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Rosen Aviation advocates for a holistic cabin ecosystem built to interoperate future-proofed upgrades and modular expansion

Rosen Aviation’s Celestia has evolved over time and boast an incredible record of performance and reliability thanks to self-diagnosing capabilities, over the air updates and a robust, redundant Ethernet backbone.

Business Jet Interiors International caught up with Justin Watson of Rosen Aviation at NBAA-BACE 2025, finding out more about the company’s 55in OLED curved digital window, and its recent acquisition by the HEICO Group.

Rosen Aviation suggests that the IFE industry needs to shift to common backbone architectures, such as IP Ethernet, through initiatives like MOSAIC (Modular Open Source Architecture In Cabin).

Rosen Aviation was instrumental in developing the first in-seat personal displays; first in the industry with a complete line of 4K OLEDs; and delivered the world’s largest IFE display in the form of a 97in 4K OLED.

“With how quickly technology evolves, you may only get a small window of opportunity before the process needs to start all over,”

As we continue this mission, we’ll be able to introduce new applications into the Celestia CMS ecosystem, such as Digital Skylights with augmented reality and full hologram controllers straight out of a science fiction movie

Superb sound can be the true differentiator of any executive jet’s entertainment system. To achieve that, Rosen Aviation partnered with audio engineer Laurence Dickie (designer of Bowers & Wilkins’ famed Nautilus speaker) to create a world-class system for business jets, bizliners, and first-class sections of commercial airliners.

ABN visited the Rosen Aviation stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to speak to Justin Watson about what the custom aircraft display and entertainment specialist has been working on since we last caught up with him at the trade show in 2024.

Rosen Aviation offers bespoke solutions in the commercial space that big established players simply cannot deliver on.

After 45 years of innovation, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) and cabin electronics trailblazer Rosen Aviation has maintained an insatiable appetite for disrupting and provoking the aircraft interior market.

Rosen Aviation, IFE and cabin electronics experts headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, today announced they have officially been acquired by the HEICO Corporation as of April 17th, 2025.

Rosen Aviation will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mid Continent Controls, which is a niche designer and manufacturer specializing in proprietary in-cabin power and entertainment components and subsystems for business jets.

The Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2025 took place in Hamburg, Germany this week from April 8 to 10 at the Hamburg Messe. Bringing together 13,000 industry professionals and more than 400 exhibitors, the event saw countless innovative products unveiled, agreements signed and connections forged.

According to Rosen Aviation, the new Celestia CMS focuses primarily on reliability and redundancy through a distributed network architecture with a secondary Ethernet backbone.

The introduction marks what Rosen calls “a natural culmination of continuous development and true integrated partnership”.

The standalone peripheral device provides added SmartTV functionality and the FlightPath3D 4K moving map in a single unit. Rosen said this can be paired with virtually any aviation display, in any IFE/CMS ecosystem.

Rosen Aviation’s commercial-centric opportunities kicked off, ramping up now and into 2026, as the VVIP and Business Jet supplier paves its way in the commercial aviation industry.

Rosen Aviation says “the number one thing we can do to keep fixed screens relevant is continually innovate and do it quickly.”

Rosen Aviation launched an in-seat audio system, which it demonstrated at AIX and NBAA-BACE

Rosen Aviation has developed a new onboard audio system with Laurence Dickie, designer of the famed Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus loudspeaker.

Since its establishment in the early 1980s, Rosen Aviation, the bespoke in-flight entertainment and cabin electronics company headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, has been resolute in defining the premium aviation passenger experience by transforming imagination into reality. Read more

For one, Rosen Aviation and castLabs are enabling a web-based platform powered by castLabs’ media player, known as PRESTOplay. This will deliver content playback in HDR quality on Rosen’s screens.

Touch Inflight Solutions, castLabs, 1o1media and Rosen Aviation have announced a collaboration designed to transform the inflight entertainment (IFE) experience.

Rosen’s PO-RT-AL passenger experience demo at AIX 2024 is by appointment only, and the firm encourages interested parties to contact them to schedule a meeting.

Rosen says that the essence of the system depends on merely getting the inspiration proper, and that “high-quality audio methods usually are not merely software program add-ons that may be utilized to any speaker or amplifier”.

Immersive audio will be part of Rosen’s Personally Optimised-Real Time-Augmented Luxury product, that includes digital windows and skylights, curved IFE display, hologram controller and a smart cupholder.

Rosen Aviation has announced a new in-seat audio system for business aircraft. It said the system uses “newly patented technologies in sound wave propagation to produce life-like sound and music that accurately recreates tone, timbre, and spatiality for an engaging and authentic experience.

Rosen Aviation will showcase the new line of displays at Aviation Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany, on 28-30 May.

The monitors, which will be available in 13in and 16in versions (both 4K HDR), will feature what the company says is an “ultra-lightweight” carbon composite chassis weighing 1 lb (0.45kg).

“The momentous success we have enjoyed in business and VIP aviation has ultimately led us to the moment we have always been working towards – our introduction into commercial aviation as a disruptive IFE partner,”

Rosen Aviation is to install the Qualcomm QCS8550 Processor in its IFE and cabin electronics technology

The new product line being developed by Rosen Aviation is next-generation IFE displays with advanced processing, connectivity and networking capabilities.

Rosen Aviation says the processors will enable several enhancements, including improved picture quality and rendering capabilities, smart functions, and dynamic system architectures, as well as ‘significantly’ reducing the power consumption and weight of its IFE displays and other cabin technologies. Rosen Aviation strikes IFE semiconductor deal with Qualcomm

“Now, through support and collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, we’re not only going to exceed our own expectations from a capability standpoint, but time to market as well.

New approaches to brand customization, R&D methodology, and the design of IFE systems, are key to Rosen Aviation’s efforts to create the ultimate aviation brand experiences.

The City of Eugene is thrilled to unveil the finalists for the highly anticipated 2024 Bold Steps Awards, spotlighting businesses that showcase exceptional commitment to sustainability and community engagement. Rosen Aviation, a provider of cabin electronics for aviation, exemplifies sustainability and community engagement.

Rosen Aviation has launched a 130in composite digital skylight, on display at NBAA-BACE 2023. The application features a lightweight composite display chassis and curved OLED panels.

The 130″ Digital Skylight mounts on the cabin ceiling and features curved 42-77 inch OLED panels.

The Skylight’s composite chassis can hold displays ranging from 42 to 77 inches

Following on the back of the 48” and 55”, new 42”, 65” and 77” OLED additions announced earlier in 2022, Rosen now offers a complete OLED lineup for all business, VIP and even commercial aviation aircraft starting at 22” through to the new 97”.

Aviation display technology specialist Rosen Aviation is increasing its line of high-end OLED displays, and is set to introduce a 97-inch WOLED panel, the biggest ever display in an aircraft cabin.

This OLED is set to be the biggest integrated into an aircraft cabin according to Rosen. Despite its size, the product prioritizes low weight and sleek design.

This announcement will oversee the largest cabin display across the aviation sector featuring the 97in 4K OLED cabin display.

The STC, scheduled to conclude later this year for a VIP aircraft, includes the development of the display. It measures over 8ft in diagonal length.

IFE audio development is catching up with video, explains Lee Clark, Senior VP of Strategy Rosen Aviation

Rosen is the gold standard in inflight entertainment. That is our forte and has been for well over forty years now.

If airlines want to truly differentiate themselves from their competitors, any innovations or premium add-ons must be uniquely their own

Another networking technology gaining attention is Li-Fi. Why? Well, first, it is incredibly fast and can delivery multi-Gbps speeds at low latency.