KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is introducing a new seat for its Boeing 777 World Business Class cabins, which brings in extra seat width, sliding privacy doors and a weight saving. KLM’s entire Boeing 777-300 and 777-200 fleet will be fitted with the seats
Registration has opened for the Sustainable Design Summit (SDS), with the event returning to London on 28th November. The inaugural event in 2022 proved a success, sparking conversations about sustainability from experts across the aviation, cruise and hotel design industries
Recaro Aircraft Seating has launched a first-of-its-kind overwing exit seat, named the X-Tend Seat, which enables an increased passenger count while maintaining the 13-inch exit width between over-wing exit rows required by EASA and the FAA
The Recaro group, a specialist in transportation seating, has made two new executive board appointments as part of its drive for growth. René Dankwerth becomes chief business development officer, while Roland Grimm becomes EVP of supply chain & sustainability at Recaro Aircraft Seating
An industry collaboration between two major polymer manufacturers aims to enable further weight reduction and noise & vibration management for aircraft cabin applications including ducting, carpet underlay, environmental control systems and insulation
Vietnamese low-cost airline, Vietjet, has signed an agreement with Safran Seats to equip 120 of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft fleet with up to 24,000 Z200 economy-class seats
Recaro Aircraft Seating has gained a major new Supplier Furnished Equipment (SFE) opportunity, through a deal with Embraer. Embraer has given Recaro the green light to develop an SFE catalogue of seats for the E1 and E2 E-Jet narrowbody aircraft types
Following the reveal of its Airbus A350 First and Business cabins in February, Qantas has now unveiled the entire cabin design, including a dedicated Wellbeing Zone, and the premium economy and economy cabins. The interiors have required a special design, as these 12 ultra-long-haul A350-1000s will fly 238 passengers for up to 22 hours nonstop
Deutsche Aircraft has selected Acro Aircraft Seating to supply Series 9 economy-class seats for the company’s D328 family of regional aircraft, which includes the new D328eco and a retrofit option for the D328 turboprop and D328 jet
Cabin supplier, Soisa Aircraft Interiors, has announced major moves in its international expansion, with a new facility in Dubai, expanded operations in Mexico – and new orders
