Aviointeriors offers five-abreast A320 flatbed with direct aisle access
Italian seatmaker Aviointeriors has developed an almost mind-boggling application of its Adagio staggered fully flat business class seat: a ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Seat
USB-only power in economy: digEcor talks trends, diversification
Following last year’s demise of inflight entertainment firm Lumexis; the recent decision by American Airlines not to take seatback IFE for i... Continue Reading
Air France among A380 operators studying 11-abreast layout
How low will they go? That’s a reasonable question to pose to airlines now that some legacies are further tightening seat pitch – see Americ... Continue Reading
Eurowings “Best” offers excellent alternative Eurobusiness option
Returning from Hamburg to the UK following the Aircraft Interiors Expo, I discovered that Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier arm Eurowings was ope... Continue Reading
Airbus aims at flexible business/premium economy Butterfly seat
Convertible seating is something of a holy grail for airlines, seatmakers, and airframers. With the multiple-year lead-time required between... Continue Reading
Hawaiian is making more money making passengers more comfortable
Is there magic to Hawaiian Airlines’ ability to sell first class seats on its flights? It might not be magic, but the company sells nearly a... Continue Reading
Zodiac parachutes in new advisor for Safran deal or “standalone” future
Zodiac Aerospace’s CEO, Olivier Zarrouati, has put his job in the hands of the troubled supplier’s board of directors, which has also ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: The integration of connectivity and cabin environments
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Werner Lieberherr, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Interior Systems for Rockwell Co... Continue Reading
Why SriLankan has the best economy class you (probably) aren’t flying
Consider, for a moment, the area often defined on airline route maps as “Indian Subcontinent/Indian Ocean”. The airlines based in the region... Continue Reading
Zodiac to replace three Cathay A350 Cirrus shipsets, fix rest of fleet
HONG KONG — Zodiac Aerospace is replacing three full shipsets of its latest Cirrus business class seat for Cathay Pacific’s A350 fleet, and ... Continue Reading
United’s 787 Fauxlaris shows glimmers of promise through dark spots
With ongoing seat production delays affecting deliveries of the United Boeing 777-300ER fleet and its new Polaris hard product, and the time... Continue Reading
Press Release: Iberia presents first aircraft with new Premium Economy
Today Iberia presented its first Airbus A340/600 fitted with its new Premium Economy seating section to travel agencies, major companies, an... Continue Reading
Jamco poses questions about the future of business, first class
At this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Japanese seatmaker Jamco wasn’t just making waves for replacing Zodiac on the Boeing 787 ... Continue Reading
LIFT by EnCore shows off revised 737, stunning 787 seats
When LIFT by EnCore unveiled its first supplier-furnished Boeing 737 seats last year at the Aircraft Interiors Expo the reception was underw... Continue Reading
Recaro, Airbus promise flexibility with reconfigurable economy pitch
Airlines interested in varying the amount of extra-legroom economy seating they can offer on an aircraft have a new option with the Smart Ca... Continue Reading
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