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Old Jan 3, 2014, 12:42 pm
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What happens to aircraft seats after equipment refurbishment
What happens to the airline seats that are removed for an interior refurbishment.

For example when SQ updates their new long haul business class product what do they do with the physical seat that they remove?
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Old Jan 3, 2014, 7:26 pm
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A lot of the NW/DL ones get sold at the Delta Museum in ATL periodically.

Anything with any commercial value is gonna get sold to another airline first.
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Old Jan 4, 2014, 5:06 am
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Seats are a valuable commodity just like any other serviceable aircraft part.
Bought and sold.
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Old Jan 4, 2014, 5:17 am
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A friend of mine has got some in his living room... can't remember where he got them.
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Old Jan 4, 2014, 5:41 am
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Originally Posted by Aviatrix
A friend of mine has got some in his living room... can't remember where he got them.
No way. This was my reasoning for the question. I would like to purchase a long haul business seat from SQ.

I understand this will be highly unlikely but think it would be a cool facet in a shop I'm opening.

Weird?
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Old Jan 4, 2014, 10:08 am
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See these related threads:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ane-seats.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...e-theatre.html
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Old Jan 4, 2014, 10:41 am
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Much appreciated
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