A new aircraft made with wider seats to accommodate more portly passengers will be showcased in a demonstration flight later this week at the annual Farborough International Airshow in Hampshire
The CS100, the latest revelation from Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace’s C-Series, has been built with 19-inch middle seats, said to be wider than those of rival aircrafts such as the Boeing 737 (17.3 inches) and Airbus A319 (18 inches), as well as 18.5-inch window and aisle seats.
The aircraft, which has a 100-150 passenger capacity range, is also said to offer wider aisles, larger luggage bins, and the “largest windows in the single-aisle [aircraft] market” – all aimed to create a “wide body feel” and offer passengers an “unparalleled level of comfort” – READ MORE
