Not sure if it warrants its own thread, but it's a little beyond the scope of the AC fleet thread
Highlights:
Jazz invests in emissions reduction initiative with lightweight seats for its Air Canada Express Dash 8-400 aircraft
"The investment in lighter and more sustainable seats for our Dash 8-400 fleet, which are fully customized to our rigorous Air Canada Express passenger experience standards, will reduce fuel consumption and lower emissions, demonstrating our commitment to minimizing environmental impact and a greener future for aviation," said Randolph deGooyer, President, of Jazz.
The installation of Expliseat's titanium and composite fibre TiSeat 2V seats will modernize the passenger experience onboard Jazz's Dash 8-400 aircraft. The innovative lightweight seats will provide a weight reduction of 360 kilograms per aircraft resulting in significant decreases in CO2 emissions and creating operational efficiencies and added range. The agreement includes 25 Dash 8-400 aircraft from Jazz's Air Canada Express fleet.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-release...886566834.html
https://economyclassandbeyond.boardi...its-ti2v-seat/
There are no mention regarding to retrofitting the overhead bins, I believe there are still some Dash with the older style bins that won't fit a standard carry-on luggage?
Also not too sure about why 25 out of 39. Are they also going to bring the seat count from 76 to 78 for the refitting ?
Hopefully these seats will be at least slightly better than the paper thin seats found on Raccoon Air