As I stated, “as I understand it”. The resulting seat is such a shoddy product (induced motion from other seats, unusable privacy divider, generally poor fit and finish throughout I’ve observed flying in these seats I now avoid if possible) that though you are probably correct, I can’t imagine cost saving wasn’t at least part of the motive to ignore a Sterling product in favor of the shoddy Concept D product.

If this was an attempt to design a new seat and avoid paying JPA Design Consultants royalties, for sure it failed. People generally love the 777-323ER J Zodiac Cirrus seat; Concept D...