Economy Class & Beyond

The Acro Series 9 – A Welcome Upgrade?

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At Economy Class and Beyond, we've always liked how Acro Aircraft Seating has worked on its products. We're going to take a look at the Acro Series 9 - the newest in the airlines seating family There are four variants of the Acro Series 9: Series 9FB - The fixed-back variant, launched by Jet2 Series 9R - A recliner-seat variant Series 9 Regional - A … [Read more...]

Recaro unveils the PL3810 – its new long haul Premium Economy Seat

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At Aircraft Interiors Expo, Recaro Aircraft Seating launched their new Premium Economy Seat - the PL3810. The Recaro PL3810 seat is aimed at the Premium Economy market, based on work done on the market and observational research, as well as global passenger trends. It is targeted at the wide-body market, for those airlines who want to offer a premium seat for those … [Read more...]

Safran Seating scores a VietJet seating order for up to 24,000 seats

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Some big news for Safran Seating who has signed a deal with VietJet for economy class seats. The agreement covers up to 24,000 Economy class seats - utilising the Z200 Economy Class seat for its inbound 120 Boeing 737 MAX 8 200 fleet, with the first aircraft planned to Thai Vietjet starting mid-2024. Safran Z200 seat for VietJet - Image, Safran … [Read more...]

Delta Flight Products unveils the Air4All Demonstrator – The most important demonstration of AIX?

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We're kicking off our post-AIX coverage with what I consider one of the most important innovations and demonstrations of Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023. At Economy Class and Beyond, we've kept a close eye on the Air4All consortium and its work - the idea and development to allow a powered wheelchair to travel aboard an aircraft, without going into the cargo hold - with the … [Read more...]

IndiGo deploys Recaro’s BL3710 seats on its new Airbus A321neo

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Indian carrier IndiGo has taken delivery of a new Airbus A321neo, which features the Recaro BL3710 seats installed. This seat program marked the first time that IndiGo selected RECARO as a seating solution partner since the airline’s founding in 2006. Deliveries of the BL3710 will be installed on a fleet of 75 A321/A320neo aircraft. Each A321 can seat 232 … [Read more...]

Etihad reveals its Boeing 787 interiors upgrade for upcoming aircraft

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More news spilling out from the Arabian Travel Market, with Etihad unveiling a new business class seat. This time, this seat is for the Boeing 787-9 fleet the airline operates, with the new interior being installed in the aircraft that will join the fleet in the third quarter of this year adding to the 39 Dreamliners Etihad already operates. The new seat is … [Read more...]

Safran Vue Business Class Single-Aisle seat launches with flydubai

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flydubai has partnered with Safran to launch  “The Business Suite” - a new seat concept for its aircraft. The seat was unveiled at the Arabian Travel Market exhibition. The seat unveiled by flydubai is a highly customised premium business class seat based on Safran’s VUE platform. flydubai's interpretation of VUE will be introduced to a select … [Read more...]

ANA unveils its low-cost longhaul operation – AirJapan

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A new low-cost long-haul airline has been unveiled - with AirJapan joining the fray, by ANA. Air Japan will seemingly the Boeing 787-8 for this project with the cabin configured with a single cabin layout. The airline is working with a brand concept of "Fly Thoughtful". Let us see how that trickles down to the product. The cabin will be configured with 324 … [Read more...]

Jet2 selects Acro Seating for their new aircraft seats

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Jet2.com has selected the new Acro Series 9 Fixed Back Seat from Acro Aircraft Seating for its fleet of new Airbus A321/A320neo aircraft. Acro Series 9 for Jet2.com - Image, Acro Aircraft Seating This will mark Jet2.com as the first customer of the new Acro Series 9 seat. The seating will be installed on the company’s 98 firm-ordered Airbus A321/A320 neo … [Read more...]

Geven delivers its SuperEco seat to MYAirline

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MYAirline, Malaysia’s new low-cost airline has partnered with Geven, to bring its new SuperEco seat to its aircraft. The SuperEco seat will be fitted to all of MYAirline’s A320 fleet, with aircraft seats manufactured in Italy. The seats feature a  customised ELeather padded dress cover to reduce weight and waste. This is combined with the lightweight … [Read more...]