Luggage bins for use with aircraft passenger cabins, and aircraft
passenger cabin ceilings, such as asymmetrical ceilings. In one
embodiment, a luggage bin includes a first portion configured to support
luggage and a second portion having an opening configured to receive the
first portion when the luggage bin is in a closed configuration. In one
aspect of this embodiment, the second portion is positioned proximate to
a ceiling portion of an aircraft passenger cabin. A support member
extends upwardly from the first portion and includes an upper region
fixedly attached proximate to the second portion. In a further aspect of
this embodiment, the support member is extendable and retractable along
an operating axis to move the first portion up and down relative to the
second portion to open and close the luggage bin.