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Airbus meets customer request
for vegan helicopter interior
#airbuscorporatehelicopters
#ACH145 #vegan @airbusheli
Dubai, 16 November 2021
– When a valued customer specified that his new helicopter must have
an interior that was fully vegan, Airbus Corporate Helicopters’ (ACH)
design team rose to the occasion.
The resulting ACH145 has now been delivered to German
construction entrepreneur Dr Urs Brunner who insisted on the
requirement at the urging of his wife, ethical fashion pioneer
Daniela Brunner.
Its cabin is fitted with ACH’s clean and modern ACH Line
interior configuration in a grey theme but the leather elements
essential to its luxury feel are replaced with Ultraleather which
captures the visual and tactile leather experience with comparable
durability.
Items that had to be specially designed and fabricated
in the replacement material include the six passenger seats, central
storage cabinet, rear partition and cockpit controls cuffs.
Ms Brunner, founding owner of specialist fashion house
Giulia & Romeo, which has no animal products involved in its
range and donates all its profits to animal welfare, wanted the
helicopter to be consistent with her ethical values.
Head of ACH, Frederic Lemos, said: “We’re very proud of
our team’s work in creating this bespoke ACH Line interior. The
material that we used is certified for aviation use and is hard
wearing, but it can only be stretched in one direction which means it
is a challenge to work with, particularly on the seats.
“This is where the craftsmanship of our hands-on team
became crucial and I am delighted to say that we found a practical
way to meet our customer’s desires which also looks superb.”
Dr Brunner, an experienced helicopter and fixed-wing
pilot, said: “We both greatly appreciate the skill and imagination
that went into devising and installing this interior.”
To view the helicopter at the Dubai Airshow contact
Laurence Petiard, details below. The photo shows the vegan interior.
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