One of things I bemoan is the increasing uptake by airline operators deciding to go from passenger comfort to profits. This can be seen with operators switching from nine abreast seating to ten abreast seating in economy class aboard the Boeing 777 aircraft. This is achieved used narrower seats, narrower isles and a seat that weighs less, that propels airline income to dreams … [Read more...]
Size does matter in Economy… according to Airbus…
Airbus today has launched a major push for airline comfort in economy class (and no doubt a push for sales in its aircraft), with a sponsored study about seat width and a campaign for an 18" minimum seat width. Whilst a lot of us concentrate on seat pitch (the legroom you have on a flight), there isn't much attention to seat width - and this matters as much as it depends how … [Read more...]