Do you want to know how you will travel in the future?
The 2018 Crystal Cabin Awards already have winners and the craziest ideas to revolutionize the plane travel of all the world. The ceremony has been held every year since 2007 on the occasion of the fair Aircraft Interiors Expo and is one of the most important in the world of aviation.
This April they were presented at hamburg 91 applications, but only a few received an award. These are the most futuristic that you should know.
More space to sleep and hold meetings.
Imagine sleeping across the world with more space than in your living room, this is the idea of PriestmanGoode who already designed the first airplane bed for Virgin Atlantic in 1990. Qsuite's luxurious cabin for Qatar Airways has been awarded for its innovative design which has a double bed in executive class.
The cabins will have television screens, central seats and the possibility of creating a private suite for four people to hold meetings, be with the family or have a private room. The good news is that are already available on some company aircraft.
Being able to sleep on a roll-top mattress.
In category winner Passenger Comfort Hardware, Rockwell Collins has designed Valkyrie Bed. For premium passengers this design has the possibility of extending a mattress without the need to pull the seat back. More comfort to rest, work and eat.
From the Cranfield University of Britain he arrives smart faucet . the water faucet E-tom Smart use the water misting to save up to 90%.
With this application you can see the cabin before booking the ticket.
In the 'Visionary Concepts' category, the Spanish company Renacen won the award for the software 3D Seat Map VR.
When you're about to book the flight this application will offer you a virtual view of 360 degrees of the cabin from the perspective of the passenger. How many troubles could have been avoided with this application.
In these cabins space is a blessing.
Taking advantage of space is the mission of Silhouette MOVE , winner of the ‘Cabin Systems’ award. The partition between the cabin and the seats of Rockwell Collins will allow more space to store suitcases and more space to spread the legs, which is sorely lacking in some planes.
For the first time, a Crystal Cabin Award in the category of 'Inflight. Entertainment and Connectivity (IFE)', and in this first time it was for Bluebox Aviation Systems that has developed its own IFE platform with on-board entertainment for People with disabilities visual.