Patent ID: 7262957
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A combination comprising a passenger aircraft and a modular communication fixture installed on board of said passenger aircraft adjacent to an entrance and exit area adjoining a passenger boarding door of said aircraft, wherein said modular communication fixture comprises a housing, at least one access door that is respectively selectively movable to an open position and to a closed position relative to said housing, an information and communication terminal arrangement that is installed at least partly in said housing and that includes a control section, and a seat that is adapted to support a person seated thereon and that is arranged movable into and out of said housing, wherein said at least one access door in said open position permits access to said control section and to said seat, and extends into said entrance and exit area, and wherein said at least one access door in said closed position prohibits access to said control section and to said seat, and does not obstruct said entrance and exit area.