Down the Aisle...

Lantal Textiles of Switzerland has acquired Wollspinnerei, a major spinning mill…Word from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month is that Blu-ray is the likely winner in the high-definition DVD player sweepstakes…Just delivered is a Gulfstream V for Abercrombie & Fitch with an Alto Aviation sound system that includes six subwoofers under the seats to replicate the sound of a dance club…Flight Display Systems has introduced a detachable, 15-inch LCD monitor that can be mounted to a bulkhead swivel mount that allows for 100-degree articulation…Honeywell has introduced full power distribution over its Ovation E-series Ethernet cabin management system…Rockwell Collins’ Venue cabin management system features a dual-video box, with one channel dedicated to the 3-D moving-map display and the other to entertainment-center video output. It is compatible with the Blu-ray high-definition DVD player, but also backward compatible with standard-definition DVD players.