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Old Mar 17, 2017, 7:09 am
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Polaris Seat Delays (Zodiac)

Surprised not to see this posted anywhere yet. Mods feel free to move to the Polaris thread if warranted but for now I think this deserves a standalone as big news.

Skift is reporting significant delays coming from Zodiac in production of the Polaris seat:

In guidance issued Tuesday, Zodiac warned investors it was having “industrial issues” in the United Kingdom, and said the problems were causing “significant disruptions and delays."

...“We are not happy. Period.” United CEO Oscar Munoz said Tuesday at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Industrials Conference.
Same issue that AA had (and is suing Zodiac over), from the article sounds like UA is stuck since Zodiac is the exclusive manufacturer of the new Polaris seat. Explains why we haven't seen a firm timeline for the rest of the long-haul fleet to get Polaris

Article: https://skift.com/2017/03/15/united-...-manufacturer/
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