InterfaceFlor Planning Test of Airline Carpet

LaGrange, GA, Sept. 13, 2011 -- InterfaceFlor is reportedly in talks with a second airline to launch a beta demonstration of a new modular carpet system for Boeing 737 aircraft cabins, according to online site Flightglobal.

The identity of the second airline has not been announced but it would follow the Southwest Airlines beta test launched two years ago.

The Southwest trial has revealed several critical insights to InterfaceFlor's product team, according to Flightglobal.

Carpet in aircraft cabins actually receive more abuse than in any home or office environment. That discovery has prompted InterfaceFlor to design and install a new carpet material on the Southwest 737. Improvements include increasing the density of the material, but without raising the weight of the carpet.