New plane seat ideas are ‘blue sky’
June 28, 2024
Manufacturers and airlines are considering the future of aircraft seating, mainly for those in premium cabins
Manufacturers and airlines are considering the future of aircraft seating, mainly for those in premium cabins
Aircraft designers are always busy trying to figure out the best way to get the most passengers in without actually provoking revolt or suffocation…and the past few days bring fearsome news on that front. Included in the roundup are dead-serious proposals to stack seats in the main cabin, to sell passenger space in the hold below the cabin, and even to squeeze business-class seats into a 12-across configuration. Not even the rich, it seems, are immune to the trend. The stacked-seat idea…
Manufacturers and airlines are considering the future of aircraft seating, mainly for those in premium cabins
Aircraft designers are always busy trying to figure out the best way to get the most passengers in without actually provoking revolt or suffocation…and the past few days bring fearsome news on that front. Included in the roundup are dead-serious proposals to stack seats in the main cabin, to sell passenger space in the hold below the cabin, and even to squeeze business-class seats into a 12-across configuration. Not even the rich, it seems, are immune to the trend. The stacked-seat idea…