INTERIORS: Recaro touts new business class concept with a ...

Recaro, one of the leaders in economy class seating, is testing out a new business class seat concept that features a seat with a fully lie-flat space attached.

Company CEO Mark Hiller says the design criteria driving the potential new design are direct aisle access and offering a separate sleeping area for passengers that accompanies the seat.

While the seat may give the impression of taking up more space, Hiller explains that ?if you do the evaluation?you will figure out it [the seat] is more efficient than existing concepts available in the market?. He estimates carriers could increase passengers counts by 10% ?with such a seating concept?, and states the pitch on the possible new design could go down to 45in.

Recaro plans to get feedback from potential customers here at the Aircraft Interiors Expo ?and then after the show decide how to go forward?, says Hiller.

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Kerry is a London-based?freelance journalist who has spent eight years on the aviation beat, with an emphasis on how?the industry is addressing its environmental impact. Most recently, she was Deputy News Editor at Flightglobal. She was previously based in Washington DC.

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Source: http://blog.apex.aero/cabin-interior/recaro-touts-business-class-concept-separate-lieflat-area/

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