Boeing promises greater comfort with Next-Generation 737
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Boeing has announced that seven airlines, including three from Asia, will be the first to incorporate the new 737 Boeing Sky Interior starting in late 2010. The interior features soft, blue-sky-like overhead lighting. The Asian airlines adopting the new design are flydubai, Malaysia Airlines and Indonesia’s Lion Air.
Drawing from the interior design of the 787 Dreamliner, the 737 Boeing Sky Interior features modern sculpted sidewalls and windows, larger, pivoting overhead storage bins and redesigned reading-light switches. Speakers have also been are integrated into each row’s passenger-service unit to improve sound and clarity of public address operations, while the new integrated air vent and improved noise-dampening materials reduce overall cabin noise.
However the changes to the Next-Generation 737 are more than cosmetic: Boeing is targeting a 2% reduction in fuel consumption by 2011 through a combination of airframe and engine improvements. Airplane structural improvements will reduce drag on the airplane, reducing fuel use by about 1%. Boeing’s engine partner, CFM, is contributing the other 1% of fuel savings through hardware changes to its engine.
The other airlines planning to use the new 737 are Continental Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, UK-based TUI Travel Plc, and Brazil’s GOL Airlines.
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