Airbase UK Interiors

Airbase UK Interiors is a design and manufacturing company for aircraft interior products, based in Crawley, West Sussex, near Gatwick Airport. A management buy out completed in August 2020 bought the Airbase business out of administration. The company kept its full design, cut and sew team and its approvals.

Services

• Design and development, with a design engineering team that works with customers on a shared process
• In-house manufacturing, backed by a network of other suppliers
• Soft furnishings, including patterning and cut and sew work
• Life vest development and a range of patented life vest pouches
• Cabin design work, including EPA design, with engineers who can visit hangars to scope a cabin project
• Cross sector services under its CAA Part 145 approval

Quality measures

The company reports a first time pass rate of 99 percent and tracks on time in full delivery. It says every product gets a full end of line inspection and uses lean six sigma methods in production.

Company facts

• Approvals shown: CAA Part 21G and Part 145, and an EASA Part 145 certification
• Based at Unit C2, Woolborough Lane, Crawley RH10 9AG, United Kingdom
• Its client page names British Airways as one partner
• Aims to deliver projects on a customer's timeline, with a stated target of 100 percent completion to schedule