Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+

Airspace Cabin Sustainable Vision by night with lights on the ceiling

The Journey is only starting

Today, aviation represents 2.5% of man made emissions. Huge progress has been made since the 1980s to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. 

Our goal is that future generations continue to benefit from aviation as much as the current generations have.

Airspace cabin with lady watching an aircraft flying by

Our ambition

The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ is all about reimagining the future travel experience. Passengers and the entire aviation industry are invited to envision a future of flying that prioritises sustainability while maintaining superior levels of comfort. This will be achieved via a paradigm shift leveraging digital processes and tools, bionic structures and a circular design philosophy. What would that look like exactly? Discover what we think!

Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+

3 pillars to achieve our ambition

Transparency

- Provide transparency on the environmental impact of cabin parts and operations
- Offer reduced CO2 emission cabin options and more efficient cabin operations
- Establish a framework for cabin end-of-life management and first solutions

Airspace - Futuristic airport interior with a lady looking at the screen

Decarbonisation

- Introduce new cabin interior solutions and materials with low CO2 impact and enhanced customer guidance
- Reduce significantly cabin products’ waste during production and landfill at end-of-use
- Establish new end-of-life management approaches

Airspace panel - recycled polymers panel with a QR code

Circularity

- Integrate the next generation cabin in a hydrogen-powered aircraft and support the reduction of emissions intensity for the existing fleet
- Zero landfill and incineration of cabin materials at end-of-use (except if required by regulation)
- Establish a circular cabin based on the elimination of waste and pollution as well as circulation of products and materials

Text: Rethink, recycle, repair, reuse

3 pillars to achieve our ambition

Focus on 3 main drivers, supported by a clear roadmap that has been co-built with key industry players

Airspace - Futuristic airport interior with a lady looking at the screen

Transparency

  • Provide transparency on the environmental impact of cabin parts and operations
  • Offer reduced CO2 emission cabin options and more efficient cabin operations
  • Establish a framework for cabin end-of-life management and first solutions
Airspace panel - recycled polymers panel with a QR code

Decarbonisation

  • Introduce new cabin interior solutions and materials with low CO2 impact and enhanced customer guidance
  • Reduce significantly cabin products’ waste during production and landfill at end-of-use
  • Establish new end-of-life management approaches
Text: Rethink, recycle, repair, reuse

Circularity

  • Integrate the next generation cabin in a hydrogen-powered aircraft and support the reduction of emissions intensity for the existing fleet
  • Zero landfill and incineration of cabin materials at end-of-use  (except if required by regulation)
  • Establish a circular cabin based on the elimination of waste and pollution as well as circulation of products and materials

Discover the C Suite

The Business Class concept seat that showcases our vision

The C Suite demonstrates the different facets of sustainability from cabin efficiency and weight reduction to new materials and processes, as well as a circular design approach. The concept addresses the need to reduce CO2 emission density by optimising the use of space and applying new technologies. 

The C-Suite - the Business Class concept seat

Airbus presents the C-Suite, the Business Class concept seat that showcases our Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+.

Jump into the C Suite experience!

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