Boeing and Saudi Arabian Airlines are working to finish modifying the interiors of 22 of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ 23 Boeing 777-200ERs.
Saudi Arabian Airlines is due to become a member of the SkyTeam Alliance in 2012.
The airline’s 777-200ER passenger-cabin modification program began in early 2009 after certification of Saudi Arabian’s new Business Market seating configuration. Modifications on this scale are generally scheduled to coincide with required heavy maintenance checks, according to Boeing.
However, under this modification program, the majority of the fleet already has been modified and returned to service. The modifications are scheduled to be completed in 2011.
“This interior modification affects an important segment of our long-haul fleet and our passengers expect the best from us,” says Ali Milaat, CEO of Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries. “With its experience as the airplane manufacturer, Boeing has done a great job in working with us to develop and support this process and we look forward to sharing the great results with our customers.”
Working with the airline, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services developed a cabin layout that provides increased comfort and amenities for passengers while providing the airline with an attractive, new in-flight identity. Boeing also provided the engineering services and program integration.
“Saudi Arabian Airlines plays an important role in Middle East and global aviation and this interior refresh is a great opportunity for Boeing to bring value to an important customer,” says Dennis Floyd, vice president, fleet services for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
“Boeing is uniquely positioned with experience and expertise to engineer, certify and manage modification programs for our customers.”
Eight of the 777-200ERs feature Saudi Arabian Airlines’ new Business Market configuration with 24 first class, 38 business class and 170 economy class seats. The remaining 14 aircraft under modification are in a new ‘High Density’ configuration which accommodates 14 business-class and 327 economy-class seats.
The aircraft are configured with new Avio Interiors first, business and economy-class seats. Each seat has a wide-screen display, which is connected to a Thales TopSeries i5000 In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system. This system features on-demand movies, music and games and provides for a laptop power connector, USB port and RCA jack.
The first-class seats feature 15.4-inch (39.1-centimeter) in-seat video monitors with PC power and powered seat adjustment, at a 79-inch pitch. Business class seats have 12.1-inch (30.7-centimeter) in-seat video monitors, also with PC power and powered adjustment capability, at a 58-inch (147.3-centimeter) pitch. Economy seats are on a 32-inch (81.3-centimeter) pitch and have 8.9-inch (22.6-centimeter) video monitors in-seat.
Boeing produced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration-certified service bulletin and kit of parts to accommodate the seat installation and the new in-flight entertainment system. Boeing also relocated and updated floor coverings, ceilings, sidewalls, class divider partition walls, stowage bins, closets and plumbing to enable modernization of the aircraft.
As a full-service cabin-refurbishment integrator, Boeing can perform as much of an airline interior upgrade as required, including management of all aspects of the project to and including certification.
source: http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/airlines/saudi-arabian-moves-to-complete-777-200er-interior-upgrade/
Saudi Arabian Airlines is due to become a member of the SkyTeam Alliance in 2012.
The airline’s 777-200ER passenger-cabin modification program began in early 2009 after certification of Saudi Arabian’s new Business Market seating configuration. Modifications on this scale are generally scheduled to coincide with required heavy maintenance checks, according to Boeing.
However, under this modification program, the majority of the fleet already has been modified and returned to service. The modifications are scheduled to be completed in 2011.
“This interior modification affects an important segment of our long-haul fleet and our passengers expect the best from us,” says Ali Milaat, CEO of Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries. “With its experience as the airplane manufacturer, Boeing has done a great job in working with us to develop and support this process and we look forward to sharing the great results with our customers.”
Saudi Arabian Airlines took delivery of its 23rd Boeing 777 in early August 2001, completing a fleet renewal that had begun with agreements made in 1995. By the time it took its last 777-200ER, Saudi Arabian Airlines had received a fleet of 61 new Boeing aircraft – five 747-400s, four MD-11Fs, 29 MD-90s, and 23 777-200ERs – in just over three and a half years. Saudi Arabian has subsequently ordered 12 Boeing 777-300ERs and eight Boeing 787-9s, as well as a large number of Airbus aircraft (including 10 A380s) and 15 Embraer 170s
“Saudi Arabian Airlines plays an important role in Middle East and global aviation and this interior refresh is a great opportunity for Boeing to bring value to an important customer,” says Dennis Floyd, vice president, fleet services for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
“Boeing is uniquely positioned with experience and expertise to engineer, certify and manage modification programs for our customers.”
Eight of the 777-200ERs feature Saudi Arabian Airlines’ new Business Market configuration with 24 first class, 38 business class and 170 economy class seats. The remaining 14 aircraft under modification are in a new ‘High Density’ configuration which accommodates 14 business-class and 327 economy-class seats.
The aircraft are configured with new Avio Interiors first, business and economy-class seats. Each seat has a wide-screen display, which is connected to a Thales TopSeries i5000 In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system. This system features on-demand movies, music and games and provides for a laptop power connector, USB port and RCA jack.
The first-class seats feature 15.4-inch (39.1-centimeter) in-seat video monitors with PC power and powered seat adjustment, at a 79-inch pitch. Business class seats have 12.1-inch (30.7-centimeter) in-seat video monitors, also with PC power and powered adjustment capability, at a 58-inch (147.3-centimeter) pitch. Economy seats are on a 32-inch (81.3-centimeter) pitch and have 8.9-inch (22.6-centimeter) video monitors in-seat.
Boeing produced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration-certified service bulletin and kit of parts to accommodate the seat installation and the new in-flight entertainment system. Boeing also relocated and updated floor coverings, ceilings, sidewalls, class divider partition walls, stowage bins, closets and plumbing to enable modernization of the aircraft.
As a full-service cabin-refurbishment integrator, Boeing can perform as much of an airline interior upgrade as required, including management of all aspects of the project to and including certification.
source: http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/airlines/saudi-arabian-moves-to-complete-777-200er-interior-upgrade/
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