r2rho From Germany, joined Feb 2007, 2249 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (10 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 4459 times:
Unfortunately no announcement for a new interior has been made for the NEO, and Airbus has repeatedly said that they want to avoid mission creep and stick strictly to the new engines, period. So everything points to no new interior for the NEO, at least at EIS. However, since it will be produced until at least the mid-2020's, I can't imagine there won't be a new interior launched sometime after EIS.
eaa3 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 956 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (10 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 4157 times:
Quoting r2rho (Reply 3): Unfortunately no announcement for a new interior has been made for the NEO, and Airbus has repeatedly said that they want to avoid mission creep and stick strictly to the new engines, period. So everything points to no new interior for the NEO, at least at EIS. However, since it will be produced until at least the mid-2020's, I can't imagine there won't be a new interior launched sometime after EIS.
I don't really think a new interior counts as mission creep. It's not that big a deal. I mean they could introduce it for the A320 and therefore not a part of the NEO program. I'm sure that the designers and engineers for the interior are not working on other parts of the aircraft.
Also given that the Boeing sky interior is better than the Airbus standard, which is not bad though, I'm sure they'll want to match it.
LY777 From France, joined Nov 2005, 2448 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (10 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3762 times:
Quoting r2rho (Reply 3): Unfortunately no announcement for a new interior has been made for the NEO, and Airbus has repeatedly said that they want to avoid mission creep and stick strictly to the new engines, period.
How disappoiting! I thought they would do something better as the current A320 interior is far behind the Boeing Sky Interior.
r2rho From Germany, joined Feb 2007, 2249 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (10 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 3025 times:
Quoting eaa3 (Reply 5):
I don't really think a new interior counts as mission creep. It's not that big a deal. I mean they could introduce it for the A320 and therefore not a part of the NEO program. I'm sure that the designers and engineers for the interior are not working on other parts of the aircraft.
Depends on how much you modify. If you just change the linings, no big deal. If you incorporate new IFE, new CIDS, new galleys, etc, it can get more complex. The cabin engineers should be busy enough preparing the A350 cabin right now, and every new A380 head of version also keeps them pretty occupied. I assume Airbus would not want to divert resources from those right now.
As I said above, given how long the A320 will be in service I still expect them to launch a new cabin, not at EIS, but following the current incremental step strategy: sharklets in 2012, new engine in 2015-16, then perhaps new cabin in 2017-18...
brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3175 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (10 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2562 times:
I hope that they come up with something newer than the present interior they have. Don't get me wrong, I find they present one comfortable but it is starting to get a little bet dated compared with the Boeing SkyInterior.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52 Reply 11, posted (10 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 2341 times:
Quoting XT6Wagon (Reply 9): The A320 got a new interior just recently.
Yeah, but it still isn't as nice as the B-737's Sky Interior.
mandala499 From Indonesia, joined Aug 2001, 6180 posts, RR: 74 Reply 12, posted (10 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 2325 times:
Quoting LY777 (Reply 6): How disappoiting! I thought they would do something better as the current A320 interior is far behind the Boeing Sky Interior.
Quoting XT6Wagon (Reply 9): The A320 got a new interior just recently. I'm not sure why Airbus would do two new interiors in less than a decade.
Mood lighting is there... gradual lighting change is there. LED lighting is there, selectable announcements, etc etc etc.
All it lacks is pivot bins and sculpted ceilings... but then, I hear they're available as options on the Zodiac cabin for the 320.
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ghifty From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 763 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (10 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 2288 times:
Probably. It'll probably be named "The Matrix."
On a more serious note, are doing such things as overhauling the interior cabin difficult? Like, for the transition from the past 737 interior to the Sky Interior.. are there any engineering difficulties?
Quoting LY777 (Reply 6): I thought they would do something better as the current A320 interior is far behind the Boeing Sky Interior.
Really? Having been on a few U2 A319 in the past month, I have to say the current A320 cabin is pretty nice. Steps ahead of the previous-gen 737 cabin, for sure. I haven't flown on a 737 with the Sky Interior, but it looks claustrophobic. The lack of a PSU directly overhead is unsetlling..
motorhussy From New Zealand, joined Mar 2000, 2760 posts, RR: 10 Reply 16, posted (10 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1709 times:
If customer preference starts swinging to the MAX over the NEO because of a perceived better and more comfortable 'feeling' aboard, airlines preference will at some point have to follow. Airbus knows this, I'm sure they're planning with Sogerma etc
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