Emirates Airlines to Develop Aircraft Interiors With Pacelab Cabin Softwaretitle
ATLANTA, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Emirates has equipped its engineering
department with Pacelab Cabin, the standard cabin configuration tool from
software provider PACE. Pacelab Cabin will be used to support aircraft
refurbishment projects for the airlines large and diverse fleet of medium and
long-range aircraft. Pacelab Cabin will also provide decision support during
aircraft acquisition, e.g. when performing A350 against B787 benchmarks: the
software yields highly accurate forecasts of seat capacities and the general
appearance of the future cabin, while taking account of Emirates award-
winning amenity standards.
Being precisely tailored to the needs of cabin engineers, Pacelab Cabin
allows the development, visualization and analysis of large amounts of layout
scenarios quickly and is suitable for any aircraft type. This capability is a
key prerequisite for qualified decision making, further leveraging Emirates
renowned cabin design expertise. At the same time, Pacelab Cabin generates
impressive time savings. This aspect is gaining importance, as Emirates fleet
is set to grow and diversify significantly in view of recent bulk orders of
Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 airliners.
Another remarkable asset for cabin refurbishment and evaluation is the way
that Pacelab Cabin checks the cabin layout as it is being designed, thereby
automatically ensuring that certification regulations are met. With Pacelab
Cabin, the rulebook can be rapidly tailored to each aircraft, ensuring
compliance with regulations by different certifying agencies. Just as easily,
the library of cabin interior items can be viewed and extended at short
notice.
Mahmood Ameen, Manager Engineering Technical Services at Emirates about
Pacelab Cabin: "We at Emirates take special pride in the comfort and aesthetic
standards of our cabin interiors, and we are determined to maintain this
leading edge. One way to ensure this is by streamlining the planning process.
Pacelab Cabin offers precisely what we need for that: validated layouts at
short notice provided by a tool that is easy-to-use and complements our
established workflow very well."
More about Pacelab Cabin:
Pacelab Cabin is an expert tool for rapidly creating Layouts of Passenger
Accommodation (LOPA). Enabling significant leaps in productivity, the software
is widely used by aircraft and components manufacturers as well as airlines,
leasing and consulting companies. With its clear-cut interfaces to standard
CAD software and attractive 2D and 3D visualization options, Pacelab Cabin is
highly suitable for engineering departments and technical sales / marketing
alike.
About Emirates:
Dubai-based Emirates is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world
and has received more than 250 international awards for excellence since its
launch in 1985. Emirates extensive fleet comprises of over 50 aircraft, which
includes 29 Airbus A330-200, 9 Boeing 777, and 12 larger 300-series Boeing 777
aircraft. Emirates will be one of the first airlines that will fly the newest
and largest passenger aircraft in the world, the Airbus double decker A380,
which holds over 550 passengers and will be joining the carriers fleet by
October 2006. The airline has 45 of these advanced aircraft on order.
About PACE Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology GmbH:
PACE, with offices in Germany and the U.S., develops knowledge-based
engineering software solutions with a special focus on the acceleration of
complex engineering processes. Typical areas of application are preliminary
product design and product/systems configuration. Customers include AerCap,
Airbus, Air France Industries, AVITAS, BAE Systems, Bombardier Aerospace, EADS
CCR, EADS Sogerma, Embraer, Emirates, Engaero, Fraport, GECAS, Hawaiian
Airlines, Innovint, International Aero Interiors, Rolls-Royce, Sukhoi and
Swiss International Air Lines.
