Economy Class & Beyond

Stelia Aerospace Opal: A new definition of the Business Class seat?

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As airlines continue to develop their products, eventually an airline might say "We need to offer full-flat seats with direct aisle access". But in addition to offering that feature, they need to retain the density of their older products ... or to you and me - seat counts. Well, Stelia Aerospace have come up with a seat that might fit the bill - the Opal. Opal - from … [Read more...]

Examining Primera Air’s new seats by Acro

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Primera Air is slowly finding its feet (and in the same breath, its fleet) as the airline commences operations. For its Airbus A321neo fleet, Primera Air have partnered with Acro Aircraft Seating for two products - and economy class product and a premium seat product. Let's take a look at them. First look at the seats in the front of cabin. - based on the Acro Series 7 … [Read more...]

Stelia Aerospace’s Celeste Seat – Progress is good

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I think I write about this seat nearly every year or so at Aircraft Interiors Expo - and it's good to see that its making progress. I'm referring to the Stelia Aerospace Celeste. Stelia Aerospace Celeste Seat - front seats electronic, rear seats mechanical. The seat itself is suitable for the mid-haul mission, and is designed as narrow body premium seat, which … [Read more...]

ATR introduces CabinStream – a step-forward in Streaming IFE?

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Whilst short-haul flying for some is a case of point A to B, for others, there's still a lot to enjoy from the flying experience - and ATR with Cabinstream technology think this would work well with an In-Flight Entertainment System for passengers. Cabinstream is a streaming IFE solution developed in partnership with Phitek. The device weighs in 6kg, made up of a server, a … [Read more...]

Revisiting the Airbus/Zodiac Cargo Deck Compartments Concept

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One of the big announcements at Aircraft Interiors. Expo was Airbus and its partnership with Zodiac Aerospace to develop compartments that can used on the plane that are based off cargo modules. I did a very brief write-up, but I've had a bit more time to think about it (as well as chat to a few people on the concept). https://youtu.be/v246W5caJuI Video - Airbus. Used … [Read more...]

Lift by Encore 787 Tourist Class Seating – The Evolution Continues

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One of the standout seats I saw last year at Aircraft Interiors Expo was LIFT by Encore interpretation of tourist class seat for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. And I was impressed. So how has the evolution of the 787 seat gone in a year? The seat set - I've specifically modelled the seats like this to show off the potions of the headrest.   The … [Read more...]

Something every airline needs? The ReTrolley

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Recycling is tuning into a bigger and bigger subject these days - especially when we look at recycling on a plane - where it's sometimes difficult to separate liquids, cans plastics into different streams (least of all the mess, but also mixing the waste streams - which can make items difficult to handle. Iacobucci HF Aerospace of Italy may have hit on something - a modular … [Read more...]

AIX18: China Southern signs for all Recaro Seating on their A350 aircraft

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Breaking late into the event at Aircraft Interiors Expo is an announcement China Southern Airlines will use Recaro seating throughout the Cabin for its upcoming Airbus A350. China Southern will use: The CL6710 (Business Class Seat) - Currently used by El-Al, to be launched by TAP on the A330, and now by China Southern on the A350 The PL3530 (Premium Economy) - To be … [Read more...]

AIX18: Interjet signs for Geven Essenza Seats for its Airbus A320neo

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Interjet of Mexico today announced that it will be taking the Geven Essenza seat (that we've seen with Lufthansa Group and WizzAir). But with a few twists. Geven Essenza Seat Back of the seat The seat launched with representatives of Geven, Airbus and Interjet - Images, Economy Class and Beyond. So - the twists? Big ones in passenger experience terms - … [Read more...]