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(LtR) Al Roots, Acro's Chief Industrial Designer, Matt Lawrence, Head of HSE, Sustainability and Warehouse at Acro, Dan Slapp, Lead Engineer at Acro and (seated) Tony Seville, Director of AIRA.

Press Release: Acro, AIRA collaboration recycles aircraft seats

A collaboration between Acro Aircraft Seating and the Aircraft Interior Recycling Association (AIRA) has proved the concept that economy cla... Continue Reading

Acro Series 9 seats, in purple and yellow, on the show floor of AIX 2024

Acro CEO on why Series 9 recyclability is only the beginning

When it comes to achieving 100% recyclability of its seats, Acro Aircraft Seating is leaving no stone — or rather, material — unturned. An i... Continue Reading

Orange seat covers and grey winged privacy headrests adorn Acro's new INNOVARES premium economy seat, as seen on the show floor of AIX 2024. Image: Acro

Acro marks premium economy segment entry with INNOVARES

Fixed-shell premium economy seats garner mixed reactions. Some passengers love the privacy and feeling of control over their space. Others b... Continue Reading

Volotea Acro Series 9 recline seat in cabin in all grey with various primary colors as head rest flaps.

Press Release: Volotea signs for laid back luxury of Acro Series 9 recline

The all-new Recline option of Acro Aircraft Seating’s iconic Series 9 has taken to the air this month with fast-growing carrier, Volotea, Eu... Continue Reading

Inside a Volotea A320, packed with passengers. A peach LED light runs the length of the cabin, adding a pretty glow.

Volotea: the imitation Burberry scarf of generic Euro-LCCs

The branding, market positioning and passenger experience decisions of European low-cost carriers are fascinating, and Volotea’s is the late... Continue Reading

Representatives from Electra Airways and Acro Aircraft seating are sitting at a table shaking hands.

Press Release: Electra picks Acro Series 9 seats for A320 family jets

Acro Aircraft Seating has been awarded a retrofit contract to provide its elegantly versatile Series 9 Fixed Back seats to Electra Airways, ... Continue Reading

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