Astronics is excited to participate in the 2025 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, at our new location: Stand #4C20.
We will be showcasing cutting-edge solutions for enhancing passenger productivity and satisfaction. Featured will be next-generation solutions for aircraft passenger and crew power, passenger-centric lighting and motion systems for comfort and wellbeing, and industry-leading cabin connectivity and integration solutions.
Additionally, we will display the latest in transparent display technology for cutting-edge aerial platform, integrated all-aircraft lighting and safety systems, industry-leading passenger service units, and turnkey interior retrofit services.
Here’s a quick preview of the latest innovations from Astronics, designed to enhance passenger experience and operational efficiency for airlines and airframe manufacturers.
Choose a subject below or read on to discover more about our innovative solutions.
- Leader in Custom Curved and Transparent Displays for Commercial and VIP Aircraft
- The Industry's Most Powerful and Intelligent USB In-Seat Power System, the EmPower® UltraLite G2
- Tailored Cabin Integration Services for Commercial and Regional Jet Aircraft
- Elevating Motion & Comfort with Astronics ZEN Architecture
- CabinPinnacle-2: The Next-Generation Server from Astronics
- The World Leader in Passenger Service Units
- Nuancia™ Human Centric Lighting
- Your Single Source for Lighting and Safety Solutions
- CabinAXe: Improving the Passenger Experience with Wi-Fi 6E
Leader in Custom Transparent Displays for Commercial and VIP Aircraft
Astronics is showcasing our groundbreaking display technology for cutting-edge aerial platforms at AIX. Our transparent display technology offers both informational and interactive (touchscreen) panels, suitable for a wide range of current and future aircraft, including the burgeoning eVTOL industry.
Are you building the world's greatest air taxi? We provide the perfect transparent interface to enhance your high-tech interior.
Imagine the possibilities! Contact us today and let's collaborate to create the ideal display solution for your vehicle of tomorrow.
The Industry's Most Powerful and Intelligent USB In-Seat Power System, the EmPower® UltraLite G2
UltraLite G2 is the next generation of the revolutionary Astronics EmPower® UltraLite system, a
lightweight architecture providing high-output USB power for passenger use without the need for a power supply unit installed at each seat group. The result is a lower cost, lower weight system with higher installation flexibility over traditional, seat-group-based architectures.
The innovative UltraLite G2 is the most flexible and scalable passenger power system, allowing airlines to deploy the optimal PED power system for their passengers and budget. The unique ‘zonal’ design eliminates the need to install a power supply in every seat group, reducing overall system weight and total cost of ownership (TCO).
Intelligence is built into every UltraLite G2 component, which continually communicate with one another to provide enhanced power management across the entire system. This advanced capability results in a system that is adaptable for virtually any installation requirement, any selected level of power management, and can be tailored to create a unique passenger experience. UltraLite G2 features the smallest form factor in the industry yet boasts an industry-leading 800 Watts per power supply, with up to 60W of USB Type C power at every seat. The system is line-fit offerable and offers a choice of single USB Type A, single Type C, combination outlets with both, or can power our line-fit offerable Wireless Charging Module.
Whether LCC or full-service carrier, the Astronics EmPower® UltraLite G2 is fully configurable to the needs of every airline, every aircraft platform, and every passenger.
Learn more about In-Seat Power Systems >
Tailored Cabin Integration Services for Commercial and Regional Jet Aircraft
In today’s competitive aviation market, ensuring your aircraft cabins are comfortable and compliant with current regulations is crucial. Astronics offers specialized cabin reconfiguration and certification services for both commercial and regional jet aircraft, providing comprehensive solutions tailored to your needs.
Our experienced team delivers a full integration program, from a simple seat re-pitch to an entirely new cabin interior with customized branding. We provide the technical expertise and leadership to execute your program efficiently and on time.
Our services include premium and economy seating installations, galley and lavatory modifications, inflight entertainment and connectivity system upgrades, and airline rebranding. We also handle water/waste, lighting, and mechanical systems integration, and we offer configurations for leased aircraft transitions.
As a vendor-neutral integrator with extensive experience, we manage multiple suppliers and materials, ensuring a smooth process. We offer customizable certification paths via FAA, ODA, or EASA to match airline requirements, schedules, and budgets. We also handle foreign validations of FAA certifications, including EASA.
With our capabilities and dedicated service offerings, Astronics is your ideal partner for efficient cabin reconfiguration.
Elevating Motion & Comfort with Astronics ZEN Architecture
With 30 years of experience in in-seat motion and controls, Astronics is advancing to the next level in motion and comfort with our new ZEN Architecture™. This innovative system centralizes passenger wellness into a single seat data hub.
Thoughtfully designed to push the boundaries, the ZEN Architecture™ features a modular, scalable, and adaptable configuration. It offers more options for passengers while reducing weight and operational costs for airlines. For seat manufacturers, it ensures seamless integration and maintenance.
- Compact and powerful
With a 230% increase in power output within a smaller controller, our system imposes no limitations on demanding features and complex configurations. - Connected seat and cybersecurity
Secured by design with dedicated hardware and software, our ZEN ECU overcomes cybersecurity constraints, enabling enhanced seat connectivity with the cabin and personal electronic devices (PEDs), in-flight health monitoring from the ground, and predictive maintenance. - Embedded lighting controls capability
Our ZEN ECU incorporates our Nuancia™ savoir faire, providing RGBW plug-and-play features without the need for an external controller.
