Premium economy bottleneck creates challenges and opportunities
If you walked around the stands at the colocated APEX and Aircraft Interiors Americas expos last fall in Long Beach, California, you could b... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: seatmaker
Korean Air’s Apex seats raise production, maintenance questions
The past several years have not seen universal success for seatmakers cutting the bleeding edge where design, materials engineering, passeng... Continue Reading
Burled walnut and outdated seats one last hurrah for Emirates 777?
From the looks of things, we’ve seen Emirates’ last fully flat bed without direct aisle access — at least on the Boeing 777-300ER. The Dubai... Continue Reading
SIA’s new A380 business class surprises but for the right reasons?
Expectations were high for Singapore Airlines’ new seating reveal, but I must admit to doing a strong double-take when I saw the first image... Continue Reading
Stelia, Singapore turn compact staggered Opal into regional business?
On 14 November, Singapore Airlines spokesperson James Boyd contacted RGN to update the airline’s initial line and to say “the Stelia O... Continue Reading
Acro expands economy range to fill market niches; seeks Boeing linefit
As British seatmaker Acro continues to develop its product line, it is targeting an increasingly wide range of airline customers, expanding ... Continue Reading
Zones of flexible customisation grow in importance for premium seats
Custom cabin and seat, or one that’s actually produced to time, cost and budget? That’s a key question facing airlines today as they balance... Continue Reading
Italian seatmaker Geven readies ultra-slimline for major European airline
Twenty-eight inch seat pitch is not only manageable, it’s relatively comfortable at knee level even for six-footers: these are words that th... Continue Reading
Acro updates Series 7 premium seat in advance of April deliveries
LONG BEACH — British seatmaker Acro, newly purchased by Chinese seatmaker ZTC as part of a plan to enter the airline seating market, has upd... Continue Reading
Acro purchased for £55m by Chinese seatmaker ZTC in Zhejiang
LONG BEACH — Acro, the British seatmaker producing a range of barebones and fully featured economy class seats as well as a soon-to-début pr... Continue Reading
HAECO launches Vector Premium platform for shorthaul biz, longhaul PE
LONG BEACH — Seatmaker HAECO is updating its longhaul premium economy and shorthaul business class offering with the third member of its Vec... Continue Reading
PaxEx odds and ends: BA brings pain and Ethiopian 767 no longer plain
Just because you know something is coming doesn’t make it hurt any less when it actually arrives. We have known for nearly a year that Briti... Continue Reading
Shorthaul Side-Slip Seat evolves, longhaul staggered seat emerges
Last year saw new seatmakers bursting onto the scene, but this year was about refinements and development of the products they unveiled in 2... Continue Reading
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
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
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