PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Airbus plans to offer airlines more choice in the way they configure their planes, and sees carriers opting for different levels of comfort within their economy cabins, a senior Airbus executive said on Wednesday.
It also plans to redefine the capacity of its wide-body jets to add premium economy to the traditional economy and business classes to recognise market trends, Chris Emerson, head of marketing at Airbus, said in a telephone interview.
Airbus now offers 8-abreast seating as the standard coach-class layout on its widebody A330, for example, but can offer 9 seats per row where airlines want to offer a leaner product in exchange for lower fares.
Nine-abreast is of particular interest to Asian airlines serving price-sensitive customers, Emerson said.
There is also interest in a 10-abreast A350 rather than the normal 9-abreast layout for that jet, he said.
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