Expliseat

Expliseat SAS
Sociétés par actions simplifiées
Industry Aircraft seating
Founded 2011
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people
 Benjamin Saada
Website http://www.expliseat.com

Expliseat is a French company based in Paris, known for their ultra-light aircraft seats, the Titanium seat.

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[1] in 2013. In March 2014, the Titanium seat was approved by EASA[2] and in July 2014 by the FAA,[3] becoming the first seat ever certified in composite, with just 4 kg (8.8 lbs), while usual seats weigh around 10–11 kg.[4] This seat passed the "16g" certification in July 2015.[2] The company has filed 15 international patents[5] to reach this performance.

This seat has been adopted by several airlines, Air Mediterranean,[6] FlyCAA[7] or Air Tahiti.[8]

Competition

A program led by Airbus has tried to develop a composite passenger aircraft seat without success between 1998 and 2002.[9]

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.[10] This seat has not yet been certified.[2]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "List of al approved Organisations with Alternative Procedures to DOA by EASA" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "List of ETSO Authorisations by EASA" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  3. ↑ "JEC news - "The Expliseat’s Titanium Seat receives FAA certification"". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Business Insider's "3 French Guys Made A Titanium Airplane Seat That Could Save Airlines Millions Of Dollars"". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Expliseat patents on WIPO". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Aeronews TV - The Expliseat seat soon on Air Méditerranée". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Air&Space Smithonian - The Recline of Civilization". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  8. ↑ "The Economist - Flying into the future". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  9. ↑ "DYNASAFE projet". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  10. ↑ "Zodiac Aerospace and Hexcel present L3". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  11. ↑ "TenCate co-recipient 2014 JEC Innovation Award on composite aircraft seat". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  12. ↑ "Expliseat garners ITAs 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  13. ↑ "Grands prix business durable-les vainqueurs". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  14. ↑ "Challenges' Decouvrez les etoiles 2015 de l'Observeur du design". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  15. ↑ "Les Montgolfier". Retrieved 2015-08-28.

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