Economy Class & Beyond

AIX22: Recaro shows off its CL3810 Long Haul Economy Seat, with Panasonic Astrova and AERQ’s IFE options

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We're going to turn to Recaro, who brought their CL3810 seat to Aircraft Interiors Expo this year, along with interesting additions by Panasonic and AERQ. The CL3810 is a long haul economy class seat, which is an evolution of the CL3710 long haul seat that has been used with many airlines. The CL3810 will feature examples fitted with Panasonic's new Astrova … [Read more...]

AIX22: Does Safran’s Euphony work in practice?

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We're kicking off our post Aircraft Interiors Expo content, well with where we started, with Safran Seating announcing its Euphony headset product. Economy Class and Beyond managed to get a hands-on preview of it. The idea seems a little mad - why? Part of the rationale is "trying something different". We've seen nearly every manufacturer and their friends add seats … [Read more...]

AIX22: Safran to outfit ITA Airways new cabins

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Safran and its subsidiaries are busy - and have announced that ITA Airways has selected it to kick off a vast programme to revamp the airlines' interiors. The planned works will cover the interiors of the ITA Airways fleet. This comprises of Airbus A220, A319ceo, A320neo/ceo, A321neo and A330neo aircraft. Three divisions of Sanfran will be involved in the refits and … [Read more...]

AIX22: KLM and Transavia signs for Recaro Aircraft Seating products

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More news from Aircraft Interiors Expo, with KLM and Transavia selecting Recaro Aircraft Seating products for their new aircraft. The airlines (KLM, Transavia and Transavia France) will utilise the Recaro BL3710 and SL3710 as part of the fleet transformation the airlines are engaging in. The KLM aircraft will be configured in a hybrid layout, with the BL3710 being … [Read more...]

Airbus takes their first A321XLR for a test flight

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Whilst I've been trapped in the show hall, Airbus has been busy, with the first A321XLR (the Extra Long Range variant of the Airbus A321neo aircraft) has taken to the sky, completing its first test flight. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport at 11:05 hrs CEST for a test flight which lasted approximately four hours and 35 … [Read more...]

AIX22: flyadeal signs with Acro Aircraft Seating for Series 6 seats

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Sadia's low-cost carrier flyadeal has signed with Acro Aircraft Seating for an order of 5,760 Series 6 seats. Neil Cairns, CEO of Acro Aircraft Seating-and Con Korfiatis, CEO of flyadeal - Image Acro Aircraft Seating  The shipsets are rolling off the production lines at Acro headquarters in Crick, Northamptonshire as the company has picked up the pace on fulfilment … [Read more...]

AIX22: Safran Seating signs SunExpress for the Z200 seats

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SunExpress has signed with Safran Seating to introduce the Z200 Economy Class seat on their upcoming Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The Z200 seat, along with Safran Seating, with SunExpress - Image Safran Seating. SunExpress has selected the Z200 seat, the latest addition to Safran Seats' Economy short-and medium-haul range, to be fitted on its 33 line-fit Boeing 737-8 … [Read more...]

AIX22: Recaro signs Philippine Airlines for additional BL3510 seats

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We're heading over to Recaro Aircraft Seating now, where the company has been awarded an order for the BL3510 for Philippine Airlines. The Recaro BL3510 economy class seat was selected by Philippine Airlines for a retrofit of a selected number of Airbus A320 aircraft. Delivery of the spare passenger seats began this month. As a part of the Philippine-based … [Read more...]