Aviation: Singapore Airlines has business class built by German companies - and challenges Lufthansa
Recaro manufactures the aircraft seat in Schwäbisch Hall, and BMW subsidiary Designworks designed it. With the new long-haul cabin, the "world's best airline" wants to set standards.
Frankfurt. Recaro CEO Mark Hiller expressed no embarrassment in revealing his pride. "I spent a night in the new seat," he said, "I have never slept so comfortably." The new seat for Singapore Airlines' Business Class is the heart of the completely overhauled in-flight product the airline unveiled in Singapore on Friday. Built at Recaro in Schwäbisch Hall, the airline, majority-owned by a Singapore state investment consortium, is regularly hailed as a leading quality airline.
This year, consulting firm Skytrax named it the world's best airline for a sixth consecutive year. With the new in-flight product, Singapore Airlines could emerge as a fiercer competitor to Lufthansa's upcoming Allegris cabin, leveraging local expertise from Lufthansa's home turf. The Handelsblatt has followed the production of the Business Class seat at Recaro and learned of the innovative ideas contributed by the autodesigners.
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