Industry Aircraft seating | Founded 2011 Key people Benjamin Saada | |
Type Sociétés par actions simplifiées Website | ||
Expliseat is a French company based in Paris, known for their ultra-light aircraft seats, the Titanium seat.
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History
Founded in 2011, the company became known for certifying the lightest aircraft seat, made of Titanium and carbon-fiber reinforced composites. The company was registered as a Design Organization by the EASA in 2013. In March 2014, the Titanium seat was approved by EASA and in July 2014 by the FAA, becoming the first seat ever certified in composite, with just 4 kg (8.8 lbs), while usual seats weigh around 10–11 kg. This seat passed the "16g" certification in July 2015. The company has filed 15 international patents to reach this performance.
This seat has been adopted by several airlines, Air Mediterranean, FlyCAA or Air Tahiti.
Competition
A program led by Airbus has tried to develop a composite passenger aircraft seat without success between 1998 and 2002.
Zodiac Aerospace, a world leader in aircraft seat, has unveiled in 2014 a full composite seat below the threshold of 4 kg (8.8 lbs) in partnership with Hexcel. This seat has not yet been certified.