Porter Airlines opts for world's lightest seats

摘要

CANADA'S PORTER Airlines has completed the modernisation of its De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft fleet with a series of updates. All 29 aircraft now feature the new TiSeat E2, the world's lightest aircraft seat, along with a number of other cabin enhancements. The seats, made by Paris-based Expliseat, use a combination of composite and titanium materials, making them approximately 50% lighter than the previous seats and reducing aircraft weight by approximately 1,000lbs. This cuts annual fuel consumption by 500,000 litres and reduces the corresponding CO_2 emissions by 1,200 tonnes. According to Expliseat, the long-lasting and non-corrosive carbon fibre and titanium seat frame is substantially more durable than conventional aluminium seat frames.