Aircraft Industry: Airbus A350 business class designs showcase long-haul luxe

Airbus is planning ultra-comfortable seats for long distance flights on its new A350 XWB when the plane makes its debut in 2014.

Zuzana Hrnkova, Airbus' cabin interiors exec, confirmed to Australian Business Traveller that both fully flat beds and angled lie-flat seats are on the cards for the XWB (or "Extra Wide Body") airliner.

Airbus' early A350 models used the Sogerma Solstys seat as a demonstrator. That's a very comfortable, very spacious fully flat bed in the staggered layout with direct aisle access.

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