Bombardier and F/List have announced the opening of a 700ft² Material Lounge at Bombardier’s London Biggin Hill Service Centre, located at London Biggin Hill Airport, UK.
The Material Lounge offers the largest, most comprehensive portfolio of interior materials, fabrics and components that Bombardier has housed at one of its international service centres. It’s also the first time that F/List – a specialist in the production of luxury interiors for business/private jets and residences – has created a dedicated space showcasing its product portfolio outside of its headquarters in Austria.
Managed by F/List, the showroom features a carefully curated selection of more than 1,300 samples representing wood veneers, stone surfaces, leathers, fabrics, webbing materials and metal finishes, enabling designers, owners and operators to explore the full collection of F/List materials. Visitors will also have access to F/List’s bio-based materials – the F/Lab Whisper Leather, Linfinium and Aenigma products.
“The addition of this design experience further demonstrates our dedication to our European customers by providing the expertise, support and tailored customer experience that our owners and operators expect from us,” said Paul Thompson, senior director, Bombardier service centres, international. “The provision of such a unique offering underlines our ongoing commitment to support all aspects of the ownership experience. The European market is extremely important to us and this latest addition to our largest service centre in Europe, and the largest business aviation MRO in the UK, confirms our commitment to world-class service and support.”
“We are delighted to work with Bombardier on this project and welcome the opportunity to provide a discreet venue for our mutual customers, Bombardier designers, and our own interior experts to conveniently see, touch and explore one of the industry’s leading collections of interior materials at a single location,” said Katharina List-Nagl, CEO of F/List. “This modern space is more than a showroom and sales tool; it is a place where we can help breathe life into interior design concepts in a dedicated, inspirational environment.”
“In addition to the physical samples, a cabin configurator is being made available to render schematics, material selection and design ideas into a visual representation of the cabin interior,” added List-Nagl.
Bombardier’s London Biggin Hill Service Centre provides complete tip-to-tail heavy maintenance capabilities. It is fully equipped to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, modifications and avionics installations for Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft. Following its expansion in 2022, Bombardier replaced its original two hangars (total area of 91,000ft²) with one hangar nearing 250,000ft².
