Austrian Airlines completed its first cabin retrofit on an Airbus A319, the first of its short- and medium-haul A319/320/321 and Boeing 737-600/700/800 fleet to be reconfigured by installing new seats (ATW Daily News, Oct. 5). By September 2011, all 32 narrowbody aircraft will offer the new cabin features.
“The new seats allow us to save a total of 14.034 kg of weight (all 32 aircraft together) and save fuel,” Executive Board Member Andreas Bierwirth told ATW in Vienna. The new seats offer up to 10 cm. more seat pitch. OS will install one additional row on every aircraft. The number of seats will increase to 138 seats (A319), 200 (A321) and 138 (737), on average.
OS also announced that it will upgrade its catering service by offering hot meals in economy class, except on domestic routes and short international flights. Separately, Bierwirth told ATW its 24 Fokker 70/100 fleet will see no cabin upgrade due to the age of the aircraft. “By 2018, we will see a total replacement of all Fokkers,” he said.
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“The new seats allow us to save a total of 14.034 kg of weight (all 32 aircraft together) and save fuel,” Executive Board Member Andreas Bierwirth told ATW in Vienna. The new seats offer up to 10 cm. more seat pitch. OS will install one additional row on every aircraft. The number of seats will increase to 138 seats (A319), 200 (A321) and 138 (737), on average.
OS also announced that it will upgrade its catering service by offering hot meals in economy class, except on domestic routes and short international flights. Separately, Bierwirth told ATW its 24 Fokker 70/100 fleet will see no cabin upgrade due to the age of the aircraft. “By 2018, we will see a total replacement of all Fokkers,” he said.
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