Germany’s Recaro Aircraft Seating has confirmed that it has signed an extension to its original 2016 contract to provide Airbus with SWIFT economy class seats, Bl3530, for the A320 Family aircraft. This contract extension will enlarge the supplier-furnished equipment (SFE) catalogue with the most up-to-date Recaro products.
The SWIFT program was devised to target lessors and airlines which need a short lead-time of four months or less via an SFE process. The last-minute flexibility without compromising seat quality has produced a popular solution for airlines in a post-pandemic environment.
Recaro currently offers pre-defined and pre-certified versions of its BL3530, BL3710, and CL4710, and provides various dual-class cabin configurations of the SWIFT family of seats. The SL3710 is the lightest seat in the market and is scheduled to soon join the Airbus SFE catalogue. “Airbus is a long-time partner of Recaro, and we are pleased with this chance to continue growing our SWIFT program,” said Mark Hiller, CEO and Shareholder of Recaro Aircraft Seating. “The industry is an ever-changing situation, and programs like this demonstrate our agile capabilities and the desire to collaborate with customers and suppliers on innovation.”
Recaro and the European-based OEM have worked jointly on numerous projects through the years, and Recaro has seating solutions on all Airbus commercial aircraft models.
