WELCOME
KEEPING CONNECTED
businessjetinteriorsinternational.com
006 APRIL 2020
T he spread of COVID-19 has forced
many businesses around the world,
ours included, to adapt to working from
home. As I write this foreword from my home
office, communicating with wonderful colleagues
over Slack and Zoom, I am grateful for the
technology, teamwork and determination that
have enabled us to continue without any changes
to quality or schedule.
We take our responsibility to bring you news
and features of the highest accuracy and interest,
both in print and online, very seriously. In
addition, we will soon expand our services to
offer audio and video webinars. Technology is not
only enabling our team to stay connected, but we
hope it will be helpful in connecting the wider
industry – a goal more important than ever.
In this print issue you will find a special
report on COVID-19 (page 14), which focusses
on the products and technologies that could be
particularly helpful in ensuring the health and
wellbeing of passengers. I have also included
information on how companies with 3D-printing
expertise can get involved in manufacturing
life-saving medical equipment, should they
have the capacity to do so.
But there are plenty of other important topics
to get your teeth into, and perhaps give you some
respite. These include the cover story on the latest
developments in inflight connectivity (page 18),
how to keep costs down during an aircraft
refurbishment project (page 34), the annual soft
furnishings feature (page 42), plus wonderful case
studies and designs to enjoy, and a roundup of
the latest innovations that were to be showcased
at EBACE 2020.
Please rest assured we will continue to cover
all the topics that are relevant to the industry
– including, but not limited to, the impact of
COVID-19. This rapidly evolving situation
requires us all to make adaptations, be resilient
and work together. From our team to yours,
we wish you the very best and look forward
to when we can all meet face to face again.
Izzy Kington, editor
/businessjetinteriorsinternational.com