Airbus Pitches Wider Seats for Overweight Passengers in the U.S.
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Airbus SAS, seeking an edge over Boeing Co. in the contest to supply single-aisle planes to U.S. carriers, has begun pitching a version of its A320s with wider aisle seats that airlines can market for additional revenue.
The planemaker has begun talking to several U.S. carriers about the concept in recent weeks after getting B/E Aerospace Inc. to design a prototype. The A320’s 7 1/2 inch advantage in cabin width over the Boeing 737s would let Toulouse, France-based Airbus offer 20-inch aisle seats by reducing the middle and window seats to 17 inches, equivalent to the 737.