AVIC Cabin Systems UK (ACS UK)

AVIC Cabin Systems (UK) Limited trades as ACS UK. It was formerly known as AIM Altitude, and many programmes that AIM Altitude started are now delivered by ACS UK. The company is part of the AVIC Cabin Systems Group. It designs, manufactures, certifies and maintains cabin interiors for airlines on Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

Products

• Premium cabin interiors, such as bars, lounges and front row monuments
• Galleys and stowages, made with complex mouldings and decorative finishes
• Custom lighting and unusual materials for differentiated cabin spaces
• Composite parts, finishes, repairs and testing through its Composites division

Services

• Design and engineering, including an in-house industrial design team that turns airline concepts into products that can be made and certified
• Certification of cabin furniture and cabin arrangements
• Product support engineers who look after installations through the life of the aircraft
• 24/7 AOG support
• Testing capability, with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 listed on the company site

Recent work

The company site mentions projects for Air New Zealand and Virgin Atlantic, including The Loft. In 2026 it announced new tier one airline contracts, showed its OMNIA premium cabin concept at Aircraft Interiors Expo, and announced a new facility in Cambridge to support growth.

Company facts

• Head office at Aviation Park West, Christchurch, Dorset
• Manufacturing in Cambridge
• Design office in Auckland, New Zealand
• The company says it has made complete aircraft interiors continuously since the 1940s and has about six decades of design and certification experience