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Recaro shows off the R Sphere – A seat with sustainable materials, as well as a glimpse of the future?

16/07/2024 by Kevincm

a man standing in front of a wall with chairs

At Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024, Recaro Aircraft Seating showed off their Crystal Cabin Award nominated seat - R Sphere.  Let's take a look, as there is a lot here to digest - and consider for the future of seating. Sustainability is a big thing in aviation as the industry seeks to decarbonise. But what about the interiors and seats? It's all to easy to use a … [Read more...]

Deep Dive: The Stelia Opera Essentials – Weigh saver… or discount business class candidate?

01/07/2024 by Kevincm

a man lying in a chair

At Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024, Stelia Aerospace unveiled its newest product - Opera Essential.  We covered the press launch, but now a few weeks have passed.... and I have more than a few thoughts. Let us take a much closer look. Steila Aerospace has developed this seat based on the existing Opera platform - which was able to have staggered business class seats from … [Read more...]

Examining the updates to Delta Flight Product and Air4All Accessible Wheelchair seating product

25/06/2024 by Kevincm

a wheelchair with a laptop on it

Delta Flight Products, along with Air4All presented some updates to their accessibility products which I covered in depth last year. This year, they have continued to push forward, refining its First Class Seat, but also an Economy Class product. The products allow a wheelchair passenger to remain in their seat for the entire journey. They have been developed by Delta … [Read more...]

Finnair completes its long-haul cabin refit

18/06/2024 by Kevincm

Finnair Long Haul Seating - Images - Economy Class and Beyond

Finnair has been busy since it announced its new business class seat (as well as its updated long haul cabins). The airline has announced that the refit programme has been completed. The project included the launch of an entirely new Business Class seat, a brand-new Premium Economy cabin, and a refreshed Economy Class, coming in at €200 million. The cabin features the … [Read more...]

Pegasus Airlines selects the Acro Series 9 Fixed-Back seat

05/06/2024 by Kevincm

Acro Series 9 for Pegasus Airlines - Image, Acro AIrcraft Seating

In another win for Acro Aircraft Seating,  the company has won a contract to line-fit fifty Airbus A321neo aircraft with Pegasus Airlines. Pegasus Airlines will utilise the space-maximising and rather comfortable Series 9 Fixed Back seats. These seats will be start being delivered to low-cost Turkish carrier in the first quarter of 2025, with the inaugural order … [Read more...]

Lufthansa’s Allergis to take flight from 1st May from Munich

16/04/2024 by Kevincm

Lufthansa's first Allegris Airbus A350 - Image, Lufthansa

To say it's been a long time would be an understatement, but it seems that Lufthansa is ready to roll out the first aircraft with its next-generation Allegris product. The first Airbus A350 equipped with Allegris will fly from Munich to  Vancouver. The second destination is Toronto, which will be served alternately with Vancouver on selected flights in the first few … [Read more...]

Malaysia Airlines to use the CL3810 Seat on their new Airbus A330neo

03/04/2024 by Kevincm

an airplane with rows of seats

We're getting more details about the interiors for Malaysia Airlines new Airbus A330neos - with Recaro Aircraft Seating supplying the long-haul economy seats. Recaro CL3810 aboard a Malaysia Airlines A330neo - Image, Recaro Aircraft Seating Reecaro has supplied its latest-generation long-haul seat - the CL3810 to Malaysia Airlines. The carrier will be the first to … [Read more...]

Air France to update its Embraer 190 interiors

21/03/2024 by Kevincm

a white airplane on a runway

Air France's regional subsidiary HOP! is preparing to update its interiors. HOP! Embraer E190 - Image, Air France Currently, the Embraer 190s are set to get new cabins and seats for the regional services as part of the refresh. To design the aircraft’s future seats, Air France has teamed up with Expliseat, the French manufacturer of an innovative carbon fiber and … [Read more...]

Diving into British Airways new shorthaul seat for its latest Airbus A320neo

05/03/2024 by Kevincm

British Airways new shorthaul seat - Image, British Airways

At an event last night, British Airways unveiled its new short to medium-haul seat. Britisih Airways new short haul seat - image, British Airways According to the airline, the new short-haul seats and cabin interiors will feature on the next generation of British Airways’ Airbus A320neo and A321neos, with eight aircraft set to arrive from May this year (2024). For … [Read more...]

Condor to add Recaro Aircraft Seating seats on their new Airbus A320neo family aircraft

29/02/2024 by Kevincm

Recaro BL3710 in a Condro Airbus - Image, Recaro/Condor

Condor is planning to add Recaro Aircraft Seating seats to its new Airbus A320neo and Airbus A321neo, with the BL3710 and SL3710 seats to be deployed on the new aircraft. Recaro BL3710 in Condor's A320neo - Image, Condor/Recaro Recaro SL3710 in Condor's A320neo - Image, Condor/Recaro   The order includes 28 Airbus A321 and 13 A320 aircraft to be delivered … [Read more...]

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