Alterkraft Lab SAS

Created in 2017, Alterkraft is a Swiss French company, specialized in the design and development of in-flight and cargo aeronautical equipment based on honeycomb cardboard.

This material is extremely innovative because of its incomparable weight compared to the best current technologies made of carbon or composite materials.

The benefits are high, both in terms of fuel savings and carbon footprint for airlines.

Thanks to this patented usage innovation, on average a long-haul plane reduces in cabin weight approximately 650 kg, and more than a ton in the hold. This results in a fuel decrease with a yield of 3.5% (Breguet Leduc formula)
This also makes it possible to decarbonize aviation (1 kg of weight reduction generates a drop of 3.16 kg CO2 emissions).
Savings can be multiplied by 4 by applying this innovation to hold equipment (Unit Loading Device) but also the paneling of galleys and cabin furniture.

Strongly supported by Airbus, affiliated to Aerospace Valley, Alterkraft is currently achieving its EASA certification (APDOA ETSO 175 / AS 8056 + POA “Part F”).

The company should be able to market its first equipment in the last quarter of 2024.

At the meantime, Alterkraft recently joined the advisory board of the Bamco 2 consortium and is working with its partners on composite materials incorporating honeycomb cardboard.