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AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL ATTRACTION
Lantal’s design team introduced the Conceptional Forecast 2008 for fabrics RECARO Aircraft Seating, one of the
and carpets to provide design inspiration for its customers at Aircraft world’s top aircraft seat manufacturers,
Interiors Expo 2008. presented its full range of economy and
Its focus lies on close-ups of designs and translates the idea of zooming business class products at Aircraft
in on details into inimitable textile creations. Lantal’s designers Interiors Expo 2008.
experimented with glossy and mouliné materials and combined warm The weight- and space-efficient seating
discreet tones with trendy effect colours. New materials and varying solutions attracted all major airlines. “We
structures, small repeats, grid patterns, and overlapping effects produce an had visitors from all over the world at our
exciting overall impression. Flat woven and chenille fabrics are embossed booth,” says Axel Kahsnitz, CEO,
to emulate a 3D effect with their interplay of patterns and structures. RECARO Aircraft Seating. “They were
High/deep impressions are also the main focus of the carpets that feature especially interested in our new ‘family members’ – the new 3510 versions
intriguing structures based on combining loop and cut piles or different launched in Hamburg.”
floating weaves. Semi-transparent, pleatable curtains with delicate, The show proved highly successful and attracted orders from prestigious
generous designs play with different grades of transparency. airlines for RECARO Aircraft Seating. Several international customers, mainly
Shortly after the show, Lantal announced the commercialization of a new from Europe, contracted RECARO Aircraft Seating under deals valued at a
benchmark in seating comfort: Starting combined total of more than 50 million Euros. These programmes include
in the spring of 2009, the pneumatic retrofitting existing as well as outfitting new narrowbody and widebody aircraft
seat cushions will gradually be with products by RECARO Aircraft Seating for economy and business class.
installed in all business class seats of “Demand was especially strong for our next generation economy class seats
the SWISS long-haul fleet. which will set new standards as to living space,” adds Axel Kahsnitz.
MPS TAKES OFF
Launched at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007, MGR Foamtex’s approach for development. This was confirmed by own
medically proven Health and Comfort foam system, MPS, is ergonomics study and positive passenger feedback since the
now flying in both Cathay Pacific’s premium cabins. new product launch. Apart from providing the product to us,
MPS (Multi-Postural Seating system) is so called because the MGR Foamtex is always willing to go a step beyond in
patented cushion designs retain their superior comfort and health providing us a lot of value-added services and advice which
benefits in all three postures: upright, part-reclined and fully lie- are important to develop a successful product.”
flat. Working in partnership with Cathay Pacific, B/E Aerospace
for Business Class and Contour for First Class, MGR Foamtex
has created the ultimate in horizontal lie-flat bed comfort.
Daniel Ng, Product Manager, Inflight Cathay Pacific Airways,
commented; “We have selected this foam for our new First
Class Suite and Business Class based on its scientific
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