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Airbus has unveiled the aircraft cabin of the future. Take a look at Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+.

A woman wearing a light blue sweater admires the view from the window of Airbus' future aircraft cabin in a rendering for the plane maker's Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+.
The cabin can contribute between 10-20% to the aircraft’s overall environmental impact during its lifecycle, according to Airbus.Courtesy of Airbus
  • Airbus has unveiled its Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ in a May 30 presentation.

  • The plane maker is relying on a circular economy to make its new cabins lighter and less wasteful.

  • In the future, Airbus hopes to integrate the new cabins in its developing hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Airbus has unveiled its vision for a more sustainable aircraft cabin, as airlines labor to reduce their emissions, hoping to fully decarbonize aviation by 2050.

The cabin contributes to up to 20% of an aircraft's environmental impact during its lifecycle, according to a May 30 presentation. The largest plane maker in the world wants to tackle that by reducing cabin weight, using lighter materials and designs, and getting rid of waste by encouraging recycling and getting passengers to pre-order meals.

In the future, Airbus hopes to integrate the new cabins in its hydrogen-powered planes.

Take a look at Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+:

Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ is Airbus' concept for the future of its aircraft cabins.

A flight attendant greets a passenger as she boards the aircraft in Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ renderings.
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Decarbonization and circularity are at the core of the vision.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing an aircraft cabin in the dark.
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Part of the plan is to use lighter materials and designs...

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing the plane cabin at night.
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...that could reduce the cabin's weight by up to 40%.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing a passenger walking between seat aisles.
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The new materials would be easier to be recycled, reused, and repaired during the aircraft's lifecycle.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing a flight attendant ready to great passengers.
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Passengers could access information about the materials through QR codes.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing a passenger checking information about the materials with which the cabin is built through a QR code scanned with a phone.
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By 2025, Airbus wants to provide transparency on the environmental impact of cabin parts and operations.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering of a flight attendant and a passenger.
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And by 2030, Airbus wants to introduce new, more sustainable designs and materials.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing a passenger seated next to a virtual window.
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The cabins would function according to the concept of circular economy.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing cabin at night.
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Circular economy is an economic system built on the reuse of materials or products.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering of an aircraft bathroom.
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Water used in the bathroom sink, for example, would be reused to flush the toilets.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering showing the circular economy of an aircraft bathroom.
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Airbus hopes to have cabins based on a fully developed circular economy starting in 2035.

Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering of an aircraft cabin in the dark.
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The company also envisions new catering options.

Passengers picking up pre-ordered snacks before boarding the plane in a Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering.
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On long-haul flights, passengers would pre-order meals.

A pre-ordered meal of sushi hanging by a plane seat in an Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering
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On short-haul flights, they would pick up their snacks at the gate...

Passengers picking up food before boarding the plane in an Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering
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...before boarding.

Boarding gate in an Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering.
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This could reduce food waste and weight by up to 15%.

Flight attendant preparing food in an Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering.
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The whole experience, from boarding to accessing information about the cabin's components, relies on digitization.

Passenger at the airport in one of Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ renderings.
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In the future, Airbus hopes to integrate the new cabins in the hydrogen-powered aircraft it's developing.

An aerial image of an airport with an hydrogen-powered plane flying above it.
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Airbus is working on three hydrogen planes and plans to mature all the required hydrogen technologies by 2025.

Hydrogen-powered plane flying above an airport, as seen from inside the airport.
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The hydrogen-powered aircraft could enter commercial operations in 2035.

Passenger checking out the view in Airbus' Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ rendering.
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