The Business Class Seat That Remembers Passengers Is Here
Photo Credit: This Waterfront seat concept from Teague, Panasonic, B/E Aerospace, and Formation Design is an entrant for this year's Crystal Cabin Awards. Teague
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It’s no surprise that the group which partnered to design the new Waterfront Business class seat chose to first reveal the product at CES 2016. Not only is it a Panasonic product, in collaboration with B/E Aerospace, Formation Design and Teague, but it was also designed to fit the new hyper-connected business traveler.
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As aircraft interior design evolves, we're getting closer to the promise of a smart seat which will remember passenger preferences, making air travel more comfortable and familiar.
The new Waterfront Business class seat, submitted for this year's Crystal Cabin Awards, is ready to take flight.
The Waterfront is a next-generation premium travel experience at the nexus between physical comfort and digital convenience. It creates a responsive environment, tailored to passenger travel preferences, which seamlessly links to passenger personal electronic devices, creating what the designers describe as a "dynamic and versatile connected seating environment."
Features include a wireless link to an advanced in-flight entertainment (IFE) system created by Panasonic, which is part of the collaborative team behind the Waterfront. The IFE system will give passengers a cinematic experience with a 4K touch-screen monitor w
