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NEW SEATING HORIZONS The Eclipse seat from HAECO Americas is designed for a home in Premium Economy or Business Class
Commercial aviation is entering the new year with one new aircraft poised for introduction, another posing uncertainty, but with buoyant demand for seating and companies ready to supply solutions by RICK LUNDSTROM
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he start of the new decade seems to be in stride with the start of something new in commercial aviation. By next year, a new aircraft in the 777X is scheduled to be delivered to Boeing’s first customers. Meanwhile, the 737 MAX remains grounded with an uncertain future that is affecting the plans of many MRO companies, suppliers and airlines that will be gathering in Dubai for this year’s AIME. The problems are casting a shadow over what the experts say is otherwise a healthy business climate with a significant portion of the growth coming from the Middle East. “The MAX’s issues are having an impact because they are delaying both fleet decisions and interior upgrades or replacement decisions,” says Doug Rasmussen, President and Group Director at HAECO Americas in Greensboro, North Carolina, during an interview with PAX Tech. Tarsus F & E, organizers of the
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For its A321 aircraft, La Compagnie opted for the Diamond seat from Collins Aerospace
