Giannis

it looks like Bangle himself designed the cabin
Seriously speeking, i don't like that sky-looking roof, nor the design and colour of the seats...

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Harry Plopper

Pictures: Airbus A350 interiors featuring BMW 'help' to be revealed next month

Airbus will unveil a mock-up of the cabin for its new A350 twinjet at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2006 exhibition in Hamburg next month (pictured below).

Airbus has linked with BMW to design a new interior on the A350 which will feature a number of new features, as it seeks to counter the new concepts introduced by Boeing in the cabin of the rival 787 twinjet. It is unclear the exact extent of the German automotive company's participation in the new interiors.

“There are new lighting features and shaping in the cabin,” says A350 chief engineer Dougie Hunter. “We can project onto the ceiling whatever is appropriate for the mood required – for example the night sky or clouds etc.” Hunter says that a concept around the door two area has a bar area and seating for economy.

“In the entrance area there is a dome that that gives us the feeling of spaciousness or openness in the cabin and configured for whatever mood you want to generate,” Hunter says.

Airbus has also improved the overhead bin design to increase their volume. “The number of bags that can be accommodated in the centre bin of the business area will be two standard roller bags per passenger,” says Hunter. “The economy bins can take one standard roller bag per passenger.”

Hunter says that further details of the new cabin will be provided when the mock-up is unveiled during the Hamburg exhibition, which runs 4-6 April.

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Bozzor

Hmmm, it is interesting to note what one means by 'design the cabin'. Will that include the seat design too? Or just the cabin structure? Or will BMW actually appoint some external designers?

Like the photo though: as much as one may not the outside of the 7 series, the interior of that car really is a breakthrough that needs to be applauded (iDrive not included for the technophobes... )

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