A total of 24 finalists have been selected for the Crystal Cabin Awards 2018, for which Future Travel Experience is a Media Partner. The 24-strong list of products and concepts has been selected by an expert jury from the 91 submissions that made the initial shortlist.
The finalists will now battle it out for eight Crystal Cabin Award trophies, which for the first time are being produced using 3D printing technology. The winners will be announced during a special ceremony in Hamburg on 10 April 2018, after the finalists have presented their ideas in person to the 28 judges.
Cabin Concepts – Finalists
Airbus – A320 Family Airspace Interior
PriestmanGoode – Qatar Airways Qsuite
Singapore Airlines (in cooperation with Pierrejean Design Studio & Zodiac Seats UK) – Singapore Airlines’ new A380 Suites
Cabin Systems – Finalists
PASSME Consortium (in cooperation with Almadesign, Optimares, TU Delft & DLR) – PASSME Innovative Aircraft Seat
Rockwell Collins – Silhouette MOVE
Zodiac Aerospace – Durinal
Greener Cabin, Health, Safety & Environment – Finalists
The Boeing Company – The Boeing Cabin Dry Floor
Villinger GmbH – LiteHeat IHP – Indestructible Heated Floor Panel
VT Milotape – Cyber-secured Cabin Wireless Networks
IFEC – Finalists
Bluebox Aviation Systems (in cooperation with Virgin Atlantic Airways & the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association) – Bluebox aIFE – accessible IFE for passengers with visual impairment
Inmarsat – European Aviation Network
United Screens GmbH – Glasses-free 3D IFE
Material & Components – Finalists
Airbus (in cooperation with Altran) – Printed Electrics Applied: the new info panel
Rockwell Collins – Secant Luminous Panel
Weigele Aerospace – Airborne Cooking Robot
Passenger Comfort Hardware – Finalists
LIFT by EnCore (in cooperation with The Boeing Company) – 787 Dreamliner Tourist Class Seating
Rockwell Collins – Valkyrie Bed
Zodiac Aerospace – Eco Zlounge
University – Finalists
Cranfield University – E-tom Smart Faucet – a water atomisation concept
The University of Edinburgh (in cooperation with Airbus & pureLiFi) – Gigabit wireless networking in aircraft cabins via light-fidelity (Li-Fi)
University of Cincinnati (in cooperation with The Boeing Company & Live Well Collaborative) – Virtual Assistant – Boeing Onboard
Visionary Concepts – Finalists
Airbus – New Cabin Premium Class “Day and Night” Concept
Renacens Sistemas SL – 3D SeatMap VR
Rockwell Collins – Universal Passenger Seat Interface
