B/E Aerospace Seats Ranked No. 1 in Comfort.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos and Logo are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 B/E Aerospace, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:BEAV BEAV Binary Editor and Viewer ) aircraft passenger seats recently earned No. 1 ratings in both the first class and economy class segments in an independent survey of over 6,000 frequent travelers. The surveys ranked airline seating on a number of criteria, including: seat pitch, seat width, seat recline re·cline v. re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines v.tr. To cause to assume a leaning or prone position. v.intr. To lie back or down. angle, headrest support, headrest comfort, footrest comfort, legrest standards, lumbar support, cushion support and sleep comfort, height of seatback seat·back also seat back n. The back of a chair or other type of seating. , sleep privacy facilities and overall total sleep comfort. Swissair, which uses B/E's lie-flat POD sleeper seat, was ranked as having the best first class seating product on the market today. "The B/E lie-flat POD sleeper seat is the first of its kind to optimize ergonomics in the sleeping, dining, working and lounging modes of seat operation," said Mr. Michael Beroth, Vice President of Premium Products for B/E's Seating Products Group. "The B/E sleeper seat is a collaborative effort with B/E's Business Jet Products Group, which is responsible for manufacturing the sideboard panel providing maximum privacy for the passenger." The sleeper POD seat, manufactured at B/E's facility in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. , is installed on all of Swissair's MD11 and A330 aircraft. Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... , which uses B/E's Innovator 2(TM) seat, was rated as having the No. 1 long-haul economy class seat on the market. "The Innovator 2(TM) is differentiated from other economy products on the market today due to our uniquely designed back and bottom suspension system Noun 1. suspension system - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle suspension . The suspension system was designed to provide lasting passenger comfort for the long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. market," said Mr. Trevor Skelly Skel´ly v. i. 1. To squint. n. 1. A squint. , B/E's Vice President of Economy Products. The Innovator 2(TM) seat is currently installed and flying on all of Air New Zealand's 747 and 767 aircraft. The independent research firm Skytrax Research (UK) conducted the annual surveys, which are now in their eighth year of operation. Passengers meeting specific criteria for travel frequency, and comprising a global mix of nationalities, rated a wide selection of onboard product and service features for over 60 airlines. B/E Aerospace, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products, serving virtually all the world's airlines and aircraft manufacturers. B/E designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services a broad line of passenger cabin interior products for both commercial and business/VIP aircraft and provides interior design, reconfiguration and conversion services to its customers throughout the world. Information on B/E is available on the World Wide Web at www.beaerospace.com. Note: Photos and Logo are available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : B/E's Innovator 2 seat: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.022001/bb7 B/E's lie-flat POD seat in dining mode: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.022001/bb7a B/E's lie-flat POD seat in sleeping mode: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.022001/bb7b |
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