The recent KLM airfleet upgrade not only brings further luxury, but also improves environmental performance of the airplanes. IGB assisted with its certification experience.
The Air France KLM group is currently upgrading its fleet in order to improve the quality of service offered to its passengers, while reducing operating costs and optimizing environmental performance.
The KLM fleet upgrade consists of seven new Next Generation B737-700’s as well as exterior and interior modernization for its current fleet of aircrafts.
IGB has contributed to the fresher and more modern interior of the existing fleet by providing certification support on the modification of existing monuments in the MD-11’s. Furthermore, in close contact with both the airplane and galley manufacturer, IGB has been working on the structural substantiation for stowages and galleys in the new B737-700.
Several configurations of the FEA models have been evaluated and discussed in order to have the best possible correlation between the theoretical FEA models and the tested monument. For this purpose, linear contact analyses have been performed for predicting the load share between adjacent monuments.
Teleconferences and Webex-meetings with Boeing and our client were essential during this time critical project. These means of direct communication made it possible to share ideas without time delay and reduce the response time on action items.