With new features of fresher air, soothing lights and bigger windows new jets of 2008 promise to make air travel more tolerable. To earn a greater margin of profit airlines have been cramping planes with extra seats rather then facilities. Well they will not have a choice in the case of newer aircrafts made by Boeing and Airbus.
Kenneth Price, a marketing director at Boeing said:
We are trying to prevent the airlines from reducing the flying experience,
All planes will have much in demand - LARGER WINDOWS
Boeing is trying to enforce this by limiting the number of seats a plane can have.
True to its name Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner set to be launched in 2008 it will have a cabin pressurized to a level typical of elevations 6,000 feet above sea level ( presently it is 8,000 feet for most planes), it will also be made more humid. Thereby curbing the ill effects of jet lag.
The secret to these better planes is the use of lightweight composites, which are stronger and more fuel-efficient.
The company has also figured a seating configuration to improve the chances of a passenger ending up next to an empty seat if the airplane is not fully booked
To introduce dim and brighter lights on plane that give a sense of larger space, to replace the current harsh ones.
Competitor Airbus will make many of the same features of better cabin pressure and humidity standard on its A350 XWB likely to be ready by 2012.
Boeing is planning for in-flight showers and lounges, a dream reserved away from the typical carrier. Airbus not to be outdone plans to offer lounges and duty-free shops on its super-jumbo A380 aircraft.
The targets of both lead to one end- More COMFORT for the passengers. So get set for a more relaxed ride on the plane of the future!
Via: Washington Post
