What do you think the chances are that Qantas will pick up the Thompson Cozy Suite?
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StudiodeKadent
StudiodeKadent
Member since 20 May 2015
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What do you think the chances are that Qantas will pick up the Thompson Cozy Suite? If the manufacturer's claims aren't lies, it would help make 9-abreast Dreamliner economy tolerable, plus Thompson do make the Qantas Business Suite so maybe Qantas will pick up the product?
AlexT
AlexT
Member since 14 Apr 2014
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I asked that exact question 1 week ago!
Here's the link, and the answers
http://www.ausbt.com.au/qa/aircraft-seats-thompson-aero-seating-has-a-new-economy-class#comment-49141
StudiodeKadent
StudiodeKadent
Member since 20 May 2015
Total posts 109
Thank you! Sorry for the sort-of-duplicate.
I guess I was hoping more for a certain "possibility level" kind of answer. Sure, the product has advantages and I can see potential reasons why some airlines may or may not be interested in buying it. But if the claims the manufacturer make are genuine, it is surprising no one's shown interest yet.
I think Qantas theoretically might since the product increases both comfort and density and also they were the Vantage XL's launch customer. On the other hand, Qantas and Recaro seem to be buddies.
That said, I have no idea if airlines typically try to work with the same suppliers where possible with respect to seating... I doubt it though, given Etihad's business studio is made by two different companies.
But yeah, I have no idea what the probabilities are.