ALOFT Embraces MOSAIC Approach

HAMBURG, GERMANY (April 9, 2025) – ALOFT AeroArchitects is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with top aircraft industry specialty systems and components suppliers to define and integrate a Modular Open Source Architecture In-Cabin (MOSAIC) approach to VVIP and other aircraft cabin systems and subsystems.

MOSAIC, rooted in the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) developed by the Department of Defense (DoD), emphasizes modularity, open standards, and interoperability. This approach allows for the incremental addition, removal, or replacement of system components, which drives the core focus back to product excellence with the competition at the component level driving innovation and customer choice and downstream flexibility. By leveraging MOSA principles, the MOSAIC approach will benefit commercial and private aircraft operators, enabling incremental technology adoption to maintain passenger satisfaction at the pace of innovation.

While modern aircraft have incorporated modular hardware design for decades, they often reduce the potential benefit of modularity by embedding intellectual property or proprietary protocols within the software and control aspects. This practice, coupled with the prioritization of single-vendor systems, has increased proprietary communication protocols and inflexible reliance on customized intellectual property. This in turn drives technical issues, obsolescence at the system level, overly complex integration requirements and a high cost of system upgrades for end-users. 

MOSAIC defines an open, modular set of standards and interfaces for communication between aircraft cabin systems and subsystems. It promotes non-proprietary communication to improve innovation, enable data sharing, and reduce complexity. The framework encourages collaboration among stakeholders, fosters best practices, and enables centralized training.

Key Features of the MOSAIC Concept:

• Modularity: Customizable configurations quickly adapted to flight missions and passenger needs, optimizing space and resources.
• Sustainability: Emphasizes efficient and less complex installations potentially leveraging eco-friendly materials and processes, using lightweight, recyclable materials to reduce weight and relative carbon footprint.
• Enhanced Passenger Experience: Incorporates state-of-the-art amenities and ergonomic designs, including adjustable seating, advanced in-flight entertainment systems, and improved cabin acoustics.

ALOFT’s Managing Director of Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Colby Hall, stated, “We are excited to partner with industry leaders to bring the MOSAIC concept to life. This collaboration underscores our commitment to innovation and excellence in aerospace cabin design, enhancing passenger experience and supporting a sustainable future in aviation.”  ALOFT has already delivered early versions of the MOSAIC concept on several Boeing Business Jet interior modification events and is building an innovation lab at its facility in Delaware which will be available for collaborators and customers to trial new products and systems later this year.

Contact: Colby Hall (302) 253 -6132 for more information about MOSAIC and how to join our ecosystem.

About ALOFT AeroArchitects:

ALOFT AeroArchitects, located at Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown, Delaware, excels in completions, inspections, overhauls, maintenance, and auxiliary fuel system installations for large cabin Head of State, VVIP, and commercial derivative/government aircraft. The company’s facilities include an FAA Part 145 Repair Station, STC & PMA ODA/Engineering Services, and aircraft systems manufacturing. Additionally, ALOFT is an authorized Boeing BBJ Service Center. Their manufacturing team and ODA and Engineering Services support detailed design and complex certification needs for projects worldwide. The company holds maintenance authorizations and ratings from the FAA, EASA, U.A.E. GCAA, Bermuda DCA, and other global regulatory bodies.

CONTACT:
Matthew Hill
1-302-752-8007
matthew.hill@aloftmail.com