The first-class “Allegris” cottage at Lufthansa restaurant is set up outside the show.
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Heated or cooled seats. Super high definition TV screen. bench. Convertible bed. All-air access. Of course, coveted privacy Door.
According to the head of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, the luxury luxury top-notch cabin with hundreds of parts and requiring regulatory approval is the latest holding as new aircraft arrives.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said at the Barclays industry conference on February 20.
Part of the problem is that airlines are eager to win high-paying customers by providing comfort and more scarce space on board, even with an extra few inches.
“It’s getting certified for seats, and it’s not actually the butt part of the seat,” Alterberg continued. “It’s the cabinets and doors…for first class and business class. These are quite complex systems, and certified systems make seat suppliers and us take longer than expected.”
Similar issues also met Boeing’s main rival Airbus, CEO of European maker Guillaume Faury, said on a revenue call that day.
“We have delays on seats” as well as cabin “monuments” such as galleys and closets, which are delaying the time we can complete the plane. ”
The company has jointly considered the vast majority of commercial aircraft markets.
Aircraft delivery is crucial to the manufacturer’s revenue, as customers pay most of the price when they receive the aircraft, not when they first order.
A first-class compartment for commercial passenger planes in the 1950s.
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Higher priced seats
Airlines and aerospace manufacturers are highly regulated, with new seat designs, certain features and even cabin layouts that must win regulatory approval before entering the sky. In emergencies, passengers also need to be able to exit these seats safely.
Some new aircraft cabins are still awaiting certification, delays are increasing for years Supply Chain Pandemic strains and labor shortages.
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has launched cost cuts on hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration workers. The agency said the positions were not “safety is critical” but did not say whether personnel could further slow down the aircraft or other certifications.
Installing state-of-the-art seats at the front of the cabin means that airlines earn millions. For example, Delta gas line On Friday, the standard economic fare between New York and Paris was $816 in the first week of May. Moving to Delta One, the carrier’s top seat, the same route jumped to $5,508.
The longer range of new aircraft is opening up new uninterrupted routes for carriers than older models.
“No one is happy right now,” said Henry Harteveldt, founder of travel consulting firm Altersere Research Group. “They can’t get into the new show pony.”
Staff showcased the top-notch cabin of Qatar Airways Boeing 787 at the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, England on Monday, July 22, 2024.
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Business-grade seats can have about 1,500 parts, and weight is key, especially for an industry that goes all out to eliminate the weight of fuel costs on board. This includes using thinner paper for backrest magazines for lighter cutlery.
Recaro, the main manufacturer of aircraft seats in Germany, says R7 The business class seat weighs about 80 kg and is about 176 pounds.
“You are trying everything as light as possible and with pleasant aesthetic value,” Harteveldt said.
Swiss Flagpole Swiss said the center of gravity moved some on some aircraft after testing new seat models, so design changes had to be made and the “weight plate” was looked at before the new seats could be commercially flown.
“It is obviously time to modernize the cabin interior of our long-distance fleet, especially the (Airbus) A330,” a Swiss spokesperson said in an email. “At the same time, we are looking at solutions and looking at trends and technologies that can enable us to achieve different weight distributions.”
Luxury travel prosperity
Recaro said the new business class seats are priced at a low six-digit price, “compared to the price of luxury cars.”
For airline executives, they are worth it. They said customers, especially after the pandemic on the 19th, showed that they were willing to pay to sit in the front of the cabin.
For example, Delta said in November that only 43% of sales came from major cabins last year, while 57% came from premium seats and its loyalty programs. In 2010, 60% of revenue came from the main cabin.
CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC in January that the trend of advanced travel may continue.
Airlines struggling to shine the front of the plane across the globe: Qantas in Australia, Delta, the United States, JetBlue There are others. A spokesman said Lufthansa’s new Allegris Cabins on Lufthansa 787 are certified.
Singapore Airlines said in November First class seating The longest flight arrives, more than 17 hours. CEO Goh Choon Phong said in a press release that the products will “break the boundaries of comfort, luxury and modernity.”
Singapore Airlines A380 First Class Suite
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As far as American Airlines is concerned, American has been waiting for months to get into its new seat on its widebody aircraft and has just gained recognition from the 787-9 Dreamliner. A spokeswoman said the airline is working with regulators and plans to introduce a new suite on its Airbus A321XLR, a long-range version of a major Airbus aircraft, and will be remodeled into a Boeing 777-300 later this year. it Revealed The seats are located in September 2022 and are originally scheduled to debut last year.
“The biggest thing I can say in all these aspects is that we rely on supply chains. At the moment, the supply chain, especially in terms of seating, is very tight,” CEO Robert Isom said on an October revenue call. He said the company’s message to suppliers and partners was: “‘Work with us to make sure we get these devices (as expected) on the docks, and we’re really working to make sure that’s what it is now.”
