Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production

Re:Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Produ... by jsjohnst on Monday January 15, 2018 @09:53PM (#16155425)

Except for the 787. If memory is correct, Boeing dictates what brand / models of seat is used in the 787 (something rather unusual). I can try and find a source if needed, but I’m pretty sure I heard that from a reliable source.

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Re:Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Produ... by cr1895 on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:42AM (#16156900)

So does that mean the placement of the overhead light/call button is the same in all of them?

I had an economy comfort seat on a KLM 787 recently and the buttons were affixed to the inside of the seat arm at leg level, and not recessed. I kept turning on the overhead light with my leg all through the night. Infuriatingly poor design. A few mm's more recess would likely have made it much harder to accidentally press.

Overall quite a negative first 787 experience...

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Re:Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Produ... by jfyne on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @10:33AM (#16158852)

Norwegian 787s have the light and call buttons as part of the touch screen display in front of you. So different per customer

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Re:Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Produ... by cr1895 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @03:48AM (#16166460)

Ah, I wonder if only the bulkhead seats are different. In those the display isn't always in front of you so the light control has to be available elsewhere.

Next time I'll avoid a bulkhead seat in any case.

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Re:Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Produ... by Someone1234 on Monday January 15, 2018 @09:59PM (#16155448)

Their contract with LIFT by EnCore on a single aircraft type doesn't negate the point I made. Which was that neither aircraft manufacturer is a seat manufacturer, and that most seats aren't aircraft manufacturer exclusives.

Seat manufacturers produce seats for both Boeing and Airbus aircraft and aside from brackets, they're identical. So claiming that one manufacturer is more comfortable than the other is a little odd, given the market realities in the industry.

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Re:Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Produ... by jsjohnst on Monday January 15, 2018 @10:08PM (#16155482)

I didn’t disagree with your core point (in fact, I completely agree with it). I was just clarifying that in the case of the 787, it wasn’t the airline’s choice.

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