ZODIAC CABIN & STRUCTURES
REPORT
ISIS, birth of a star
STEP 1
Room for every good idea: blank page and reflection
To reinvent the interior of a single-aisle aircraft, our ZEO design and innovation studio chose the Airbus A320. With specific objectives: carry-on luggage capacity increased by up to 60%, less weight, a design that is both attractive and modular for manufacturing, simplified installation and maintenance. Open reflection, creativity and speed are hallmarks of this approach. Code name: ISIS, for Innovative Space Interior System.
STEP 2
Analysis and full-scale testing
Engineers, industrial designers, designers, sales: using successive mock-ups on the fuselage of a downgraded Airbus A320, our multidisciplinary team tests different concepts and conducts analyses and comparative studies.
54 • TRAVEL JOURNAL 2012 • 2013