Originally Posted by
minnyfly
Polaris is being compared to the latest seats, such as the herringbone Super Diamond and staggered Vantage XL. The opinions between those types are very subjective. They each have their pros and cons. The business class seat world has advanced to the mature stage. A seat that's competitive now will remain competitive for years (like DL's 9 year-old 777 D1 seats).
Not so subjective.
Zodiac is now marketing/selling Polaris as it own product, Optima. It claims the Optima (Polaris) seat allows customers at least 15% more seat capacity over the standard business class product (e.g., Cirrus).
That 15% had to come from somewhere --- elbow room, storage/console room, pitch, privacy, sameness (every seat the same), etc.
It remains to be seen where Zodiac places this product in its lineup. But I dare say it will
not displace Cirrus at the top.