Story ID: 109OmnAviaNBAA14
OmnAvia Interiors Shows ‘Discovery’ Fabrics
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The cabin textile provider is bringing a new line of Italian fabrics to the U.S. for the first time.
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Italian fabric manufacturer Alcantara is well known in the luxury aerospace, yacht and automobile industries for its cabin coverings, and here at NBAA 2014, OmnAvia Interiors is exhibiting the Milan-based company’s “Discovery” collection of aircraft interior fabrics in the U.S. for the first time.
Alcantara’s products have found extensive use in aircraft seating, headliner, side-window panel and bulkhead applications. In fact, Pilatus Aircraft has defined Alcantara’s fabrics as an element of the PC-12 NG’s five optional predefined designs for its new-aircraft customers. The fabrics can also be seen here at the show in the SyberJet cockpit mockup.
The Discovery line, which was introduced earlier this year, diverges from Alcantara’s previous solid-color offerings with multi-color designs in a variety of patterns and textures, using various finishing techniques such as embossing, digital printing, laser-etching, electro-welding and resin-infusion.
OmnAvia, Alcantara’s exclusive North American distributor, is showing samples from the Discovery line at its NBAA exhibit (Booth 1229). It also is displaying samples from other textile and leather manufacturers, and its own private-label carpet and upholstery products.