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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Swiss' new first-class seats are so heavy that the center of gravity of the Airbus 330 is moved ahead of its forward limit, forcing the airline to install a counterweight aft of the aircraft. If you thought traveling first class was ecologically disastrous, imagine now flying a massively heavy steel plate around just to make it happen https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/03/travel/swiss-airline-first-class-seats-too-heavy/index.html
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TheModestThief🎩
@thief
just offer some obese people a free flight?
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shukudai.dayo.eth🌹☀️
@shukudaidayo.eth
Engineers: I bet we could save half a kilo if we switch to another alloy and shave down the thickness by half a millimeter 🤔 Airlines: Steel plate fixes everything 😀
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
Do those seats 💺ever get sold when they refit the planes? Id love to score some of the Marc Newson business class seats je designed for Qantas back in the day. Apparently a classic airline seat.
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Tokenized Human
@tokenizedhuman
The people flying 1st class should be forced to provide that counterweight in gold.
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Nico🦊
@nicom
The best place and most chances to survive in case of an accident is in the tail anyway. I happily let rich people take the front seats.
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Luigi Stranieri
@luigistranieri
Even if I fly intercontinental twice a year since 1997 I took the first class only once and was for an upgrade they did after a mistake. For me already “flying” is a little miracle.
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Omar
@dromar.eth
Surreal we’ve hit that point in air travel. That’s where the A380 really shined in providing a heavy first class experience with full suites and ‘the apartment’ while managing weight well.
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Mai🖤
@jorja
That’s pretty wild—luxury seats are so heavy they mess up the plane’s balance and need extra weight added just to fix it. It really shows how adding comfort can sometimes hurt. How do you think airlines can balance luxury and environmental concerns in the future?👀
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