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Finnair reveals cabin design for Airbus A350 XWB
Finnair has completed the cabin design of its new flagship long-haul Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, which is due to enter service next year.
Gores puts Sage Automotive Interiors up for sale
Earlier this year, private equity firm Gores Group put Sage Automotive Interiors up for sale more than two years after buying the company.
Car seats that detect when drivers are falling asleep
Car seats that warn drivers if they start to fall asleep at the wheel are being developed as part of a study by researchers at...
Johnson Controls forms new fabric joint venture in China
Automotive supplier Johnson Controls has signed an agreement with Shanghai Yanfeng Industry & Commerce and Anhui Yansheng Automotive Trim to form a new fabrics joint...
BA tests ‘happiness blanket’ to track passengers’ emotions during flights
British Airways has begun testing a hi-tech blanket that changes colour using brainwaves to measure and track exactly how passengers feel throughout the entire flight.
ALC Bulgaria opens new factory for car upholstery
ALC Bulgaria, a subsidiary of South Africa’s Automotive Leather Company (ALC) Group, has opened a second factory for car upholstery for BMW’s Mini Cooper in...
Are vehicles getting any lighter?
With the introduction of revolutionary new electric vehicles and hybrids, some automakers are now shifting to smaller and lighter vehicles in an effort to increase...
Autoliv to settle US price fixing lawsuits for US$65m
Sweden-based Autoliv said it had agreed to settle three antitrust class actions in the US for US$65m.
Transaero aircraft seats ‘glittering with gold’
Russian carrier Transaero Airlines has released details of its Airbus A380 interior design.
Automotive Interiors Expo Awards champion design and innovation
The winners of the Automotive Interiors Expo Awards 2014 have been announced, with wins for Mercedez-Benz, BMW, Continental and Jaguar.
Ford introduces innovative airbag design on new 2015 Mustang
Ford is introducing a new inflatable airbag restraint design that provides the front seat passenger in a Ford Mustang with knee airbag protection while significantly...
BMW carbon fibre joint venture to triple production capacity
BMW is planning to triple production capacity at its US joint venture that manufactures carbon fibre body panels and “body in white”.
mtex innovation prize for new knitting technology
mtex, which was being held in Chemnitz for the fifth time, awarded the first ever mtex Innovation Prize to Christian Franz of the Institute of...
New FR developments and standards for transport textiles
After 15 years of developing a new standard for the safety of materials and components of train interiors, the new EU standard EN 45545-2:2013 Fire...
Formax opens new automotive production facility
Formax, a manufacturer of carbon fibre and speciality composite reinforcements, has officially opened its 5,000 m² automotive production facility at the company’s headquarters in Leicestershire,...
JCI creates interior joint venture with Yanfeng Automotive
Johnson Controls (JCI) and Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems, the component group of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), have...