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New Airbus Concept Features Interchangeable Spas, Cafes
Ryan Boyd December 13, 2016
Airbus has released “Transpose,” a new concept based on the design of cargo planes, featuring interchangeable plane interiors that run from spas and restaurants to mid-flight work spaces.
“This is a clean sheet rethink of cabin design and architecture,” said Jason Chua, project executive at A^3, Airbus’ think tank based in Silicon Valley.
Chua claims that Transpose will not require completely new aircraft or airport infrastructure; the existing hardware featured on cargo planes will allow for easy facilitation of modular cabins.
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Sure many passengers would like to see such things... problem is they are absolutely not willing to pay for the cost of such things. If an airline added such features and priced it accordingly, people would complain the cost is restrictive and only for the 1%, etc. etc... then airlines would pull the product. Look at international First Class on US carriers. They basically have to give it away to fill the space.. no one is willing to pay for it.
Steve, Many passengers WOULD like to see such things, but they're not given the option. It's not as if major carriers on identical routes made it their offering and passengers stayed away, or did I miss that happening?
What a bunch of nonsense. This reminds me of the Airbus propaganda released when the A380 was announced: remember all the talk about airborne workout rooms, spas, casinos, and so on? I don't agree with the notion that there will be demand for such things on aircraft just because the features can be easily swapped out: if there was such a demand, we'd see them in service today from at least some A380 operators. And remember when the 777 first came out:? Boeing made a big deal about how the cabins could be completely refitted in 48 hours, including changing the lavs, galleys, overhead bins, and seating, perhaps to allow for seasonable adjustments to cabin layout. How many 777 operators have taken advantage of that?