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We will be exhibiting at MRO Americas in Chicago, Illinois from 9th – 11th April 2024, and we’d love to meet you there! Visit us at booth #3580 to discover our portfolio of products and services designed to enhance the passenger experience and optimise operator efficiency.

If you’d like to book a time to meet with us, please get in touch.

MRO Americas

COBALT SPECTRUM LIGHTS UP THE WAY!

IFPL Group are delighted to announce that Electra Airways have chosen Cobalt Spectrum LED drop-in mood lighting for its A321 fleet. Electra Airways are a Bulgarian airline who provide services to leading tour operators, airlines, and brokers within the aerospace industry, and since 2023, the airline has become part of the Vector Group.  We are thrilled to be [...]

February 22nd, 2024|

The ‘Feel Good Factor’: How the Role of Cabin Lighting is Improving the Passenger Experience.

Aircraft cabin lighting provides a core function – illuminating the cabin for safety, comfort and visibility. Not to mention its impact on the passenger experience thanks to innovative technological solutions. Elena Lodge takes a look at some of the lighting products available right now and the operators flying with them. In its most simple form, the cabin [...]

February 12th, 2024|

Cobalt Aerospace are pleased to announce their membership to the ERAA as part of the IFPL Group

The European Regional Airline Association is a trade association that represents the aviation industry in Europe.  Its members include over 55 airlines and 130 other companies including airports, manufacturers, suppliers, and aviation services. They are dedicated to moving the aviation industry forward to ensure the future of aviation in Europe. Aviation will be key in rebuilding Europe, and [...]

January 25th, 2024|

FAA Certifies GLS-7 for B737 Aircraft

Cobalt Aerospace, part of the IFPL Group, has secured a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) STC for the installation of photoluminescent floor path marking system GLS-7 on Boeing 737 aircraft. Emergency floor path marking system GLS-7 is now available for installation on B737 aircraft with FAA STC approval! Designed and manufactured by Cobalt Aerospace, the original UK CAA approval [...]

June 27th, 2023|

Cobalt Spectrum Drop-in LED Mood Lighting Now Flying with Finnair

Cobalt Spectrum drop-in LED mood lighting has been selected by Finnair as part of a project to refresh and upgrade Finnair's A330 fleet. Class-leading LED mood lighting system, Cobalt Spectrum, has been selected by Finnair to upgrade the airline’s fleet of A330-300 aircraft. Designed and manufactured by Cobalt Aerospace, the LED mood lighting system will illuminate the interior [...]

June 6th, 2023|

Cobalt Spectrum Lights up the 2023 Boeing ecoDemonstrator Cabin

Award-winning drop-in LED mood lighting, system, Cobalt Spectrum, has been installed on Boeing's flagship ecoDemonstrator airplane. Cobalt Spectrum drop-in LED mood lighting will fly on the 2023 Boeing ecoDemonstrator, a 777-200ER (Extended Range), showcasing the product’s impressive benefits for both operators and passengers. Designed and manufactured by Cobalt Aerospace, the class-leading mood lighting will illuminate the interior of [...]

June 6th, 2023|

Cobalt Aerospace Launches Cobalt Spectrum for Embraer Aircraft

Award-winning drop-in LED mood lighting system, Cobalt Spectrum, is now available for Embraer E-Jets. We are launching Cobalt Spectrum, our class-leading LED mood lighting solution, for Embraer E-Jets at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo. Cobalt Spectrum offers full-colour, bi-colour, and white LED lighting in one comprehensive system, made available for E-170, E-175, E190, and E195 aircraft for the [...]

June 1st, 2023|

GLS-7 Emergency Floor Path Marking System Achieves UK CAA Certification

Cobalt Aerospace, part of the IFPL Group, has secured UK CAA certification for photoluminescent floor path marking system GLS-7. Emergency floor path marking system GLS-7 has successfully achieved UK CAA certification, with FAA certification soon to follow. Designed and manufactured by Cobalt Aerospace, the approval process for the new safety product was also executed using the company’s in-house [...]

