Behind the scenes with Safran’s secret Signature no-recline seat
HAMBURG — If it feels like it’s been a while since we’ve had a properly futuristic economy class seat concept, the hidden back rooms of the ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Safran Seats
Safran’s first Unity: a strong experience in JAL A350 business
As launch customer for the Unity seat from Safran Seats GB, Japan Airlines continues to enjoy substantial attention as it awaits its next Ai... Continue Reading
Safran teases Unity Elite front-row first-class/business-plus suites
CWMBRAN — Inside one of the factory buildings on Safran Seats GB’s semi-campus in the South Wales town of Cwmbran, design leaders at the sea... Continue Reading
ANA reveals interior of high-density domestic Boeing 787-10s
All Nippon Airways has revealed the cabin interiors of its new high-density, 429-seat Boeing 787-10 twinjets, which are being introduced on ... Continue Reading
JAL A350 interiors supply chain issues raise spectre of delays in 2024
TOULOUSE — As Japan Airlines’ (JAL) first Airbus A350-1000 waggled its wings on takeoff from Blagnac en route to Tokyo, the airline’s execut... Continue Reading
ITA Airways goes premium heavy with three-class A321neo
ITA Airways has adopted a premium-heavy, three-class configuration for its new 165-seat Airbus A321neo narrowbodies — including a full-flat ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Emirates inks agreements with Safran worth $1.2 billion
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has today announced a series of contracts awarded to Safran, worth over US$1.2 billion ... Continue Reading
Air India hones retrofit plan for 43 Boeing widebodies
Air India has honed the retrofit plan for its 43 vintage Boeing widebodies which will be fitted with new interiors including new seats, gall... Continue Reading
Press Release: Vietjet selects Safran’s Z200 seats for its new fleet
Vietjet and Safran Seats have signed an agreement to equip up to 24,000 Z200 economy class seats to the carrier’s forthcoming 120 Boei... Continue Reading
Japanese modernity by Acumen for ANA’s Air Japan all-economy 787-8
There’s a fresh wind of new medium-to-long-haul low-cost carriers blowing across the Asian market, and especially in Japan where ANA’s new s... Continue Reading
The stratification of business class seats in the 2020s
As the steady pace of new business class seats — and their implementation on airlines worldwide — continues to gather after aviation’s... Continue Reading
Condor goes Prime with new business-plus front row ancillary product
How much would you pay for business class partner dining, a bigger screen and more space around the feet in bed mode? With its new Prime bus... Continue Reading
Safran on bringing Industry 4.0 tech and practices to interiors
ISSOUDUN, FRANCE — In a small factory in an industrial estate on the outskirts of a rural central French town known for featuring in a Balza... Continue Reading
Quick-turn, low-customisation seat shipsets gain momentum
Before the Covid pandemic hit, seatmakers were testing out a limited number of quick-turn, fast track seat programmes for delivery in a matt... Continue Reading
Safran’s Unity adds premium stagger to its business lineup
Amid the blizzard of new herringbone business class seating at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, a new staggered seat from the Safran Seats Franc... Continue Reading