New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy
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Re: New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy
#2> In fitting with the trend towards more personalized, data-driven flying experiences, New Territory is keen to add facial recognition technology to the mix too.
Wow, marketing fluff much? They just want to add something to check for closed eyes. Not exactly facial recognition.
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#3“As long as you can make it cheaper and able to fit more total passengers than the boring regular seat then we have a deal.” - Mr. Airline
Re: New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy
#4> In fitting with the trend towards more personalized, data-driven flying experiences, New Territory is keen to add facial recognition technology to the mix too. Wow, marketing fluff much? They just want to add something to check for closed eyes. Not exactly facial recognition.
Seems like a normal PR piece turned into an 'article' in modern online journalism.
If these new seats actually help people sleep better it's great. Economy vs Business is not even comparable in terms of ability to sleep at least in terms of trans-Atlantic. I was lucky enough to get 2 trans-Atlantic (from midwest) trips in business where I had previously done economy normally and it was so relaxing and easy to sleep, for me.
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#5“As long as you can make it cheaper and able to fit more total passengers than the boring regular seat then we have a deal.” - Mr. Airline
That's the stand-up seat.[1]
[1] https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/standing-up-airplane-seat...
Re: New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy
#6Those look like Premium Economy seats based on their generous width, not the crushing 17"-and-change width of typical Economy seats.
Re: New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy
#7“As long as you can make it cheaper and able to fit more total passengers than the boring regular seat then we have a deal.” - Mr. Airline
That's the stand-up seat.[1] [1] https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/standing-up-airplane-seat...
The real grift is that despite the claims in that article, we all know what will really happen to the prices: standing seats will cost what economy seats used to, and every other tier bumps up.
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#8I always lean forward on the tray table. I find resting my head / getting it horizontal is far more important than anything for the rest of my body.
Is this just me? I get the sense that very little is optimized for this. The next person reclining their seat makes it harder to fit my head on the tray table, for example. Conflicting resting positions!
Re: New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy
#9“As long as you can make it cheaper and able to fit more total passengers than the boring regular seat then we have a deal.” - Mr. Airline
That's the stand-up seat.[1] [1] https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/standing-up-airplane-seat...
> "I hope that someone would consider this kind of opportunity -- this is something new. You do not have background for this, you cannot base judgment on previous experiences. We are exploring a new world."
The man says desperately trying to convince anyone that this is a good idea. Also he's talking about 'short-haul' flights then mentions 3 hours which is not exactly a short time to be stand-squat-sitting on a bike seat...
Re: New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy
#10Those look like Premium Economy seats based on their generous width, not the crushing 17"-and-change width of typical Economy seats.
All the pictures are of women in the seats. Men often have broader shoulders and larger upper arms. If I sit next to another man, we sometimes make contact on the upper arms for most the flight. The wings seem to take up a couple inches themselves, so it could become too cramped horizontally to be comfortable.