Giving new life to the 757, J&C Aero completes Max cabin makeover

J&C Aero completes 757 cabin makeover
J&C Aero completes 757 cabin makeover

J&C Aero has completed the transformation of a Boeing 757 cabin to 737 Max standards of aesthetics and functionality.

Over 9 months, J&C Aero designed, produced and installed the new single-class cabin which includes next-generation seating, dynamic cabin lighting which is LED-based, in-seat power units as well as modernising the toilets and galley areas.

The cabin makeover also extended to refurbishing the cabin sidewalls and overhead panels as well as a new floor covering with modern emergency marking systems.

New dynamic lighting was part of the makeover
New dynamic lighting was part of the makeover

“The air travel is blooming again, but the market lacks the capacity. Considering the backlog for new aircraft and growing scarcity in the secondary aircraft market, airlines turn their glaze on older generation aircraft. For instance, Boeing 757 – it was designed more than 40 years ago, but it can still show efficiency in terms of capacity and range. However, it can hardly meet the expectations of today’s passengers when it comes to the comfort, technologies, and aesthetics of the cabin,” comments Maksim Jurkov, the Head of Design at J&C Aero.

“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 cabin walls and overhead panels also got a makeover
The cabin walls and overhead panels also got a makeover

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.”

The project is the first of three Boeing 757s to undergo this makeover for an unnamed central Asian airline with design and production being completed in Vilnius, and installation taking place at the customer base.

Having completed the design work on the first aircraft, J&C Aero says that the remaining two aircraft will take no more than 3 months to complete.

Watch the transformation

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