Just like Frontier, Recaro is focused on making flying a sustainable experience by developing lightweight and comfortable seats that contribute to savings in fuel consumption. Mark Hiller, CEO and Shareholder of Recaro Aircraft Seating, “Collaborating with Frontier Airlines for the first time has been considered a tremendous success, and we look forward to installing our S元710 seats in early 2021. “If you’ve ever driven a sports car or other high-performance vehicle with seats of exceptional quality, there’s a good chance you’ve sat in a Recaro seat,” said Biffle.Īdded Dr. The new seats will feature extra comfort, along with redesigned armrests and a larger tray table that will provide added space for laptops, reading materials and other personal devices. airlines, which makes Frontier the most fuel-efficient U.S. And, Frontier has the largest A320neo fleet in the U.S! With the use of these aircraft, Frontier’s seating configuration, weight-saving tactics and baggage process have all contributed to the airline’s average of 43 percent fuel savings compared to other U.S. On an average Airbus A321 aircraft, the fuel savings equates to 31,683 gallons per year. Less fuel means reduced operating costs which translates to savings that we can pass on to consumers in the form of low fares.” “The lighter weight seats will result in tens of thousands of gallons of fuel savings on a single aircraft while improving comfort. airlines,” said Barry Biffle, CEO of Frontier Airlines.

“Frontier Airlines is committed to maintaining our position as America’s Greenest Airline and our current fleet is 43 percent more fuel efficient on average than other U.S. Weighing 30% less than current model, the fuel savings provided by the new premium Recaro seats – across the 156 aircraft over the course of a year – is equal to the elimination of approximately 642 million plastic bottles, or more than 1.1 billion plastic bags, or more than 15 billion plastic straws from the environment. So, how do lighter seats translate to being ‘green’? Well, less weight creates greater fuel efficiency.

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