Printed Electronics Now staff12.08.20
JOLED Inc. and AERQ GmbH announced a collaboration aiming to integrate medium-sized OLED displays in aircraft cabins.
AERQ is a joint venture between LG Electronics and Lufthansa Technik, founded in 2019 to make airlines the playmaker of their digitalized cabin experience by introducing innovative technologies to the aviation industry.
AERQ provides a digital ecosystem for aircraft cabins that consists of an open IT platform, an in-seat system, and Cabin Digital Signage.
By leveraging LG Electronics’ extensive knowledge in display technologies, AERQ is aiming to utilize especially OLED displays in aircraft cabins.
AERQ has demonstrated its Welcome Board, is working on ceiling panels using large OLED displays and has also revealed a concept for a class-divider using transparent displays – all part of AERQ’s Cabin Digital Signage.
So far the products are being adopted to medical monitors, professional monitors and automotive displays.
To start shipping soon from a new mass-production plant, JOLED is working to expand its display applications and exploit the aircraft cabin displays as one of the most interesting applications.
In the collaboration, JOLED and AERQ will work together to deliver the benefits of OLED displays and integrate them as a new standard to the aircraft industry through presenting a variety of touchpoints utilizing medium-sized OLED displays such as Cabin Digital Signage and an in-seat system.
“JOLED display’s strength is its unique medium size, in addition to the OLED benefits such as super-thin panels, reduced weight and flexibility, wide viewing angles, enhanced colors, high resolution, and nearly infinite contrast ratios," said Naoto Hikichi, executive officer, Head of Business Division I at JOLED. "We think the cabin display is an adapted application for OLED because there are restrictions on installation space and weight, and the displays are viewed for a certain period of time at a relatively short distance. With the collaboration with AERQ, we look forward to the introduction of our OLED displays on aircraft as part of the state-of-the-art digital cabin system, and helping to enhance passenger cabin experience.”
“An advanced digital ecosystem that adds new value to aircraft will help strengthen the connection between airlines and passengers. OLED displays have the potential to change the conventional concept of cabin displays, and we have been working to bring this innovative display technology onboard the aircraft in a variety of ways," added Sang Soo Lee, managing director at AERQ. "By the collaboration with JOLED, we are completing our OLED line up by adding mid-sized displays from JOLED on top of our existing portfolios that are 55″ and 65” from LG Electronics. This will enable us to stay confident that we can take the digital transformation of aircraft one step further.”