April 19th, 2023|

Cobalt Aerospace launches retrofit In-Seat Power System

Cobalt Aerospace, part of the IFPL Group, is launching a complete in-seat power system at MRO Europe 2022. The new service offers a simple and cost-effective buying solution for operators, making it easy for them to bring reliable, convenient power to passengers. An all-in-one retrofit solution, the Cobalt Aerospace In-Seat Power System (ISPS) will allow operators to easily [...]

October 19th, 2022|

Light, power, passenger experience! Introducing the USB Reading Light

IFPL Group is showcasing Cobalt Aerospace's latest product concept at this year's Aircraft Interiors Expo: an innovative overhead reading lamp design that supplies LED light alongside USB power. When Cobalt Aerospace and IFPL merged in early 2021, the focus among the leadership team was exploring how each business could lend its skills and experience to the other, bringing [...]

June 14th, 2022|

Cobalt Aerospace and IFPL to Exhibit at APEX EXPO 2021

Cobalt Aerospace is exhibiting alongside IFPL at the upcoming APEX EXPO 2021 in Long Beach, California. In just under two weeks, the Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) will hold the APEX EXPO 2021 - one of the first opportunities for face-to-face international networking since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Taking place from 30th November until 2nd December, the event will be [...]

November 17th, 2021|

Cobalt Aerospace Exhibiting at Virtual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021

We're excited to be exhibiting at the upcoming virtual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021 this September. Aircraft Interiors Expo 2021 will be a completely virtual event, taking place online from 14th - 16th September 2021. This pivotal event will bring together suppliers, airlines and key industry players. Join us from the comfort of your own desk to meet, reconnect and [...]

August 5th, 2021|

Cobalt Aerospace: FSB International Business of the Year

We're delighted to share that we have been awarded the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) award for International Business of the Year 2020. After winning the East of England regional award of the same name last year, we were very excited to discover we had also won in our category at the national FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards - the [...]

June 3rd, 2021|

Cobalt Aerospace Wins Two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

Some incredible news! We are very proud to announce that Cobalt Aerospace is one of just five businesses this year to be awarded with a double honour: two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. The Queens Awards for Enterprise celebrate the success of exciting and innovative businesses that are leading the way with pioneering products and services. This year, 205 business [...]

April 29th, 2021|

Cobalt Aerospace Announces Acquisition by IFPL Group

We're thrilled to announce that Cobalt Aerospace Group Limited has been acquired by IFPL Group Limited. This exciting development will allow us to combine our innovations with IFPL’s many years of expertise and impressive scale, meaning that together we can offer customers a wealth of products to enhance the in-flight experience. We are confident that by combining the considerable [...]

April 13th, 2021|

Cobalt Aerospace Granted Design Organisation Approval by the UK CAA

Cobalt Aerospace has been granted Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This approval allows us to classify and approve changes to aircraft, parts, and repairs where they meet set safety and quality requirements. Our flexible scope covers cabin interiors, avionics, and electrical systems. We can now assist operators of both small and large aeroplanes [...]

January 19th, 2021|

EASA Grants Cobalt Aerospace Design Organisation Approval

Cobalt Aerospace has been granted Design Organisation Approval (DOA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Design Organisation Approval is positive verification from EASA that we have the required competencies in place to classify and approve aircraft modifications in line with regulations and certification requirements set out by EASA. We join a list of prestigious aviation businesses with DOA [...]

December 18th, 2020|

Celebrating International Civil Aviation Day

This 7th December 2020, we're celebrating International Civil Aviation Day - an event highlighting the importance of air transport in connecting countries and supporting growth worldwide. At Cobalt Aerospace, a core element of our company ethos is our commitment to creating products that help passengers to have a safer, greener, more comfortable, and an overall better air travel experience. [...]

