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Aviation News Item: 00815
29th Apr 2009
New-look 737NG set for 2010
Source: ubmaviationnews.com
Seven airlines will be the first to incorporate the new, spacious 737 Boeing Sky Interior starting in late 2010. The interior features soft, blue-sky-like lighting overhead. The airlines are:
FlyDubai; Continental Airlines; Norwegian Air Shuttle; Malaysia Airlines; TUI Travel; GOL Airlines and Lion Air. The interior will feature new, 787-style modern sculpted sidewalls and window
reveals that draw passengers' eyes to the windows. The sidewall design integrates the air vent so that before-flight security checks go more quickly for maintenance staff. The new design also
offers larger, pivoting overhead stowage bins. Boeing redesigned reading-light switches so passengers can find them more easily and avoid accidentally pressing the flight-attendant call
button. Speakers 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.
Changes to the 737NG are more than cosmetic: Boeing is targeting a two per cent reduction in fuel consumption by 2011 through a combination of airframe and engine improvements. Aircraft
structural improvements will reduce drag, cutting fuel use by about one per cent. Boeing's engine partner, CFM, is contributing the other one per cent of fuel savings through hardware changes
to its engine.
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