April 2018

AIX 2018: Adient and Boeing reveal first fruits of collaboration

Hamburg, April 9, 2018

Almost three months after announcing their planned partnership, Adient and Boeing are today unveiling two prototype seats they intend to contribute to Adient Aerospace, their recently-proposed cabin seating joint venture. One of the concepts – a configuration of four lie-flat business class widebody seats branded as Ascent– is being displayed to select potential customers in an invitation-only area of Adient's extensive stand at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg.

The link-up between Adient and Boeing, which is still subject to regulatory approval, brings together one of the world's big two airliner manufacturers with a leader in automotive seating. Together they will design and manufacture a portfolio of seating products as factory-fit or retrofit options that will also be available for non-Boeing types.

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AIX: Adient and Boeing reveal first fruits of collaboration | News | Flight Global

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