Cabin fitter J&C Aero has completed a full interior modernisation of a Boeing 757-200 by developing, producing, and installing seats and furniture similar to a Boeing 737 MAX. Two additional Boeing 757s operated by a Central Asian airline will be modernised by the end of the year.

The single-class cabin interiors that include new-generation seats, modern Passenger Service Units (PSU), dynamic LED cabin lighting, as well as refurbished lavatories, cabin attendant stations, and galleys.

The renewal of seats and other systems reduced the overall weight of the aircraft by almost 1000 kg thus providing the operator extra fuel savings, in addition to improved flight experience for passengers.

During the project, the company also provided new floor covering and PL floor path marking systems, refurbished sidewalls, overhead and ceiling panels, repaired and restored damaged cabin parts, developed a new emergency equipment layout, and introduced a new cabin appearance quality program for more efficient cabin interior maintenance.

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Cabin interior elements were designed, refurbished, and produced by J&C Aero at its cabin interior hub in Vilnius, Lithuania while the installation works were completed by the company at the customer base.

Maksim Jurkov, the Head of Design at J&C Aero said: “This was an extraordinary project for us – we needed to carefully design and integrate Next Generation interiors into legacy cabins. We also required a solution that would minimize the production of OEM parts in order to avoid potential supply chain delays, particularly considering that historical Boeing 757 supply chains basically ceased to exist once the production of these aircraft ended. The solution was to design, produce, and install almost all cabin elements in-house – something we were able to do thanks to our expanded capabilities. We are very pleased with the results and hope that the passengers will soon be able to enjoy comfortable and modernized Boeing 757s on their way to holiday destinations around the world.”