This new contract will give Bucher the exciting opportunity to play a key development and manufacturing role in Deutsche Aircraft’s new eco-efficient airplane. With the D328ecoTM, a new 40-seat turboprop regional aircraft, the OEM will accelerate the aviation industry towards new lower emissions with its new engines, which will be certified for synthetic fuel.
Bucher’s time-to-market capabilities, supply chain resilience, sustainability across the life-cycle of the product and commercial competitiveness were important key factors in being awarded this contract. The investments in innovations over the past years and the recognition of market requirements as well as the demand for sustainable solutions underscore Bucher’s trustworthiness, effective and lean communication channels as well as its agile structure.
Commenting on the new contract, Beat Burlet, Chief Executive Officer of Bucher, said:
“With our range of proven, innovative and sustainable products for the aircraft cabin, we believe that Bucher is a natural fit for Deutsche Aircraft. We are honored to sign this contract for a longstanding supplier partnership with Deutsche Aircraft and look forward to enhancing the passenger and crew experience with our range of interior products.”
Nico Neumann, COO of Deutsche Aircraft said:
“Since the beginning of discussions Bucher has shown a clear understanding of our requirements. Their decades-long know-how regarding cabin interior monuments and lightweight construction, whilst being open-minded regarding innovation and the high finishing quality on the product makes them the perfect partner for the galley and partitions for the D328eco. The D328eco will change the way we fly and help reduce our carbon footprint.”
Bucher’s long-established philosophy to build lighter and more reliable products helps airlines and operators to reduce their CO2 emissions. Thanks to the bionic construction, weight saving of more than 30% has been achieved by using less material on Bucher’s Partitions. Furthermore all of Bucher’s products are designed for a life span of over 20 years and require very few spare parts.
Also the aspect of recyclability at a product’s end-of-life must be taken into account. Bucher Galleys are made of over 65% aluminum. After a useful life span of over 20 years these aluminum components can be recycled through a remelting process that only consumes 5% of the initial energy used to produce the primary aluminum. 75% of the total aluminum ever produced worldwide is still in use. Recycling 1 ton of aluminum saves 6 tons of bauxite and 9 tons of CO2 emissions. Globally, recycling aluminum saves more than 100 million tons of CO2 each year. Bucher will continue build lightweight and reliable products and increase the use of recyclable and recycled materials.
For more information about Bucher Group, please contact us at: bucher@bucher-group.com.
Bucher is very proud, as Virgin Atlantic Airways is a returning customer. In 2011, Bucher was already able to implement the order for the first generation A330 for Virgin Atlantic. It is a sign of great confidence in the excellent cooperation with Bucher and in the company’s products, that Bucher has now also been selected as the airline’s Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) partner for the follow-up order. Therefore, it is a special honor for Bucher to execute this order for the airline and the whole team congratulates Virgin Atlantic Airways for bringing the first aircraft into service.
Virgin Atlantic is pleased to be able to rely on high-quality galleys made in Switzerland, which offer the best working conditions for the crew and enable them to provide the best possible service for their passengers. As is the case at Bucher, Virgin Atlantic also relies on sustainable and durable products. Bucher’s galleys are made of up to 65% recyclable aluminum and with the help of a specialized team Bucher looks to further expand on their sustainable processes and materials.
A statement from the airline said, “Bucher is known for its high quality and first-class service through short lines of communication; we are pleased that Bucher has supplied exceptional galleys and stowages for our new A330-900neo aircraft. We look forward to welcoming its customers on these beautiful aircraft.”
Quality has always been driving force at Bucher. This can be attributed to the founder of the company, Heinrich Bucher, who was inspired by the idea of producing lightweight and reliable galleys made out of aluminum. Bucher has continued to refine and optimize this unique lightweight construction concept. Nowadays, however, Bucher has expanded its product offering to also include composite and carbon fiber materials, thus allowing the company to easily and efficiently adapt its products to meet individual customer requirements. Bucher continues to be a global leader in all line fit and retrofit projects.
For more information about Bucher Group, please visit: https://bucher-group.com.
Only those who try the impossible can achieve the possible. And only those who question the conventional can achieve the extraordinary. At Bucher we are constantly innovating on more and more user-friendly and sustainable solutions that maximize the flight experience for passengers, that make working in the air easier for crew members and which are sustainable for the environment.
We would be excited to show you our latest innovations at the AIX 2022 in Hamburg.
We will be presenting our 16g “Bionic” Partition Wall with our brand new, ultralight Baby Bassinet. Our Innovation Galley with integrated inventory and power management systems, an integrated induction charging station for beverage carts elaborated in cooperation with our partner SkyTender. Together with the latest half- and full-size versions of Bucher’s ARCTICartTM, the first ever in-flight service cart with high-performing insulation, we have developed a seamless and more efficient catering experience. And to meet hygiene standards during flight, we have also developed an Antiviral Galley kit, which should be an integral part of any new Galley. You will experience all this and much more at our booth. Let our innovations inspire you!
