Safran Seats is seeing work on a new headrest for seats in economy come to fruition while also researching ways to accommodate a fixed shell in that cabin.
Safran Seats will establish a manufacturing and seat assembly facility in Dubai to support Emirates that will initially focus on business and economy seats for cabin retrofits.
Korean Air is revising its 777-300ER interior retrofit program that aimed to densify the economy cabin following strong public criticism and regulatory scrutiny.
The airline, Safran and UK design agency Acumen Design Associates said the new design will be the world’s largest seat in its class on a mid-sized aircraft.
Korean Air will commence the retrofit of 11 Boeing 777-300ER in mid-2025, which will see the introduction of new premium economy seats into the aircraft.
Safran Cabin and Safran Seats have seen their financial situation improving over the last two years and broke even last year, Safran CEO Olivier Andries says.
Energy is Safran’s main consideration for the new plant, with CEO Olivier Andries saying, “we want competitive, decarbonized energy under a long-term contract."
