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In the first of a special three-part series, John Walton examines the cabin trends that will define the airline industry between now and 2030.<\/em><\/p>\n

Business class is where most airlines make their money, and 15 years ago, designer Ben Orson was at the forefront of the Cathay Pacific Cirrus II. It’s a seat that defined the category for 20 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now helming his own outfit, Orson Associates, he explains to Skift that we\u2019re now in a period of evolution, rather than revolution: \u201cThe fundamental architectures of aircraft cabins have largely stabilized. The so-called Tetris Wars over competing configurations are a thing of the past. Increasingly, therefore, a next-generation business class cabin from a leading airline is a refinement of its predecessor, not a radical departure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The overwhelming majority of the longhaul-focussed business seats being offered today \u2014 which means the seats that will be contracted for, customised, certified, and installed to roughly 2035 \u2014 are either in staggered or \u2018herringbone\u2019 layouts<\/a>, or some sort of hybrid, almost all with the option of a privacy door.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the jury is still out on the questions of how high the suites and their doors need to be to achieve the privacy travelers want.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be an ongoing balancing act into the future,\u201d says Thompson Aero Seating\u2019s Ross Burns. \u201cWhere is the line drawn when the suite is just right or too tall? Some cultures prefer more height, whereas some regions prefer less, with more open cabins. Designing a flexible suite with capabilities to adapt is advantageous.\u201d<\/p>\n

One where the front row is a sort of business-class-plus<\/a> \u2014 or even able to be visibly segregated<\/a> as an actual ticketed first class \u2014 is even better.<\/p>\n

But even more advantageous is lightweight engineering.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most environmentally sustainable (and, helpfully, cost-effective) move an airline or seat designer can make is to reduce seat weight. For every pound shaved off, multiplied by the number of seats in the cabin, multiplied by the fuel burned during perhaps five to ten years in near-constant use, the exponentially mounting benefits far outweigh those of, say, using more sustainable plastics.<\/p>\n