Air New Zealand is launching new seats in its long haul economy class, with a section of the plane fitted with “Skycouch” seats designed to create a three-seat wide airborne equivalent of a foldout couch. It’s an effort to create the first lie-flat bed in coach, a worthy goal if ever there was one. Starting […]
Category: Airline seating
A step up for economy class seating
A Cambridge, Massachusetts independent designer has come up with some interesting alternative designs for inflight economy seating. The key concept: making use of the empty space that’s currently headroom. Emil Jacob’s website offers a range of patent-pending design options, from double-decker business class to tiered economy class designs. The Boston Globe recently profiled Jacob and his designs. […]
Airline seat advice showdown 2009: SeatGuru vs SeatExpert
Not all airline seats are created equal. For those who understand this simple but important point, SeatGuru has been an invaluable resource for years. Rarely do I choose a seat without consulting the Seatguru charts first. But now, the competing site SeatExpert has gotten a makeover. Is it finally the worthy competitor it promised to be, or […]
Lufthansa considering bunk-bed style sleeper seating in economy class
Lufthansa has been surveying some of its customers to gauge interest in all-sleeper seat economy class cabins. It’s in interesting idea, much like sleeper cars in trains can come with more economical couchettes vs. actual beds. The image above is apparently one of several designs under consideration, and minimal information is available at this time. […]
