diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp
index 715e4dfaf..60e3cdeec 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         CAircraftComponent::CAircraftComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
-            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(this),
+            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
             CEnableForRuntime(nullptr, false),
             ui(new Ui::CAircraftComponent), m_updateTimer(nullptr)
         {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
index f9e7fe46f..c0a3bca5f 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         CAtcStationComponent::CAtcStationComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
-            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(this),
+            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
             CEnableForRuntime(nullptr, false),
             ui(new Ui::CAtcStationComponent), m_updateTimer(nullptr)
         {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp
index dd2a1c736..8815ef8aa 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         CCockpitComComponent::CCockpitComComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QFrame(parent),
-            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(this),
+            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
             ui(new Ui::CCockpitMainComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.ui
index 97cd4d969..232d1ee39 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>363</width>
-    <height>99</height>
+    <height>101</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Frame</string>
+   <string>Cockpit COM</string>
   </property>
   <property name="frameShape">
    <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
@@ -568,40 +568,6 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QWidget" name="wi_CockpitComPanelBottomSpacer" native="true">
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="hl_CockpitComPanelBottomSpacer">
-      <property name="spacing">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <item>
-       <spacer name="vs_CockpitComPanelBottomSpacer">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>20</width>
-          <height>40</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.cpp
index 6e71a4c0f..02adb2329 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.cpp
@@ -24,20 +24,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
             initInfoArea();
-            if (this->statusBar())
-            {
-                this->statusBar()->hide();
-            }
+            this->ps_setTabBarPosition(QTabWidget::North);
         }
 
         CCockpitInfoAreaComponent::~CCockpitInfoAreaComponent()
         { }
 
-        void CCockpitInfoAreaComponent::toggleFloating()
-        {
-            CInfoArea::toggleFloating();
-        }
-
         QSize CCockpitInfoAreaComponent::getPreferredSizeWhenFloating(int areaIndex) const
         {
             Q_UNUSED(areaIndex);
@@ -46,8 +38,16 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         const QPixmap &CCockpitInfoAreaComponent::indexToPixmap(int areaIndex) const
         {
-            Q_UNUSED(areaIndex);
-            return CIcons::empty16();
+            InfoArea area = static_cast<InfoArea>(areaIndex);
+            switch (area)
+            {
+            case InfoAreaAudio:
+                return CIcons::appAudio16();
+            case InfoAreaVoiceRooms:
+                return CIcons::appVoiceRooms16();
+            default:
+                return CIcons::empty();
+            }
         }
 
     } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.h
index a75865436..a48dfc6a6 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         //! The cockpit itself is part of the main info area, but itself also an info area.
         //! hence windows can be docked in the cockpit too.
-        class CCockpitInfoAreaComponent : public CInfoArea
+        class CCockpitInfoAreaComponent : public BlackGui::CInfoArea
         {
             Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -34,9 +34,21 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Destructor
             ~CCockpitInfoAreaComponent();
 
+            //! Info areas
+            enum InfoArea
+            {
+                // index must match tab index!
+                InfoAreaVoiceRooms   =  0,
+                InfoAreaAudio        =  1,
+                InfoAreaNone         = -1
+            };
+
         public slots:
-            //! CInfoArea::toggleFloating
-            virtual void toggleFloating() override;
+            //! Toggle floating of given area
+            void toggleFloating(InfoArea infoArea) { CInfoArea::toggleFloating(static_cast<int>(infoArea)); }
+
+            //! Select area
+            void selectArea(InfoArea infoArea) { CInfoArea::selectArea(static_cast<int>(infoArea)); }
 
         protected:
             //! \copydoc CInfoArea::getPreferredSizeWhenFloating
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui
index f2a1a8104..2ea2a6661 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.ui
@@ -6,46 +6,45 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>80</width>
-    <height>75</height>
+    <width>161</width>
+    <height>67</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
+  <property name="sizePolicy">
+   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
+    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+   </sizepolicy>
+  </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>MainWindow</string>
+   <string>Cockpit info area</string>
+  </property>
+  <property name="animated">
+   <bool>false</bool>
+  </property>
+  <property name="documentMode">
+   <bool>false</bool>
+  </property>
+  <property name="dockOptions">
+   <set>QMainWindow::AllowTabbedDocks|QMainWindow::ForceTabbedDocks</set>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_CockpitInfoAreaComComponent">
-   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-    <property name="spacing">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <property name="leftMargin">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <property name="topMargin">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <property name="rightMargin">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <property name="bottomMargin">
-     <number>0</number>
-    </property>
-    <item>
-     <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CCockpitComComponent" name="comp_CockpitComComponent">
-      <property name="frameShape">
-       <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-      </property>
-      <property name="frameShadow">
-       <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-      </property>
-     </widget>
-    </item>
-   </layout>
+   <property name="minimumSize">
+    <size>
+     <width>0</width>
+     <height>0</height>
+    </size>
+   </property>
   </widget>
-  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="sb_CockpitInfoAreaStatusBar"/>
   <widget class="BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea" name="dw_CockpitVoiceRooms">
+   <property name="floating">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="features">
+    <set>QDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable|QDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable</set>
+   </property>
    <property name="allowedAreas">
-    <set>Qt::TopDockWidgetArea</set>
+    <set>Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea</set>
    </property>
    <property name="windowTitle">
     <string>Voice rooms</string>
@@ -83,6 +82,37 @@
     </layout>
    </widget>
   </widget>
+  <widget class="BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea" name="dw_Audio">
+   <property name="floating">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="features">
+    <set>QDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable|QDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable</set>
+   </property>
+   <property name="allowedAreas">
+    <set>Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea</set>
+   </property>
+   <property name="windowTitle">
+    <string>Audio</string>
+   </property>
+   <attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
+    <number>8</number>
+   </attribute>
+   <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_Audio">
+    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CAudioComponent" name="comp_Audio">
+       <property name="frameShape">
+        <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="frameShadow">
+        <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </widget>
+  </widget>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
@@ -91,18 +121,18 @@
    <header>blackgui/dockwidgetinfoarea.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BlackGui::Components::CCockpitComComponent</class>
-   <extends>QFrame</extends>
-   <header>blackgui/components/cockpitcomcomponent.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>BlackGui::Components::CVoiceRoomsComponent</class>
    <extends>QFrame</extends>
    <header>blackgui/components/voiceroomscomponent.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CAudioComponent</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/audiocomponent.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp
index 46820ae42..a9f5dd947 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
     namespace Components
     {
 
