It may feel like 2025 is a long way away, but for airlines' luxurious new business class seats -- which can take years to design and install -- it's right around the corner. So what will business class look like?
So what will business class look like in 2025? What new and exciting innovations are in store for passengers up front?
"Generally speaking, a business class seat can be designed from scratch and brought to market in around 24-36 months," explains Anthony Harcup, senior director at Teague, an industrial design firm that works closely with airlines and airplane manufacturers.TeagueFor example, is this an existing seat that another airline has used before, or something entirely custom for an airline?
Those last questions are key, because if an airline takes too long to roll out its new seats, they'll be eclipsed by the competition. "In the last five years," explains Harcup,"travel preferences, technological developments and geopolitical shifts have forced a major drop in demand for widebodies in favor of more versatile, fuel-efficient long-range narrow-body aircraft."
So the big news is small airplanes, especially the single-aisle narrowbody Airbus A321XLR -- XLR for"extra long range," and capable of flying up to 10 hours -- and the seats on these planes will look quite different to previous business classes for many airlines. "A few examples would be via more ethically sourced trim and finish materials or light weighting to reduce fuel burn and the resulting carbon emissions."
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