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FLIGHT DAILY NEWS | 10 SEPTEMBER 2009
Tianjin is the tonic
for Airbus A320
assembly work
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New stretcher system can cut private
jets from the Medevac equation
new generation stretcher
A system which ensures a sick
or injured passenger can travel
in safety and comfort on commercial
aircraft and avoid the
high cost of using business aircraft
for medevac missions is on
display with Swiss company
Bucher (stand 9C35).
“The 16g NGS Stretcher can
be installed on board aircraft in
just 15 minutes by folding down
the backrest on the seat and easily
clipping it in,” says Rolf
Kraus, director of medical and
interior components. The
Wouldn’t life be easier as a frequent
flyer not to have to
have to take your laptop out of
your bag each time you go through
security? SafetyFirst (stand 9E22)
has introduced a range of checkpoint-friendly
bags to save travellers
this time and drama.
“Initially we designed a line of
clear bags to assist with the security
issues facing our schools,”
says Dori DeCarlo, president.
“But we soon extended our
thoughts to the security issues
that face places of work, sports
arenas and airports. We designed
a range of ergonomically and
economically friendly fabric bags
that would clear security without
having to remove the contents
such as your laptop.”
DeCarlo set the company up
after the 1999 Colombine school
massacre. “As a mother I was
horrified. Guns and drugs
Designer makes
it a flair show
Asian Aerospace organiser
Reed Exhibitions has brought a
touch of art to the show by enlisting
the talents of designer
Michael Young
Visitors to the Airline
Business Lounge are greeted
with a stunning gold and silver
display in its whisky lounge.
“The idea behind the bar is a
celebration,” says Young. “It
is brand orientated and I designed
it with the hope it can
refresh your mind.”
The Media Centre reveals
more of his artistic flair with
wire framed images of engines
and other aerospace views.
The outside walls of the media
centre also displays large wire
framed images of engines and
other sections of aircraft.
Young also designed the
Cathay Pacific-sponsored business
lounge. “There was a
great emphasis on getting the
right lighting and space, which
is so important,” says Young.
Flying commercial: Bucher’s NGS
stretcher is also practical, as it
weighs just 38kg and comes
folded in a box which saves
space in the cargo area. It can be
transported to where it is needed.
“This certainly makes it
cheaper too as it means patients
don’t have to travel by private jet
with their injuries,” says Kraus.
The units come complete
with bed and mattress, curtain,
infusion bottles holder and tray,
as well as armrests on either side
which feature an individual setting
capability. “There is also an
optional bed extension feature,
Airport security misery over as happiness is in the bag
should not be in schools. I then
came up with the idea of a clear
bag. The fabric bags then followed
and we have a range of 19
bags now from laptop bags to
backpacks.”
To help streamline the security
process and better protect laptops,
the TSA recently encouraged
manufacturers to design bags that
will produce a clear and unobstructed
image of the laptop when
undergoing X-ray screening.
“A design such as SafetyFirst
bags meets this objective and
enables TSA to allow laptops to
remain in bags for screening,”
says DeCarlo.
The Connecticut-based company
uses a plant in China and
one in the USA for its production.
“Our range is high quality, durable
designs, and it translates into
bags that are clearly safer, clearly
stronger she says.
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and for children or smaller persons
there is a restraint to make
sure they are transported safely,”
adds Kraus.
The NGS is made for standard
Airbus and Boeing aircraft and
Bucher currently has 500 in operation
with 40 customers.
Stretchers on board aircraft require
certification. “We conduct
16g dynamic tests and in June
we became the first supplier
who can deliver a stretcher with
a Chinese certificate, which
makes our presence here even
stronger,” says Kraus.
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Crystal clear: weightsaving
cutler
The
future is
plastic
Galley equipment from trays
and plates to cutlery and
“glasses” made of plastic is
being shown by Sabert Asia
(stand 9B22).
“Our classy looking products
will save weight on board
aircraft as well as reduce
costs and increase safety,”
says Crystal Wu, marketing
manager. “We have a whole
range of products which includes
extra-resistant lunch
trays and plates of any
shape, bowls and drinkwares,
and a complete cutlery and
utensil kit that appears to be
made of stainless steel to the
eye until you pick it up and
realise it is made of plastic.”
The ergonomically friendly
products have a short life.
“They can last for around 30
uses, depending on how they
are treated,” says Wu.
The products are available
in a variety of colours, shapes
and dimensions and can be
custom made to fit in with
brands.
Debut firm
shows latest
fabric designs
New textile technologies for
the aviation industry are
being unveiled by fabric expert
Aunde (stand: 9B14) as the company
makes its air show debut.
The German-based company
is the largest supplier of seating
fabric to the automotive industry,
but its Australian arm has a longestablished
tradition of developing
technical textiles for the aerospace
industry.
“These textiles are for use in
aircraft seating and curtains,” says
managing director Michael Estibeiro.
“With its subsidiary in
Thailand, Aunde Australia can
now offer customers a complete
one-stop package for seat cover
and curtain development, and
manufacturing as well as complete
logistic services. We produce
first- and business-class seat
covers for Qantas,” says Estibeiro.
Aunde fabrics on display at
the show include latest Textrim
and Textab.
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