Airbus airplane cabin of the future will have cameras outside restrooms

Overhead luggage bins that illuminate in red when they're full, an airplane seat tailored to your personal position preferences, seat belts that alert cabin crew when they're unbuckled. And cameras outside restrooms. This, according to Airbus, is what the airplane cabin of the very near future will look like. The European aerospace company recently announced inflight trials of what it calls its Airspace Connected Experience cabin at an industry event in Los Angeles. But while some of its passenger-focused innovations may well emerge as super convenient, others such as the restroom cameras are likely to further ignite debate over passenger privacy in the skies. Airbus says the connected cabin is the natural extension of the ultra-connectivity many of us experience on the ground -- from smart homes to the ubiquitous Amazon Alexa and Google devices, to cellphones that predict our every move. "It's a kind of a seamless transfer," said Ingo Wuggetzer, VP marketing at Airbus. "What you experience on ground, you continue to experience on board of an aircraft."Wuggetzer says Aibrus's new concepts will make boarding quicker, allow cabin crew to be constantly on the ball and cater to the intrinsic desires of a 21st century airplane passenger. He dismisses potential fears about airlines gathering ever more data on their passengers. "I think today's airlines have a lot of data already about their frequent fliers, and usually frequent fliers see the benefit of a more personalized service."<br/>