Learn more about Motion & Comfort >
CabinPinnacle-2: The Next-Generation Server from Astronics
The latest server from Astronics, CabinPinnacle-2, is a future-proof platform that boasts increased processing and networking power along with advanced aircraft interfacing capabilities. This architecture-ready solution is equipped with a variety of updated features, including general-purpose and GPU processing with robust networking capabilities.
CabinPinnacle-2 is the ideal platform for building applications such as crew and passenger web services, predictive maintenance or manifest services, connectivity, and In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) media services. Its advanced processing speed and enhanced network capability ensure that CabinPinnacle-2 meets the growing demands for passenger entertainment, airline operational analytics, and predictive maintenance solutions.
These next-generation features allow CabinPinnacle-2 to serve as the backbone of your inflight networking and file server system. By adding flexibility and cutting-edge technology, CabinPinnacle-2 enhances previous generations of Astronics server hardware, which has already seen deployment in thousands of server LRUs currently in flight.
Learn more about CabinPinnacle-2 >
The World Leader in Passenger Service Units
Astronics specializes in providing Passenger Service Units (PSU) for commercial applications, offering vertically-integrated solutions that encompass in-house design, manufacturing, and finishing capabilities. We collaborate closely with the world's largest airframers to deliver the most cost-effective, innovative, and aesthetically appealing PSUs on the market.
Our extensive knowledge of PSU systems and proven track record of successful collaborations significantly minimize your risk and ensure the success of your program. In fact, for most PSU projects, Astronics takes full responsibility for the design, development, and qualification of new technologies. We then manufacture, assemble, and deliver the final product, ready for installation exactly when you need it.
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Human Centric Lighting
Astronics offers lighting systems that stimulate designers' imagination, combining versatility, adaptability, and effortless integration and maintenance. This year, our enhanced Nuancia™ line is pushing new boundaries in terms of features, integrability, and ease of use:
- Nuancia goes plug and play
Say goodbye to calibration with our newly designed striplights range. Our RGBW striplights are now as simple to install and set up as plain white ones, all while preserving the color accuracy and uniformity that Nuancia™ is renowned for. - Synergy with our new ZEN Architecture™ motion offering
We've incorporated our lighting expertise directly into our motion controller, offering access to RGBW capabilities without the need for an external controller. - Customization on the go
Take full control of your mood lighting with ease. Adjust colors and brightness curves from one program to another, or on the fly for demonstration purposes, without needing to update the software documentation. - 360° integration
The Nuancia™ product range has expanded with the addition of a side-emitting striplight, further enhancing integration possibilities.
Learn more about Human Centric Lighting >
Your Single Source for Lighting and Safety Solutions
Astronics is your single, time-proven supplier for all your aircraft lighting and safety needs. For aircraft cabins, Astronics offers its full suite of cabin emergency lighting systems including floor path marking, ceiling emergency lighting, running man emergency exit signs and evacuation area lights, as well as its newest technology for passenger information signs. Finally, in emergency lighting, Astronics will be featuring their Air Lite® LED flashlight systems for aircraft.
Lighted components for the cockpits, including HMI panels, dimmers, controllers and other products, include newer technologies. Astronics' exterior lighting, as always, offers the latest generation of low weight, highly efficient and reliable technologies.
For premium, first, and business class lighting, Astronics is introducing its new ELEA LED reading light, the slimmest reading light on the market, which includes an easy front-mount install plus a user-friendly dimming feature. Available in three standard finishes plus a premium metallic finish, this light is certified and flying with Airbus and Boeing. Astronics will also showcase an evolution to ELEA through a larger line called Elea Series.
CabinAXe: Improving the Passenger Experience with Wi-Fi 6E
CabinAXe is the industry’s first Wi-Fi 6E enabled Cabin Wireless Access Point (CWAP). CabinAXe introduces unparalleled Wi-Fi performance, marking the first time a CWAP will utilize the recently adopted Wi-Fi 6E standard. Astronics has shipped over 16,000 previous generation CWAPs, and CabinAXe continues the evolution of Astronics' CWAP firsts by offering the industry's first tri-radio CWAP integrating Wi-Fi 6E.
Wi-Fi 6E makes use of up to 1.2GHz of unlicensed spectrum in the 6GHz band. This new authorization provides less congestion and larger channel widths for greater connectivity throughput.
"CabinAXe is truly an innovative building block for the advanced Summit Line IFEC system," said Mike Kuehn, President of Astronics Connectivity Systems and Certification. "Delivering blazing-fast Wi-Fi performance and increased throughput for added reliability, CabinAXe is a powerful demonstration of our commitment to passenger experience. Added sensing capabilities for IoT applications and integration with Summit Line components demonstrates our attention to existing IFEC systems with a strong look to the future in the cabin."
Innovation at the Core
Astronics is dedicated to bringing our long history of innovation and collaborative work style to your next program.
This blog speaks to some of our latest technology advancements, as well as proven systems we can provide for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, IFE providers, and other industry participants to improve experiences for passengers while also improving cost and efficiency for aircraft operators.
We are eager to collaborate side-by-side with you on your next program. Simply contact us when you're ready.
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