Air travel could be a mind-blowing and memorable experience in the future as A3, the Airbus group's research arm based in Silicon Valley, unveiled a new concept for future airplane cabins: Modular cabins that can be customized to fit the needs of every flight.
According to the Wired, the new Airbus concept is called "Transpose," which will bring back the glamor of air flight with swappable plane interiors. The modular cabins will be completely customizable and will be fashioned as easily removable compartments for fast switching in-between flights, similar to how freight carriers alter interior for cargo.
Announcing Transpose, our project to rethink cabins for large commercial aircraft. #paxex #aviation https://t.co/9Fznp4nhvf @flytranspose pic.twitter.com/f7JeB9pJgM
— A³ by Airbus Group (@AirbusSV) December 13, 2016
The new Airbus concept aims to give quality services and experience to all flyers by offering luxury amenities like coffee bars, restaurants, and spa areas which will be possible with the interchangeable interior cabins. This means that aircraft space can be fully utilized by all passengers depending on the how long or short the flight route is.
According to Investor's Business Daily, Airbus' new Modular cabins concept could open up new possibilities for commercial airline cabins that even those flying at economy class can utilize. Airbus designers hope that the new Airbus concept will draw in more passengers and advertisers to give airline carriers more incentive to make creative amenities and features to generate profit.
In Airbus A3's concept video, it shows that the intended modular cabins will be blank, and carriers will have the privilege to design compartments with whatever amenity or feature they wish to put on the aircraft. Once designed and personalized, the modular cabin will then be loaded into the aircraft and latched into position.
In current aircraft designs, the Airbus modular cabin concept cannot be done. So aircraft manufacturers will need to make a new line of aircraft that would allow for the modular cabins to be quipped.
As per Investor's Business Daily, Airbus' Transpose team is setting their eyes on wide-body aircraft to carry at most 14 cabins. The cabins will be designed, and built by third-party aerospace companies; The group hopes to have a working model in the next two to four years.
