HelioJet SpectrumCC LED aircraft cabin lighting is ready to take off with Scandinavian Airlines Systems

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have signed a contract for the installation of the HelioJet LED lighting system, designed and developed in cooperation between the specialty glass expert and lighting specialist SCHOTT and LHT. As the first to place an order for the new aircraft cabin LED lighting system, SAS is the launching customer for HelioJet. The installation is part of a comprehensive cabin modification program for seven A330 and A340 aircraft which SAS will execute over the next months. The first aircraft equipped with HelioJet is expected to fly in 2015.

HelioJet offers all the advantages of modern LED technology while providing a solution to avoid the color changes that normally afflict ageing LEDs. The latest version, HelioJet Spectrumcc (Color Control) offers a full color RGBW (red-green-blue white) LED system. Dr. Armin Plichta, General Manager Transportation at SCHOTT Lighting and Imaging, explained: "Thanks to an innovative True Color Sensor each and every LED installed in the system renders colors in a perfectly balanced and homogeneous manner and emits precisely the right color shade throughout its entire service life." HelioJet SpectrumCC for the SAS fleet will be installed and certified in December 2014.

Consisting of just a few elements, the system can be integrated into cabins of every size. HelioJet is flexible enough to enable the light to be controlled by the airline cabin crew using an integrated touchscreen with Graphical User Interface.