Star Alliance has selected B/E Aerospace to develop the common architecture for a long-haul economy-class seat for its members.
The joint procurement program, which has been under development for several years (Aviation Daily, Jan. 9, 2010), will create a base and advance variant of the seat. Carbon-fiber components will be used to reduce weight, Aviation Week was previously told.
Air China, Lufthansa and the German carrier’s sister company, Austrian Airlines, are the first of Star’s members to choose the seats, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2012.
“Star Alliance has again set an industry trend by becoming the first alliance to partner with an airline seat manufacturer to deliver product innovation to its member carriers,” says the group’s VP-Legal and Corporate Services Jeffrey Goh.
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