Heavenly interiors made in Hamburg / During the world's largest aircraft cabin trade fair, the Crystal Cabin Award will be presented in association with the AIX to award innovative aviation interior d

Hamburg (ots) - Anyone wishing to be kept up-to-date on the most
recent trends in flight comfort should not miss out on the Aircraft
Interiors Expo, taking place from 5 to 7 April in Hamburg. The
world's largest trade fair for aircraft cabins is a showcase for
tomorrow's materials, products and technologies. One of the
highlights will be the Crystal Cabin Award which is granted to award
innovative products and ideas. An international jury has assessed a
total of 52 submissions, and the 21 most promising submissions have
been nominated for the final viewinge.

Among the companies that are vyinghopefuls for one of the seven
esteemed trophies are renowned companies such as Airbus, Boeing,
Recaro and Contour. But also smaller companies such as E.I.S.
Aircraft und Airborne Hotel Systems are competing to obtain a trophy,
which will guarantee them world recognition in their tradehas become
an international quality seal and marketing tool within the industry.
The student submissions in particular have been outstanding for their
creativity. Submissions included a cabin with panoramic ceiling
windows and lightweight seats made of high-tech gel. "The products
and concepts nominated are of the highest standards and demonstrate
that comfort, cost efficiency and climate protection do not exclude
one another," says Walter Birkhan, President of the Crystal Cabin
Award Association and the Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan
Region Association.

Hamburg - the European Green Capital 2011 - is internationally
renowned for its competence in aircraft cabins and cabin
systemsdesign. In collaboration with small and medium-sized
enterprises, Airbus is developing state-of-the-art cabin equipment,
while Lufthansa Technik is the expert in catering for VIP
requirements. Cabins are also a focus of the newly established
Hamburg Centre of Aviation Training (HCAT), an inter-campus
cooperative project in which Public-Private Partnership of the
aviation industry, universities and vocational trade schools -
network to secure needs-based training of specialist personnel - a
programme that is unique in Europe. The excellent networking of all
stakeholders and the innovative power of the project industry network
are the reasons why the Federal Government awarded the Aviation
Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region as one of Germany's Leading-Edge
Clusters.

www.crystal-cabin-award.com
www.hamburg-aviation.com

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For queries regarding Hamburg and the Metropolitan Region:

Hamburg Marketing GmbH
www.marketing.hamburg.de
Ms Anette Boos
Mobile: +49 170 769 17 16
anette.boos@marketing.hamburg.de

For queries regarding the Aviation Cluster Hamburg:

Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region c/o HWF
www.hamburg-aviation.com
Ms Kirstin Ruether
Mobile: +49 170 236 66 22
kirstin.ruether@hamburg-aviation.com