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Safran Seats

"THE Room FX" Brings Business Class Update to ANA’s 787s

17 June 2025 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Not certified for flight, but three people in a business class seat is impressive

ANA’s new 787-9 cabin features an impressively wide sofa-style, yin-yang layout. This is a step-change update from the existing offering, and incremental update to THE Room, currently flying on its 777-300ER fleet.

This story is about: 787-9, Acumen, All Nippon Airways, ANA, business class, Katsunori Maki, lie-flat beds, Paris Air Show, PAS25, premium cabin, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, THE Room, THE Room FX, Tomoji Ishii Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Exploring American Airlines’ new 787-9P Cabin

30 May 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Flagship Premium Preferred includes extra space, mostly in the form of a wider foot well, and a bit of extra stowage. PJs and an extra pillow round out the offering.

Looking for the best seats on American’s new 787-9P? Come explore all three cabins.

This story is about: Adient, Adient Aerospace, American Airlines, business class, certification, Collins Aerospace, economy class, Elevate Seating, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Flagship Business, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, premium cabin, premium economy, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Boosting the moving map experience by escaping the map

18 June 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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What happens to passenger engagement and satisfaction when the moving map is no longer a map? We’re about to find out, as the industry integrates new and innovative ways to display flight progress and other details.

This story is about: ancillary revenue, ARC, Boris Veksler, Cathay Pacific, flightpath3d, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Mavis Keung, moving map, Panasonic Avionics, Safran Seats Filed Under: IFEC

Feeling the squeeze: 10-abreast A350 moves closer to mainstream

31 May 2024 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Safran's Z400 seat, narrowed for a 10-abreast A350 cabin, on display at AIX2024

Wider seats have long been part of the Airbus marketing push. That messaging has, however, shifted in recent years, with a narrower seat now seen as “standard” for the long-haul fleet. Now suppliers are feeling a bit of the squeeze as well.

This story is about: A350, A350 XWB, Airbus, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Arthur Glain, Collins Aerospace, Mark Hiller, Recaro, Rob Jones, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Violina Mikova, Z400 Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

PaxEx Bits: Week ending 5 April 2024

5 April 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Lots of cabin and connectivity news bits to catch up on as the week comes to an end…

This story is about: 787-10, A330-900, A350, Airbus, ANA, BizAv, business aviation, CL3810, debt, economy class, Galileo, gogo, HBCplus, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, in-seat power, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Lightspeed, Low Earth Orbit, Malaysia Airlines, merger, premium cabin, premium economy, Recaro, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Telesat, Thales, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Upstarts get creative in economy class for 2024 Crystal Cabin Awards

4 April 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

After the gaming session comes a snooze in the Fly-Buddy section

The economy cabin is typically optimized for airline profit over customer comfort, but that doesn’t mean all creativity is lost. Here are a few upstarts looking to move the market and win a 2024 Crystal Cabin Award.

This story is about: Acro, Acro Seating, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX24, Ameco, CCA24, Coolseat, Crystal Cabin Awards, economy class, FAIRcraft, Recaro, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Series 9 Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Safran snags massive contract for Emirates fleet fittings

14 November 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Emirates A350s will fly with Inmarsat's GX Aviation inflight internet solution on board

Safran secured a (not really) billion dollar commitment from Emirates to fit the carrier’s fleet over the decade ahead.

This story is about: business class, DAS23, Dubai Air Show, economy class, Emirates, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Ka, Ka-band, Ka2517, premium cabin, premium economy, Safran, Safran Aerosystems, Safran Passenger Innovations, Safran Seats, seating, seats, ThinAir, ThinKom, ViaSat Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

Space, sound take center stage in JAL’s A350-1000 cabins

2 October 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Japan Airlines’ flagship A350-1000 will enter service later this year with all new cabins nose-to-tail. For premium cabin travelers both space and sound feature heavily in the offering, while even in economy space is part of the plan.

This story is about: 4K, A350, A350-1000, business class, economy class, Euphony, first class, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-seat power, inflight entertainment, JAL, Japan Airlines, lie-flat beds, premium cabin, premium economy, Safran Seats, seating, seats, USB, USB-C, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

United’s new single-aisle Polaris seat design details revealed in patent

10 September 2023 By Seth Miller 23 Comments

Overhead view showing off the new Polaris seating layout of a single-aisle cabin

Wondering what the new Polaris business class seat will look like on United Airlines’ single-aisle aircraft? A recently approved patent shows several key details.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, A321XLR, Acumen, business class, Collins Aerospace, patent, Polaris, premium cabin, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, United Airlines Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

United launches new first class seats for single-aisle fleet

12 July 2023 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

United's new first class seat, soon to be flying on 200+ single-aisle aircraft

First class passengers on United Airlines might soon be flying in newly designed seats. The new seat features upgrades to the inflight entertainment system, as well as improved comfort and privacy for travelers, with plans to install it on more than 200 (mostly brand new) single-aisle aircraft by 2026.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 NG, A319, A320, A321neo, Bluetooth, first class, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, in-seat power, Mark Muren, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, PriestmanGoode, Qi, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, Tapis Corporation, Ultrafabrics, United Airlines, USB, USB-C, Wireless Charging Filed Under: IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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