With the fight for short-haul/mid-haul seating continuing unabated, Recaro have thrown one heck of a spanner into the current seat wars - The BL3710 The BL3710 might seem familiar to readers of this blog - it’s an evolution of the CL3710 which is used for long-haul flights. This seat is intended for short to mid-haul flights. So, the BL3710 is a slimline … [Read more...]
AIX18: Geven and Lufthansa Group launch their new seat
Day 2 of Aircraft Interiors Expo takes us to the packed how that is Geven and the launch of Lufthansa's Group new seat for their short-haul fleet. Again - like the announcement the day before - it's based the Essenza seat. The seat itself will be the same across the entire group of airlines, with different covers installed - you'll see the family resemblance in the … [Read more...]
AIX18: The Skyrider 2.0 …
From the floor of Aircraft Interiors Expo, AVIO Interiors are typing to push an ultra-low-cost seating product. And it's... different. Rather than me rattle on - let's look at the AVIO Skyrider 2.0 Well. What can I say to this? According to AVIO interiors it offers: 20% extra seats on a plane at 23" 50% less weight And well. If you think some of the seats … [Read more...]
AIX18: Qantas signs up for an Airbus A380 cabin modification – more business class seats
It wouldn't be an Aircraft Interior Expo without at least something to do with the inside of the Airbus A380. This time, Airbus are adding Cabin-Flex to existing A380 products. Qantas Airbus A380 at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. According to Airbus, the idea is to change the cabin door arrangement on the upper deck for a more premium … [Read more...]
AIX18: Bombardier, Spicejet and Expliseat formally launches its new Q400 seat
Last week I covered something that was interesting to me - the new seats for SpiceJet. At Aircraft Interiors Expo 2018, the seat was finally revealed in the flesh for the Bombardier Q400. Featured: Spice Chief Marketing Officer - Debojo Maharshi Patrick Baudis- VP- Head of Marketing, Bombardier Benjiman Saada- CEO Expiseat Why is this seat important? Well - it goes back … [Read more...]
AIX18: Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace to develop new sleeping areas… in the belly of the plane
The belly of the plane. A quiet place where there's cargo and fuel normally. However, Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace think it can be something more - and have partnered to develop and market lower-deck modules with passenger sleeping berths. Yes. Bunk beds on a plane. Proposed lower deck sleeping module - Image, Airbus/Zodiac Aerospace. BREAKING: @Airbus and … [Read more...]
AIX18: Geven partners with Wizz Air for new Essenza Seats
In the battle that is the short-haul seating market, Wizzair and Gevan have announced the airline is to order and deliver new seats based on the Geven Essenza seat. WizzAir and Geven reps lauching the seat. The Essenza seat - Images, Economy Class and Beyond The new seat will be rolled out from January 2019 aboard Wizzair's new order of Airbus A320neo family … [Read more...]
AIX18: KLM sign with JAMCO for new World Business Class seat
From the sidelines of AIX 2018, KLM has announced it will be using the JAMACO Venture Business Class seat in its Boeing 787-10 aircraft. These will be branded as World Business Class seats. JAMCO Venture seat With KLM World Business Class branding - Images, KLM According to KLM, this new seat will be lighter than previous seats - thus reducing the fuel to lift them … [Read more...]