The Vue seat by Safran is pictured here next to the aircraft window with the privacy door shut.

Press Release: Safran reveals new VUE and Unity business class seats

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Press Release hub banner blue with title in red white and blueSafran Seats reveals at the Aircraft Interiors Exhibition two new business class seats: VUE and Unity.  

VUE is adapted to long-haul flights on narrowbody airplanes. It is designed to offer passengers a similar experience to that of the most comfortable widebody airplanes while maintaining an efficient cabin layout for the airline.

VUE already has two launch customers, one on the Airbus A320 family, and the other one on the Boeing 737 family, and will enter into service in 2023. 

The Vue seat by Safran is pictured in a 1-1 layout in the aircraft cabin.

The name VUE stems from the window-facing experience it delivers, giving each passenger a much more enjoyable view at all times. All passengers benefit from this experience due to the layout of the cabin, with reverse herringbone seats. This layout offers an optimized density while giving passengers a long bed with plenty of foot space. All travellers have direct aisle access with an easy exit even with the TV or meal table deployed. The privacy is excellent, with no direct eye contact and the possibility of adding a door to the suite.  

An IFE screen is sitting angled next to the aircraft window.

Unity is a new generation of high-end forward-facing business class seats. Leveraging the benefits of its layout and its ability to provide all passengers with direct access to the aisles, it offers an innovative design, a spacious suite environment and multiple storage areas. The seat itself is extra large compared to other seats in its category and offers the comfort of a spacious fully horizontal bed.  

The Unity seat by Safran is pictured here in cabin. Each set is encased in dark thermoplastics

Unity is genuinely designed for privacy. The door option allows for completing a full suite, which can be increased thanks to a higher shell height option. It caters to both individual and companion travelers, with an adjustable central divider.  

Unity is able to propose the latest technologies developed by Safran Seats including Euphony, a wireless system dedicated to acoustic comfort. 

A large IFE screen sits next to a literature pocket in Safran Seats' Unity seat

Unity has already been selected by two customers and is available on widebody aircraft such as Boeing 777, Boeing 787, Airbus A350. It will enter into service in 2023. 

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VUE and Unity have been ideated through internal design challenges, which leverage the best of Safran’s international teams in a competition to propose the most attractive products. Those concepts have then been developed through our product management process with a modular architecture that allows airlines to customize those products while offering a reduced lead-time to the market. 

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors),  defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 76,800 employees and annual revenues of EUR 15.3 billion in 2021. Alone or in partnership, it holds world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. 

Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices. 

Safran Seats is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world. 

All images credited to Safran