

OSAKA & TOKYO May 24, 2011 - A&F Aviation Co., Ltd. (A&F Aviation), Japan’s first
dedicated low cost carrier (LCC) announced today that their airline will operate under
the brand name “Peach.”

The name “Peach” was chosen for its symbolism as a well-known and much loved fruit
that symbolizes longevity, energy and happiness across Asian countries. “Peach”
strives to be the airline that represents these traits.

To...

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Airbus to build interchangeable sleeping compartments in cargo hold

Neil Denari goes full circle, returns to his roots as airline designer