Just a number of points:
- Seat is not the Zodiac Fusio but rather a custom solution from B/E Aerospace.
- The seats do have arm rests on both sides that can be raised or lowered. They are in the lowered position in most press photos.
- The seats are narrower than the existing BE Super Diamond at its widest point (seat pan) but wider at other points.
- The "honeymoon" seats are only about 25% of the cabin, so loadactors in business have to be above 75% before you are forced to pick one of those seats assuming no other couples booked them (in which case the load factors have to be even higher). There are dividers if you end up stuck in those seats with a stranger.
- Roll-out might start at one per month (as per the QR press release) but at the media event it was mentioned that it will be 2-3 per month. I suspect it would be a standard case of learning curve and production ramp up of the seat limiting the rate of retrofits in the beginning but increasing later on.
- There are a number of service and amenity upgrades such as bedding and new catering options that will be rolled out.
- For sure there are compromises and trade-offs, for one the seats are narrower than the existing 777 business class seat. For the detractors, I would suggest to wait and try the seats as it seems the people that visited the stand had a better impression than those that saw the launch videos and press photos.
- Going from previous experience, I'm sure the seats will have small design mods with time to deal with issues that pop up in real life usage.