While Starling Aerospace is best known for providing cabin interior solutions for the commercial, business and private aviation industries, its team of specialists recently completed a project that will benefit the next generation of aerospace engineers.

Working in partnership with Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory Centre (NFLC), Starling has completed a six-month programme of modification and re-certification of all 35 seats in the NFLC’s Saab 340B ‘Flying Classroom’ aircraft.

The aircraft is the latest educational asset to join the university’s fleet and required a bespoke solution for the fitment of computer tablets and other equipment to each seat-back of the classroom cabin.

Starling was responsible for the complete design, fabrication, modification, re-certification and installation process, which provides aerospace engineering students from over 20 universities with invaluable flight test experience as part of their research studies.