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Thompson VantageXL rendering of the all white seat with dark grey shells in an aircraft cabin

Thompson renames VantageXL+ — it’s now the A350/787-optimised XL

HAMBURG — In a sign both of how important airframe-specific business class seat optimisation is becoming and of how crucial it is to take st... Continue Reading

Rendering of VantageXL+ for China Southern

Press Release: China Southern to launch Thompson’s VantageXL+

Thompson Aero Seating today proudly announces the first customer of its new VantageXL+ will be China Southern Airlines. The VantageXL+ is th... Continue Reading

Executives are sitting in the Vantage seat that will be featured on THAI

Press Release: Thompson reveals A321neo programme for THAI

Thompson Aero Seating today announces a new programme with Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), to deliver business-cla... Continue Reading

Honeymoon configuration of the VantageNOVA suites

Press Release: Thompson Aero Seating launches VantageNOVA First

Thompson Aero Seating will be officially launching its stunning new VantageNOVA First at AIX 2025. Seamlessly incorporated into the front ro... Continue Reading

A woman is laying in the Thompson VantageXL seat testing out Health Motion Seating.

Minutely adjustable seat actuation software promises comfort boost

As airlines seek to extend the number of ultra-longhaul flights, and as more aircraft capable of flying farther are delivered, the wellbeing... Continue Reading

Front view of Thompson VantageNOVA centre pairs with eye-catching CMF

Thompson unveils impressive VantageNOVA business class herringbone

Thompson Aero Seating’s latest product, the herringbone VantageNOVA member of its wider Vantage premium seat family, is breaking cover today... Continue Reading

Up close in Thompson’s new Vantage seat, Nova

Tucked away at the back of the Thompson Aero Seating stand at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo was the seatmaker’s latest product, Vantag... Continue Reading

Belinda Mason, Thompson’s CMF Designer, sitting in a design office with an abundance of textiles around her.

Thompson’s Echo CMF standardises design, simplifies supply chain

With the aircraft interiors sector making headlines both for impressive new products and for serious delays caused by supply chain and produ... Continue Reading

Testing track in the new Thompson Aero Seating Dynamic Test Facility

Press Release: Thompson’s game-changing dynamic test facility now open

Today saw the official opening of Thompson Aero Seating’s world-class Dynamic Test Facility. Marking a new era of innovation in the aircraft... Continue Reading

Picture: Keith Anderson, CEO of Thompson Aero Seating

Press Release: Thompson Aero Seating appoints Keith Anderson as CEO

Thompson Aero Seating today announces the appointment of Keith Anderson as its new CEO. From 1st August 2023, Keith will lead the continued ... Continue Reading

A Cathay Pacific flight crew member is serving a female business class passenger her meal. coffin

Avoiding coffin class: the new inward-facing herringbone challenge

Remember the “coffin class” complaint of the mid-2000s around business class seat sidewalls? It’s back, but now with the newest inward-facin... Continue Reading

Four staggered Vantage Duo business class seats are being displayed at AIX 2023. The seats are an mixture of grey tones with a light blue pillow.

Thompson showcases product evolution across Vantage family

For seatmakers, some Aircraft Interiors Expo years are about big showy new product releases, while other years are more about developing the... Continue Reading

Rebranded seatmaker Thompson stays trend-savvy as it readies for AIX

As ‘premium leisure travel’ and ‘partner travel’ trends accelerate post-pandemic, fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker Thompson Aero Seat... Continue Reading

The SAUDIA new Business Class seat on the Airbus A321 XLR. The seat is grey with a burnt orange headrest.

Press Release: SAUDIA launches new business class seat

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) has unveiled its latest state-of-the-art business seat at the annual Arabian Travel Market (ATM), in Dubai. ... Continue Reading

The "training seat" pair of Lufthansa's Allegris business class on display in Berlin

Lufthansa’s Allegris business class takes unbundling to the extremes

BERLIN — Lufthansa’s new Allegris generation of business class seats — Allegris being the internal Lufthansa-mainline brand for this Lufthan... Continue Reading