長途旅行也能有香甜美夢 空客將推出臥鋪飛機

Airbus has announced that carriers will be able to choose from a range of sleeper compartment configurations in the holds of A330 aircraft by 2020 -- and that it's also looking to offer this feature on the A350 XWB.

空客公司近日宣佈，到2020年，航空公司將能從一系列帶有不同臥鋪配置的空客A330客機中進行選擇。該公司還計劃爲A350 XWB客機上提供類似裝置。

The sleeping modules have been designed by Airbus in partnership with Zodiac Aerospace.

這種臥鋪艙是由空客和法國卓達宇航集團合作設計的。

And the manufacture claims that the modules won't affect the aircraft's cargo floor or cargo loading system.

製造商稱，這些臥鋪艙將不會影響到飛機的貨艙地板或貨物裝載系統。

Christophe Bernardini, Chief Executive Officer of Zodiac Aerospace Cabin Branch, said: 'We are delighted to work with Airbus on this new and innovative project. An improved passenger experience is today a key element of differentiation for airlines.'

卓達宇航集團客艙部門首席執行官克里斯多夫·貝爾納迪尼表示：“我們很高興與空中客車合作研發這一全新的創新項目。乘客體驗的提升是當今航空公司差異化的關鍵因素。”

Geoff Pinner, head of Airbus Cabin & Cargo Program, said: "This approach to commercial air travel is a step change towards passenger comfort. We have already received very positive feedback from several airlines on our first mock-ups."

空客客艙和貨運項目負責人傑夫·平納稱：“這種向商用空中旅行的嘗試是向旅客舒適度作出一個改變。我們已從數家航空公司那裏收到了對首批模型非常積極的反饋。”

He added: "The innovation builds on both Airbus' and Zodiac Aerospace's experience in producing and integrating lower-deck crew-rest facilities."

他還表示：“由於空客與卓達宇航公司有着生產和整合下層甲板機組成員休息設施的經驗，這種創新的構造才得以實現。”