Comfort without compromise

Comfort without

compromise

Every inch counts

Zuzana Hrnkova

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How can an airframe manufacturer influence cabin comfort

and efficiency? Does an inch really matter?

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Efficient use of space

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Passenger at heart, Airline in mind

1%

10-11%

8-9%

4-5%

2-2.5%

Cash operating

cost

Fuel cost

Rentals,

Depreciation &

Insurance

Maintenance

cost

Revenue

1% more revenue is worth a much greater cost saving

Source: IATA Total Operating cost

breakdown 2005

IATA Economic briefing June 2007

same effect on

operating profit

Conclusion

-Seats = revenue:

Every seat

counts

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How can an airframe manufacturer influence cabin comfort

and efficiency? Does an inch really matter?

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Efficient use of space

Intrinsic to aircraft

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Cabin size and shape

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Emergency exit size and position: overall and zonal limits

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Cabin flexibility concept: galley and lavatory footprints and

allowable positions

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Space-efficient integration non-revenue items

Seat count main drivers

Cross-section

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Key driving factors of seat comfort

Also drives

pitch-

related

comfort

Seat width

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

Width 17"

Width 18"

Shoulder

clearance

Hip

movement

Room for

knees

Room for

legs and

feet

Same reference seat pitch

Fair

Good

Poor

* Average ratings judgements of

male and female test persons in

questionnaires. Ratings from 1

“very poor” to 5 “very good”

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Explanation: active sitting

Typical sleeping position in economy

Neutral position

Sideway position

Sideway position

(with hand)

Turned torso

Active sitting

-A wider seat

increases

freedom of

movement

Pitch-width correlation and trade-off

The linear relationship between width and pitch influences seat comfort*

18” seat width

17” seat width

Reference pitch

+1”

+2”

+3”

-1”

Greater seat comfort

*1” seat width = 1.6” seat pitch

Living space

-A

wider seat

allows to

reduce seat

pitch

and offer

the

same

comfort

to

passengers

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What does simple math show?

Equal comfort

-Wider

seats

allow to

increase

seat count

18”

17”

32”

34”

Simple math shows that an 18” seat at 32” is equivalent to a 17” seat at 34”

Additional

pitch required

to have the

same personal

space as an

18” seat width

34”

18”

17”

32”

Equal comfort

-Wider

seats

allow to

increase

seat count

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Efficient use of space

More room for innovation - Cabin enablers available today!

Smart Lav

Up to +6 seats

Innovation

-It’s all

happening

at the

back

of the bus

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Today’s seats provide noticeably more legroom

3

rd

_generation

seats

->2’’ more

knee and

shin

clearance

Previous generation

BL3410

Innovator II

5750

Current in-service

BL3510

Spectrum

5751

New generation

BL3520

Pinnacle

Z300

Uses currently unused cabin

space

First single aisle PRM lavatory

Increased cabin comfort

Offers 3 to 6 extra seats

The Space-Flex rear galley/lavatory arrangement

Subject to Launch

Space-Flex

-More seats,

more

comfort,

more

flexibility

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American Airlines goes three-class on A321T

Fully lie-flat First Class

18”-wide Main Cabin seats

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AVOD IFE in every seat (15.4” and 8.9” HD screens)

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Wi-Fi connectivity

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In-seat power (110V and USB) in all classes

The widest

single-aisle cabin

-Higher

comfort for

transconti-nental routes

A321T designates the Transcontinental

AAL A321

A350 XWB Crew Rest Compartments

Crew rest

-Crew rest

compartments

outside

revenue

generation

area

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Seamless IFE integration increasing personal leg-space

4

th

_{generation IFE}

-Enhancement of

passenger

personal

space

Small and

smartly

integrated IFE

boxes

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Making magic out of light

Moodlighting

-Personalise the

cabin

Passenger at heart, Airline in mind

Every inch counts

Space efficiency

Smart technology

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