First class feature panel reflects Omani identity

By December 14, 2018 May 18th, 2020 Design, Featured

The First-Class cabins of Oman Air’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which were recently launched on its Muscat to London route, are flying with a unique feature panel from AIM Altitude.

The front-textured panel encompasses the airline’s sleek, modern logo and a shaped arch, reminiscent of Oman’s culture and history. The concept design was originated by Teague, in collaboration with the Oman Air Guest Experience and Branding team, before going through the industrial-design process at AIM Altitude by its UK-based Cabin Interiors team.

The panel includes Aim Altitude-engineered lighting, with LEDs from the pelmet, washing out onto the textured panel. The translucent centre logo has coloured opaque inserts, allowing a further LED light to project through only the main features of the logo. All the LED lighting is controlled via a sensor, which the ALD harmonises with the aircraft cabin lighting.

Xia Cai, senior vice president guest experience & branding at Oman Air, said, “The feature panel offers a significant enhancement to the atmosphere of the whole cabin. It is a dramatic piece that reflects our Omani architectural heritage through a modern interpretation without taking up valuable space. The lighting techniques mean that it takes on new emphasis at different points in the flight and can transition between calming subtlety and uplifting opulence.”

Peter Niemeyer, principle Engineer at AIM Altitude, commented, “We utilised painted thermoplastic for the front-textured panel and the polyurethane logo was produced using a silicon casting. The LED lighting is extremely effective, and we are delighted with the extra dimension it brings to the panel.”

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