-        CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(QWidget *parent)
+        CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentInfoArea)
         {
             // it the parent is already an info area at this time, we keep it
             // otherwise we expect the info area to set it later
-            CDockWidgetInfoArea *ia = dynamic_cast<CDockWidgetInfoArea *>(parent);
-            if (ia)
-            {
-                this->m_parentDockableInfoArea = ia;
-            }
+            this->m_parentDockableInfoArea = parentInfoArea;
         }
 
         bool CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::setParentDockWidgetInfoArea(CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentDockableWidget)
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h
index 9e81dc2aa..705b42935 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
             //! Corresponding dockable widget in info area
             //! \remarks Usually set from CDockWidgetInfoArea when it is fully initialized
-            bool setParentDockWidgetInfoArea(BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentDockableWidget);
+            virtual bool setParentDockWidgetInfoArea(BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentDockableWidget);
 
             //! The parent info area
             const CInfoArea *getParentInfoArea() const;
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         protected:
             //! Constructor
-            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(QWidget *parent);
+            //! \remarks Normally the infoa area will be provided later \sa setParentDockWidgetInfoArea
+            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentInfoArea = nullptr);
 
         private:
             BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea *m_parentDockableInfoArea = nullptr; //!< my parent dockable widget
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.h
index 690050d0d..0feddd01f 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             CTextMessageComponent *getTextMessageComponent();
 
             //! Selected area of non floating areas
-            InfoArea getSelectedInfoArea() const { return static_cast<InfoArea>(getSelectedTabBarIndex()); }
+//            InfoArea getSelectedInfoArea() const { return static_cast<InfoArea>(getSelectedTabBarIndex()); }
 
         public slots:
             //! Toggle floating of given area
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.ui
index b116e5ca0..85fd73e46 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/maininfoareacomponent.ui
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@
    <string notr="true"/>
   </property>
   <property name="animated">
-   <bool>true</bool>
+   <bool>false</bool>
   </property>
   <property name="documentMode">
-   <bool>true</bool>
+   <bool>false</bool>
   </property>
   <property name="dockNestingEnabled">
    <bool>false</bool>
   </property>
   <property name="dockOptions">
-   <set>QMainWindow::AllowTabbedDocks|QMainWindow::AnimatedDocks|QMainWindow::ForceTabbedDocks</set>
+   <set>QMainWindow::AllowTabbedDocks|QMainWindow::ForceTabbedDocks</set>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_centralWidgetEmpty"/>
   <widget class="BlackGui::CDockWidgetInfoArea" name="dw_Cockpit">
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <item>
-      <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CCockpitInfoAreaComponent" name="comp_CockpitInfoArea" native="true"/>
+      <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CCockpitComponent" name="comp_CockpitInfoArea" native="true"/>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </widget>
@@ -573,12 +573,6 @@
    <header>blackgui/dockwidgetinfoarea.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BlackGui::Components::CCockpitInfoAreaComponent</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>blackgui/components/cockpitinfoareacomponent.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>BlackGui::Components::CAtcStationComponent</class>
    <extends>QTabWidget</extends>
@@ -627,6 +621,12 @@
    <header>blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CCockpitComponent</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../blackmisc/blackmisc.qrc"/>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp
index 2126ce868..caf15ca4a 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         CSimulatorComponent::CSimulatorComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
-            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(this),
+            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
             ui(new Ui::CSimulatorComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp
index 3651563f7..86630459f 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         CUserComponent::CUserComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
-            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(this),
+            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
             CEnableForRuntime(nullptr, false),
             ui(new Ui::CUserComponent), m_updateTimer(nullptr)
         {