An airline's first-class seats are too heavy. Its planes now need even more weight to fix it.
Swiss told BI the best way to counteract this center-of-gravity issue is to add even more weight to the plane in the form of ...
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SWISS forced to rebalance A330 aircraft fleet due to heavy first class seats
SWISS will have to do a balancing recalibration on its A330 fleet after it was found that its first class seats are too heavy ...
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Wings review: Lufthansa not quite the Business
I had the good fortune on a recent Lufthansa flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt to have my boarding pass torn up at the ...
Swiss International forced to add huge 'balancing plate' to Airbus jets due to new 1st-class seat weight
Swiss International Air Lines is implementing a balancing plate on certain Airbus jets to account for heavier first-class ...
Airline forced to rebalance planes because first class seats are too heavy
The highly anticipated new first class seats for Swiss risk making the airline’s A330 aircraft nose-heavy. Now it’s ...
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how much does it cost to upgrade your seat to business class on lufthansa?
Can I upgrade from premium to business class? Airlines, ticket types, and availability all influence this. You can only upgrade one class on most airlines, so you can ...
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First Class Fiasco: Swiss Adds Metal Weights to Rebalance Premium-Heavy Planes
Swiss faces a weight and balance issue with its Airbus A330-300 fleet and is resorting to metal plates as a workaround.
Virgin is spending $17 billion on new planes and cabins. See inside its Airbus A330neo, with niche perks like Bluetooth.
Virgin Atlantic's Airbus A330neo debuted with an exclusive "Retreat Suite" business class and ditched bars for a new social ...