Air Dolomiti, the Italy-based airline subsidiary of Lufthansa Group, has selected Geven’s Essenza RJ economy class seat for a retrofit programme on 15 Embraer 195s. Installation is scheduled for between December 2021 and March 2022, with the first retrofitted aircraft expected to fly in January 2022
Two new directors have been appointed to Acro’s senior team. Both formerly of Collins Aerospace, Ed Anders becomes Acro’s director of operations, while Steve Skerrett becomes director of quality
Air travel could become a lot more appealing and inclusive for passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs) in the near future, following the reveal of the ‘Air 4 All’ system, designed to enable users of powered wheelchairs to remain in their own wheelchair for the entire journey
The Embraer Executive Jet Service Center in Florida has been certified as a Collins Aerospace Completion Center for in-service aircraft upholstery and cushion work using soft good materials and coverings
Mirus Aircraft Seating has received grant approval to build what it claims will be the largest commercially available aircraft seating test facility in the UK
TSI Seats has won the Aircraft Seat category at the International Yacht & Aviation Awards. The Turkey-based company won with its Royalux seat for narrowbody business class and widebody premium economy class
Qatar Airways is installing 20 shipsets of Recaro’s brand-new CL3810 economy class seat on its A321neo fleet, with installations starting in 2022
Last week saw the Interspace seat design win the ‘Judges’ Choice’ category of the Crystal Cabin Awards. This week sees Safran Seats and Universal Movement announce that the seat has shifted from the concept stage to becoming fully productised
You can get the best seats in the house at Recaro Aircraft Seating’s product showcase, being held at its new €50 million customer service facility in Schwaebisch Hall
AJW Group, the global supply chain solutions and MRO provider, has joined forces with Autostop Aviation, the largest seat cover manufacturing facility in Europe to create a new name in the cabin industry: AJW Technique Interiors
