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Virgin Atlantic A330 business class seat. Purples and pinks cast a nice glow on the product.

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

Business class seat for Condor is in deep blues with dark wood accents and a large IFE screen.

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

A rendering of the Safran Unity business class seat in all grey tones. The seat is in lay flat position.

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

Aircraft interior image of Recaro seats in blue with grey thermoplastics used for the seatbacks and tray tables.

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

A rendering of Safran's Unity business class seat in all grey tones. There are two center seats together in this image.

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

A premium seat from Safran Seats with the Euphony sound experience highlighted.

Testing Safran’s headset-free sound for premium seats

Adding loudspeakers to business and first class seats sounds like it could produce a cacophonous nightmare in the cabin. But Safran Seats, i... Continue Reading

A female passenger is sitting in the Air NZ Business Premier seat. The seat is all white with a large IFE screen. There is purple hue lighting surrounding the Visa seat.

Behind the changes in Safran Seats GB’s Visa seat for Air NZ

At the very front of Air New Zealand’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner sits a new business class herringbone seat spanning two market segments, ... Continue Reading

Safran's Vue business class seat for narrowbody aircraft is grey with darker grey thermoplastics.

Safran’s Vue from the top in crowded narrowbody herringbone market

If the 2010s were the decade of the herringbone seat on widebody aircraft, the 2020s are the decade of the herringbone seat on narrowbody ai... Continue Reading

ITA and Safran employees standing for a photo op in front of the booth.

Press Release: Safran to outfit ITA Airways’ new cabins

Safran is a major supplier for ITA Airways’ new cabins. ITA Airways, the new Italian flag carrier, has kicked off a vast program to revamp t... Continue Reading

A group of Safran and SunExpress members stand behind the Z200 seat display at AIX 2022

Press Release: SunExpress selects Safran’s Z200 economy seat

With service scheduled to begin in spring 2023, SunExpress will be the first airline to introduce the Z200 economy class seat on the Boeing ... Continue Reading

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

Safran Seats reveals at the Aircraft Interiors Exhibition two new business class seats: VUE and Unity. VUE is adapted to long-haul flights... Continue Reading

A view overlooking Safran Seats' Euphony seat and sound experience.

Press Release: Safran reveals Euphony, headset-free sound for seats

Safran Seats reveals Euphony, an innovative passenger experience solution for Business and First class seats that provides passengers with a... Continue Reading

Business Class cabin on Air France's Boeing 777-300ER. The seat is navy blue with white walls around it.

Air France new seats: more arrière-garde than avant-garde

Air France’s latest business class, a doored outward-facing herringbone minisuite from the Safran Seats Cirrus family — with a front-row lar... Continue Reading

Air France Boeing 777-300ER business class seat. The seat has a pillow, blanket and hanger sitting on it. The seat is dark blue with grey thermoplastics wrapping around it.

Passengers not left wanting aboard Air France 777-300ER

After experiencing SkyTeam alliance member Delta Air Lines’ flagship product from New York JFK to Paris, and traversing France aboard ... Continue Reading

A chalkboard photo od the earth and sun with two aircrafts flying around it.

Safran eyes interiors breakeven in 2022, makes environmental pledge

Safran’s interiors business, including its seats, cabins and inflight entertainment system lines, took a near 20% revenue hit in 2021 owing ... Continue Reading