'GREEN' HORIZONS: THE 'GREENING' OF JETLINER CABINS

Although news reports tend to focus on dramatic descriptions of future aero engines powered by hydrogen or solar cells, blended biofuels or blooming algae, it should be noted that aircraft interiors also are going through a period of 'green' evolution. Airlines in all parts of the world have announced the implementation of clean 'green' cabin initiatives, and while the challenges might seem less exciting technically than the ones confronted in an airframe-production hangar or an engine test house, they are still of vital importance to the future of the industry.