A IM A LTITUDE
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ANNUAL SHOWCASE 2020 069
AIM Altitude
also manufactures
the A380 Onboard
Lounge for
Emirates Airline
1. THE THIRD-GENERATION GALLEY
DESIGN SEAMLESSLY INTRODUCES
SEVERAL FUTURE-ORIENTED AND
LIGHTWEIGHT FEATURES
also focused on premium features,
meeting the rising demand for
customised galleys to create enhanced
boarding experiences.
The prototype galley, exhibited on AIM
Altitude’s stand at AIX 2018, brought to
the industry innovative design that
improves inflight service and enhances
the aesthetic of this functional equipment.
A full centreline complex was on display
to demonstrate forward- and aft-facing
galleys with a central ceiling. The
developments were based on airlines’
desires to promote quality and branding
among all elements of the cabin
interior, whilst ensuring the galley is
easily maintainable and operable by
cabin crew.
Inspired by the appearance of modern
domestic kitchen interiors, doors were
developed to hide the galley when not in
use. All the upper doors were made to
easily stow away to give crew an efficient
work environment.
The branding and passengerexperience
elements that AIM Altitude
made possible on the prototype galley
included animated lighting features, selfservice
zones, and various methods of
disguising functional equipment, thereby
making the galley more aesthetically
pleasing and cohesive within the overall
cabin environment.
Additional features include fold-andstow
doors for oven compartments
(premium compartment doors that slide
away into cavities when the galley is in
use), up-and-over doors and removable
décor panels, which can be easily replaced
to keep the external galley surfaces
looking pristine.
The second-generation galley also
featured a customisable aisle-facing selfservice
unit, an integrated noteholder trim
to provide crew with sufficient space for
paper notes, animated RGBW lighting,
an elegant paddle-latch mechanism to
give the galley a premium feel, and a
customisable half-height pantry that is
easy and quiet to use. The pull-out pantry
sits in a cart bay and can be configured to
serve as a pop-up bar, duty-free display,
self-service area or stowage unit.
GENERATION 3: A GALLEY
REFINED AND REDEFINED
The third-generation galley shows further
refinement as well as new conceptual
ideas and product innovations. AIM
Altitude put specific effort into cooperating
with other leading businesses to develop
enhanced product solutions.
Weight-conscious and future-oriented
features were the focus here. Combined
with items that have been developed to
production standard, this galley shows a
wide variety of AIM Altitude’s capabilities.
The design features a lightweight
roller-blind mechanism to hide galley
equipment, with a focus on robustness
and ease of use, an insulated ice drawer
with premium latching, a ‘magic mirror’ for
seamless integration of digital signage and
IFE, animated RGBW lighting that allows
“THE GALLEY AREA IS
INCREASINGLY HAVING TO
PERFORM A DUAL ROLE”
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