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an “entirely innovative, luxurious and black to transparent. on passenger comfort, while at the same
integrated cabin concept for short- and Zodiac Aerospace revealed its time looking at lighter seats for reduced
medium-haul aircraft.” The next few upgraded Fusio super business class seat aircraft weights, leading to improved fuel
months will see the design concept being at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, in Hamburg. economy and lower CO2 emissions,” says
further refined and evaluation of the The seat was first unveiled at the Expo last Dr. Mark Hiller, Chief Executive Officer and
market for such a product. “The purpose year. The Fusio offers increased privacy Shareholder of Recaro Aircraft Seating, in
of our cooperation with Mercedes-Benz along with direct aisle access for each an interview with Asian Airlines & Airports.
Style is to unite the two companies’ passenger and an attractive and efficient
innovative expertise in the areas of business class cabin density. The Zodiac AAA: What are the trends that
design and technology. Our goal is to Fusio aims to offer the comfort of a first Recaro identifies with regards to
offer a highly discerning global clientele class seat while occupying the space of a the future of Economy & Premium
a standard of interior design that leaves business class seat. With an aim to bring Economy seats on jetliners?
nothing to be desired. Whether for the Fusio to the market at the earliest, Dr. Mark hiller: Economy class seats
private or business use, our modular Zodiac is now scouting for a launch have become slimmer and they also lost
completion concept perfectly fits every customer for the seat says that interest weight in the past years. As reducing
purpose,” said Walter Heerdt, Senior Vice in the Fusio is strong. The Fusio will be CO2 emissions becomes more and
President VIP & Executive Jet Solutions, feature a monitor that can go up to 27”, a more important, airlines also have the
Lufthansa Technik AG. The avant-garde sofa type bed, a one piece table up to 20” pressure to reduce the weight of an
cabin concept features and organic and x 15” and a coat room for each passenger. aircraft. Furthermore, due to competitive
homogenous interior cabin, inspired by a Recaro Aircraft Seating is one of the constraints, many airlines are making
DNA helix. The concealed cabin windows leaders in the aircraft seating market and optimal use of the available cabin space in
obtain their inspiration from the design is looking at growing at a rate of 10 percent order to remain profitable.
on the MercedesBenz S-Class, providing this year. The company offers a wide These requirements can be met by:
a floating effect and innovative Mercedes- range of aircraft seats across categories • increasing the number of seats abreast
Benz Magic Sky technology allows the for single aisle and twin-aisle airplanes. with varying seat widths
panels to be dimmed electrically from “Airlines continue to place an emphasis • reducing the seat pitch, i.e. the distance

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