Aircraft Cabin
| Dates | Ref | Course fee |
|---|---|---|
| 7 to 9 April 2010 | PTAT130006 | €1 650 |
Design and configuration of an aircraft cabin has a huge effect on an airline's success. This course explores how the aircraft cabin is evolving, taking into consideration design, market needs, competitive issues and configuration to suit differing needs.
Topics covered
- Understanding the market:
- Recent history of aircraft cabins
- Passenger expectations and needs
- Innovation and cabin trends - Airline needs for differentiation:
- The cabin as a key element to defend/increase business class market share - Introduction to airline revenue management
- Connecting the passenger:
- Innovation in IFE (In-Flight Entertainment)
- Evolution of business models
- Specifying the cabin - standardisation vs. customisation forces - Fleet solutions for cabins:
- The Air France view - Cabin systems performance:
- Examples of in-service issues fed back to design
- Cabin maintenance costs R.O.M. - Workshops:
- A demo for creation of cabin layouts
- Measurement of IFE performance and availability
- Are the objectives from passengers, airlines and suppliers aligned with KPIs? - Visits:
- Cabin Mock-up Centre
- Final Assembly Line
- Cabin Furnishing Facility
Who should attend
Professionals in commercial functions or engineers who seek to understand the integrated elements of an aircraft cabin: from the market, design and branding to the operations.
Presenters
Patrice Boyer, Sales and Marketing Cabin Support Manager, Airbus
Thomas Fouché, Senior Consultant and Course Director, AirBusiness Academy
Suzana Hrnkova, Aircraft Interiors Marketing Director, Airbus
Maurice Marais, Director for Business Development, Panasonic Avionics Corp.
Anaïs Marzo, Aircraft Interiors Marketing Manager, Airbus
Patrice Provost, Air France
Tania Quintana-Lingua, Technical Marketing, Airbus
Marc Virilli, Senior Director Cabin, Cargo and Air Conditioning Systems, Airbus