Why first-class seats are holding up new airplanes

“Allegris”, which was created outside the show.
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Hot seats or cooling. High -definition TV screens. Seats. Convertible family. Access to all corridors. Of course, the desired privacy door.
Luxury cabins of the first class and men, which contain hundreds of parts and the approval of the organizers requires the latest with the arrival of new aircraft late to customers, according to heads of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world.
Boeing He has 787 Dreamliners, a bird of twins used in some of the longest flights in the world, on the ground at its factory in South Carolina “which was held for delivery of the seats, which is clearly late in the assembly.”
Part of the problem is the rush of airlines to beat high wages by providing amenities and more rare space on board-even if it is an additional inch.
“He gets a certificate of seats, and it is not actually part of the seat,” Ordrag. “It is the cabinet and doors … for the first class and business class. These are somewhat complicated systems, and I have taken the certification of both seats suppliers and for us for a longer period than expected.”
The European CEO, Jupium Fouri, said in a call on the same day that similar issues reach Boeing’s main competition, CEO of the European manufacturer, Guyum Fouri, in a profit call on the same day.
“We have a delay in the seats” in addition to the effects of the “cabin” such as magazines and cabinets that “delay the time when we can offer a completely complete plane.”
Companies together represent the vast majority of the commercial aircraft market.
Aircraft delivery operations are extremely important for manufacturers’ revenues because customers pay the largest part of the terrible aircraft when they receive the plane, instead of requesting this first.
The first class cabin for a commercial passenger plane in the fifties.
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Old seats
Airlines and airline manufacturers are largely organized, and new seats designs and some features must be won and even the cabin layouts from the organizers before going to the sky. Passengers also need to be able to come out safely from these seats in an emergency.
Some of the new cabinets are still awaiting martyrdom, and adding the delay to years of Suppliers Blacks and work shortages come out of the epidemic.
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has launched hundreds of federal aviation administration workers in the cost of reducing costs. The agency said the positions are not “critical safety”, but it did not say whether employment issues may slow down planes or other certificates.
Obtaining modern seats installed at the front of the cabin means millions of airlines revenue. For example, Delta Airlines On Friday, he was selling a stand -up and forth standard economic ticket between New York and Paris during the first week of May for $ 816. Go to Delta One, the higher -class carrier seat, and the same road jumping to $ 5,508.
New long aircraft ranges compared to old models open new roads without stopping tankers.
“No one is now happy now,” Henry Hurfield, founder of the Atmosphere Group Research Group told Travel Consulting Atmosphere Group. “They could not get their new dowries.”
Employee members display a first -class cabin in Qatar Airlines in Qatar 787, at the Faranburo International Air Fair, England, on Monday, July 22, 2024.
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Business -class seat can contain about 1500 parts, and the weight is the key, especially for an industry that has not gave great pain to remove the weight of fuel costs on board. This includes the use of thinnest seat magazines to lighter table tools.
Ricaro says in Germany, a major plane manufacturer, R7 The business seat weighs about 80 kilograms, or about 176 pounds.
“You are trying to make everything as light as possible and also have an enjoyable aesthetic value,” said Hartellet.
Switzerland, Switzerland in Switzerland, said that the center of gravity has turned in some of its aircraft after testing new seats models, so you should make design changes and look at the “weight panel” before the new seats can fly commercially.
Customers “clearly indicate that the time has come to update the interior of our long fleet, especially [Airbus] A330, Swiss spokesman said in an email. “At the same time, we are working on solutions and monitoring trends and technologies that can allow us to achieve a different and more useful distribution.”
Luxury travel boom
The new business degree seats in the six low numbers cost each, which “compares the luxury car price,” according to Recaro.
To the executives of the airlines they deserve it. They say that customers, especially after the Covid-19, showed that they are ready to push to sit towards the front of the cabin.
For example, Delta said in November that only 43 % of its sales came from the main cabin, while 57 % of the excellent seats and its loyalty program came. In 2010, 60 % of the revenues came from the main cabin.
In January, CEO Ed Bastian told the trend that the trend towards outstanding travel is likely to continue.

Airlines that work to glow at the forefront of their planes that extend all over the world: Australia Cantas, Delta, American, Jetblue And others. A spokesman for “Allegris” in Lufthansa in Boeing 787s said.
Singaporean Airlines said in November it will bring First class seats To its longest trips, more than 17 hours. “The shows will pay the limits of comfort, luxury and modernity.”
A380 First Class Suite
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On its part, US Airways awaits for the first time in a new seat for its wide-body planes and just won the approval of 787-9 Dreamliner. A airline spokeswoman works with the organizers and that she plans to introduce the new wings on Airbus A321XLR, a long-term version of the main Airbus, and re-update Boeing 777-300ER later this year. He – she unveil The seats in September 2022 were initially planned for the first time last year.
“The biggest thing I can say on all of these fronts is that we rely on the supply chain. For the time being, the supply chain, especially with seats, is very narrow,” said Robert Isom, CEO of a profit call in October. He said that the company’s message to suppliers and partners is: “Work with us to make sure that we get that equipment – the dock as expected, and we are really pressing to make sure that this is the case now.”
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2025-03-02 13:16:00