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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

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

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

Aer Lingus A330 business impresses despite hiccups

With 2022 drawing to a close, I was craving one last adventure. Luckily for me, I had built up some vacation time and quickly set my sights ... Continue Reading

A rendering of the internal view of the Thompson crash test sled.

Thompson to create Northern Ireland aircraft seat crash test facility

In a sign that Thompson Aero Seating has well and truly arrived, the fast-growing premium aircraft seatmaker has announced plans to create a... Continue Reading

Thompson Aero Seating enhanced VantageXL is various browns with a cream coloured pillow.

Recovery afoot, Thompson sees uptick in widebody premium seat activity

As global passenger traffic shows encouraging signs of recovery — reaching 74.6% of pre-crisis levels in July, according to IATA — aircraft ... Continue Reading

VantageDUO is pictured here in an outdoor setting. The seats are rich browns with a quilted cover.

Thompson launches new VantageDUO paired angle seat with zero-G

Ahead of the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg next week, Thompson Aero Seating is unveiling its new VantageDUO paired angled seat, aimed a... Continue Reading

This image is of an Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 arriving into Perth's international airport after a long flight from Auckland airport. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American long-haul, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating configurations. It is the first airliner with an airframe constructed primarily of composite materials. The 787 was designed to be 20% more fuel-efficient than the Boeing 767, which it was intended to replace. The 787 Dreamliner's distinguishing features include mostly electrical flight systems, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles.

New inward-facing herringbone and business-plus for Air NZ 787

Air New Zealand’s next Business Premier seat for its Boeing 787-9 is an inward-facing herringbone, and includes a front row business-plus pr... Continue Reading

Thompson Areo Seating team members pose for a photo. Two are seated in TAS seats while the remainder stand in the behind the seats. Front row: Conor Burns MP; Diane Dodds MLA Northern Ireland Back row: David McCabe, Head of Transformation, Thompson; Neil Taggart, Vice President & General Manager, Thompson; Zhen Pang, CEO, AVIC Cabin Systems; Gordon Cracknell, Head of Operations, Thompson; Leslie Orr, Director of ADS Northern Ireland

Press Release: Thompson Aero Seating receives eminent guests

Thompson Aero Seating, part of AVIC Cabin Systems, yesterday hosted a visit from the Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Conor Burns MP;... Continue Reading

Thompson Vantage seating on Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 737-8

Press Release: SIA unveils all-new 737-8 narrowbody cabin products

Singapore Airlines (SIA) today launched its highly-anticipated new cabin products, which will be rolled out on its Boeing 737-8 fleet in the... Continue Reading

Thompson Vantage seating on Singapore Airlines Boeing 737-8

Press Release: ACS delivers Vantage seats, AIM monuments for SIA

AVIC Cabin Systems (ACS) announces its partnership with Singapore Airlines for its latest narrowbody Business Class product on the Boeing 73... Continue Reading

Elizabeth Payne head shot with a white backdrop.

Never give up, advises Elizabeth Payne, AVIC Cabin Systems CTO

AVIC Cabin Systems chief technology officer Elizabeth Payne’s career is a masterclass in developing hard technological expertise through a w... Continue Reading