December 7th, 2020|

Cobalt Aerospace Inc offers AeroStretcher® Mk IV to the Americas

Our USA division, Cobalt Aerospace Inc, is now offering the pioneering modular medical stretcher system AeroStretcher® Mk IV to customers in the Americas, with the aim of supporting emergency medical services with the transfer of Covid-19 patients. We're pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with GVH Aerospace to manufacture and offer their AeroStretcher® Mk IV design [...]

May 19th, 2020|

GVH Aerospace selects Cobalt Aerospace to manufacture AeroStretcher® Mk IV

We are proud to announce that we have once again been selected by global aerospace company GVH Aerospace to manufacture their pioneering AeroStretcher® Mk IV system for Covid-19 medical transfers, with the new production batches destined for transporting patients in the UK. Designed to rapidly transform helicopters and fixed wing aircraft from a passenger configuration into an [...]

May 6th, 2020|

Cobalt Aerospace: Finalists for International Business of the Year!

We're excited to announce that Cobalt Aerospace is a finalist at the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards. It's been a fantastic start to the year already. In January, we received news that we've been shortlisted in two categories at the Broadland and South Norfolk Business Awards 2020. And we've just heard from the lovely people at the FSB (the [...]

February 25th, 2020|

Cobalt Aerospace is exhibiting at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2020

We are excited to be exhibiting at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2020 in Hamburg, this March 31 - April 2. We'll be showcasing our portfolio of innovative cabin interiors products at stand 6A28, including our class-leading LED mood lighting, wireless chargers and new photoluminescent floor path marking system. Aircraft Interiors Expo is the leading global event for aircraft cabin interiors. [...]

February 13th, 2020|

Cobalt Aerospace are finalists for TWO business awards!

We are thrilled to announce that we're officially finalists in not one - but TWO - categories for the Broadland and South Norfolk Business Awards 2020. We've reached the final three in both the 'Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing' category and the 'International Business Growth' category. The 'Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing' is sponsored by our Hingham office neighbours, Mirus Aircraft [...]

January 22nd, 2020|

Cobalt Aerospace are exhibiting at VIAexpo 2019

We’ll be attending the inaugural Vietnam International Aviation Expo this November. We are delighted to be exhibiting at the first ever Vietnam International Aviation Expo. VIAexpo is taking place from 20th – 22nd November 2019 at Tan Son Nhat Pavillon Convention Center.  With an expected 4,000 visitors and 200 exhibitors, VIAexpo is set to draw in aviation buyers and suppliers from all over the world, with participating [...]

October 23rd, 2019|

Brussels Airlines upgrade A330 fleet with Cobalt Spectrum

Belgian national carrier Brussels airlines have selected the best LED lighting system – Cobalt Spectrum – for their long range A330 fleet. Ben Brown, Cobalt Aerospace's Director of Operations, commented; “Brussels Airlines have had the pleasure of operating the Cobalt system on a number of their aircraft such as Amare and Aerosmurf, seeing the branding and customer satisfaction benefits the system delivers. It is therefore a [...]

October 16th, 2019|

Hello USA! Cobalt Aerospace Inc opens for business

Cobalt Aerospace, a world leader in the design and manufacture of equipment for aircraft cabin interiors, has announced an expansion of its global operations with the launch of Cobalt Aerospace, Inc. Gary Girard (President of Cobalt Aerospace Inc) leads the experienced and highly respected USA based team. He stated; “Cobalt’s products are bringing new levels of performance and integrity [...]

February 1st, 2019|

Cobalt Spectrum available for retrofit to Airbus A320, A330 and A340

Cobalt Aerospace’s world leading LED lighting system is also now available from Airbus for retrofit to A320, A330 and A340 family aircraft. Ben Brown (co-founder and Director of Operations) said; “Our Cobalt Spectrum lighting is one of the most disruptive seen for a long time in the aerospace interiors marketplace, combining highly advanced technical features with unrivalled comfort and [...]

December 7th, 2018|
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