As in previous years before, we will continue to showcase our proven ATS Stretcher for patient transportation and specially for 2022, we will present additions like an Oxygen Medical System kit in collaboration with our partner Aircraft Completion Engineering and an incubator support, which is designed specifically for our ATS Stretcher. Along with the well-known reliable and in-flight proven tray table solutions and high-end supports for tablets in the cabin, Bucher will be displaying for the first time its table “Olympia”, a premium class swing-up food tray table.
All our products, solutions and inventions are based on a guiding principle of “Sustainable Solutions”. Drawing from Bucher’s long-standing philosophy of flying with minimum weight and maximum reliability, we continue to develop and produce environmentally sustainable products that help airlines reduce their carbon emissions and waste during operations, as well allow for recycling at the end of the product life cycle.
You can find us from June 14 to 16 at booth 5D60 in hall B5.
Bucher is very proud to be selected as the airline’s buyer-furnished-equipment (BFE) partner and congratulates STARLUX for bringing the first aircraft into service.
STARLUX is pleased to avail itself of Swiss made, high quality Galleys, which provide the best working conditions for the crew and enable them to provide the best service possible for their passengers. STARLUX Airlines is a boutique airline and pays extra attention to service details; thus, the airline-specific layouts and requirements were very difficult to meet, but our team of experts mastered the challenges and implemented the project to the complete satisfaction of the customer.
In an announcement, the airline stated, “Bucher is renowned for its high quality and top-notch service; we are delighted that Bucher delivered extraordinary galleys and stowages to STARLUX new A330-900neo aircraft. STARLUX is looking forward to welcoming passengers in these beautiful aircraft.”
Quality has always been driving force at Bucher. This can be attributed to the founder of the company, Heinrich Bucher, who was inspired by the idea of producing lightweight and reliable galleys made out of aluminum. Bucher has continued to refine and optimize this unique lightweight construction concept. Nowadays, however, Bucher has expanded its product offering to also include composite and carbon fiber materials, thus allowing the company to easily and efficiently adapt its products to meet individual customer requirements. Bucher continues to be a global leader in all line fit and retrofit projects.
For more information about Bucher Group, please visit: https://bucher-group.com or contact us at: bucher@bucher-group.com.
After completion of the helicopter installation, Bucher had the opportunity to conduct product training and familiarization onsite with the customer team in Reichelsheim, Germany in HeliFlight’s hangar. Following the completion of the training, the first H145 D3 of the Johanniter Luftrettung was put into service on 24 November 2021. Bucher’s project team is pleased to add another customer and its helicopter with the modular and flexible rescue equipment to its service portfolio.
Johanniter Luftrettung employs the helicopter for both primary rescue and inter-hospital patient transport. In addition to the latest technology from Airbus Helicopters, including the five-blade main rotor, the design of the interior in particular is an excellent improvement for the entire crew.
Johanniter Luftrettung uses a roll-in support system from Bucher Leichtbau. The advantage of Bucher’s roll-in support system is the extendable loading mechanism, which is designed to provide the medical staff with the highest ergonomic comfort during daily physically-demanding missions.
The system can be extended with optional accessories such as parking wheels, side bars, foot bars and a medical equipment rail at the head end, as well as a dirt-repellent pad, and can thus be optimally adapted to the respective requirements of the air rescue specialist.
This modularity is what Johanniter Luftrettung particularly appreciates about Bucher Leichtbau’s solution, as well as the exact adaptability of the equipment to their rescue missions. The compact helicopter, which is smaller, lighter and quieter than Johanniter’s ITH models, offers great advantages in primary rescue missions, such as accidents on motorways or emergency missions in residential areas.
Bucher Leichtbau wishes the Johanniter Luftrettung crew all the best for their rescue missions with many “Happy Landings”.
Quality has always been driving force at Bucher. This can be attributed to the founder of the company, Heinrich Bucher, who was inspired by the idea of producing lightweight and reliable galleys made out of aluminum. Bucher continued to refine and optimize this unique lightweight construction concept. Nowadays, Bucher has expanded its product offering to also include composite and carbon fiber materials, thus allowing the company to easily and efficiently adapt its products to meet individual customer requirements. Bucher continues to be a global leader in all line fit and retrofit projects.
For more information about the Bucher Group, please visit: https://bucher-group.com or contact us at: bucher@bucher-group.com
Bucher Leichtbau’s focus for this project was to enable Cebu to provide a high density concept and to utilize the available space in the cabin the best way possible. Bucher Leichtbau has developed highly compressed Galleys for the restricted space conditions to allow Cebu to maximize seating capacity.
Bucher Leichtbau hereby congratulates Cebu Pacific for taking delivery of their first A330neo. We appreciate the trust in our company and the great working relationship, which we have experienced during the whole project.
Quality has always been driving force at Bucher Leichtbau. This can be attributed to the founder of the company, Heinrich Bucher, who was inspired by the idea of producing lightweight and reliable galleys made out of aluminum. Bucher Leichtbau has continued to refine and optimize this unique lightweight construction concept. Nowadays, however, Bucher Leichtbau has expanded its product offering to also include composite and carbon fiber materials, thus allowing the company to easily and efficiently adapt its products to meet individual customer requirements. Bucher Leichtbau continues to be a global leader in all line fit and retrofit projects.
For more information about Bucher Group, please contact us at: bucher@bucher-group.com.