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Acro Aircraft Seating Series 9 slimline economy class seats in an aircraft cabin. This view was snapped aft of the cabin, and shows the seatbacks of this 3-3-configured narrowbody.

‘No excuse’ for making non-recyclable aircraft seats: AIRA

There is no excuse for manufacturers to make aircraft seats that are not 100% recyclable. This is the view of Tony Seville, director of UK-b... Continue Reading

Acro Aircraft Seating Series 9 economy class seat view from the front of the cabin. The slimline seats are dark blue.

Acro rated Premium Supplier by Airbus for design, manufacturing chops

Known for designing innovative, lightweight aircraft seats that create space for passengers’ knees and shins even in high-density layouts, A... Continue Reading

Acro Aircraft Seating Series 9 slimline economy class seats in an aircraft cabin. The seats are navy blue and in a 3-3 configuration.

One-on-one with Acro Aircraft Seating chief executive Neil Cairns

Acro Aircraft Seating is perhaps best known in commercial aviation as a purveyor of sturdy yet lightweight slimline economy class seats that... Continue Reading

Left to right - CEO of Acro Neil Cairns and CEO of flyadeal Con Korfiatis.

Press Release: flyadeal seats flying off the lines at Acro

Shipsets are rolling off the production lines at the new Acro headquarters in Crick, Northamptonshire as, post pandemic, the company has pic... Continue Reading

Computer generated image of Unum business class seats in an aircraft cabin. Ghostly like figures sit in the seats.

Seatmaker Unum talks strategy, supply chain partners

Startup seatmaker Unum is working with three new partners as it aims towards the release of its first business class seat: dress cover speci... Continue Reading

Top down view of the Unum One seat. A pillow rests on a grey business class seat. Headphones rest on a side table next to an IFE screen.

Unum’s new herringbone business seat aims at design and delivery

There’s a new seatmaker in town, focussing on herringbone business class seats as airlines look to update their onboard product and industry... Continue Reading

Avelo Boeing 737-800 interior in a 3-3 layout with blueish-grey seating.

2021: the year of clean slate startup airlines?

When Virgin America created its award-winning Blah Airlines marketing campaign seven years ago to differentiate itself on the basis of passe... Continue Reading

Press Release: Acro appoints Ed Anders as new operations director

Ed Anders has been appointed to the role of Director of Operations with Acro, relocating to the UK from Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA, ... Continue Reading

A man sleeps in an economy class seat with a headrest propping up his head.

Beyond Eurobusiness: the trend towards fully featured economy up front

What do British Airways, Frontier Airlines, KLM and TAP Air Portugal have in common? No, this isn’t the setup to a #PaxEx punchline — it’s a... Continue Reading

#PaxEx Podcast Transcribed: Suppliers assess MAX production pause

We are pleased to provide a transcript of the #PaxEx Podcast, Episode 70, the audio recording of which was published on 20 December 2019 Mus... Continue Reading

#PaxEx Podcast: Considerations as suppliers assess MAX production pause

Welcome to Episode 70 of the #PaxEx podcast, which tracks how the airline passenger experience is evolving in a mobile, social, vocal world.... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Spirit unveils redesigned cabin with new ergonomic seats

America’s brightest airline livery is bringing its signature yellow glow inside the cabin as Spirit Airlines unveils a freshly updated inter... Continue Reading

United CRJ550 interior with woman taking a photo

Tapping into real and “perceived” value with seat covers

When you board an aircraft and sink into your seat, you probably don’t think too much about the seat cover unless it is stained or ask... Continue Reading

SkyUp flight attendant with Acro Series 3 ulta airplane seat

Press Release: SkyUp selects Acro Series 3 Ultra seat for eight 737s

Acro Aircraft Seating is pleased to announce that SkyUp Airlines has selected the Series 3 Ultra seat for eight of its aircraft, comprising ... Continue Reading

Acro's Series 6LC will offer more passenger space. Image - Spirit

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Spirit reups with new Acro seats, proposes replacing pitch measurement

US ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is introducing Acro Series 6LC slimline seats in its economy class, plus HAECO recliners in its Bi... Continue Reading