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F/LIST Spearheads Sustainability in the Cabin
©Embraer The new sustainable products do not mean compromising on quality and will meet the same exacting standards of current F/LIST products. Carbon fibre can be used as it reduces operating costs due to its light weight nature.
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ustainability has become a watchword for the future of Business Aviation with the aerospace industry collectively navigating a pathway to a carbon neutral future by 2050. It is a bold ambition with discussions around sustainability dominated by talk of electric, hydrogen and hybrid propulsion programs, as well as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) which is available now, although supply is still limited. In the cabin sustainability is already making its presence felt. OEMs and owners have started to question in detail how products are made and processed, which is positioning sustainability as part of the competitive landscape. The availability of sustainable options is influencing purchasing decisions and the need to offer attractive, compliant, competitively priced interiors that do not compromise on quality, is now critical. Anticipating and responding to these needs is Austria-based F/LIST. The third-generation family company is combining years of heritage, knowledge and craftsmanship with contemporary technology, new materials, and cross-industry knowledge sharing, to satisfy the increased demand for lightweight, high-performing, eco-friendly concepts.
Visionary Perspective Mélanie Prince, Head of Innovation at F/LIST takes a visionary
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perspective leading a dynamic team to make the seemingly impossible possible. The eclectic mix of experts include carbon fiber technology professionals from the F1 sector, jewellery designers and architects, amongst others. “To enhance the passenger experience and disrupt the interiors sector we need to dream a little bit and change the status quo,” Prince says as she explains how her colleagues collaborate to define novel, environmentally friendly concepts that will add inherent value to the customer experience, and the asset itself. “We are ambassadors for cabin sustainability, and we can only ensure success by introducing new thinking around the subject. If we give our customers intriguing, stylish, yet functional materials we believe it will encourage them to think sustainability-first when it comes to creating a cabin interior. We must convey that sustainability does not mean compromise in the cabin.” F/LIST is already marketing decorative surfaces made from rattan, and textiles produced from agricultural byproducts, and Prince believes there is a world of opportunities. “Our incredible new product portfolio will surprise and delight with its superior quality, design potential and elegant beauty as we provide the opportunity to turn design fiction into design fact.” www.AVBUYER.com
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