Expliseat Explained

Expliseat SAS
Type:Private
Industry:Airline Seat
Founder:Benjamin Saada, Jean-Charles Samuelian, Vincent Tejedor
Location:Paris, France
Key People:CEO: Benjamin Saada
Homepage:https://expliseat.com/

Expliseat is an aircraft seat manufacturer based in Paris, known for its very light aircraft seats, the TiSeat or Titanium Seat.

Development

Benjamin Saada, Jean-Charles Samuelian, and Vincent Tejedor created Expliseat in 2011.[1] The company was registered as an approved design organization by EASA in 2013.[2] [3]

In March 2014, Expliseat has certified the first aircraft seat made of composite and titanium[4]   at just 4 kg that offers a 50-percent saving compared with the lightest models made by other manufacturers like Recaro, Safran or Rockwell Collins which weigh between 10 and 11 kilograms.[5] The same year, Expliseat has secured its first customer[6]  with Air Méditerranée  on their Airbus A320s, a French airline based in Toulouse.

In 2015, Expliseat enlarged its product range to regional aircraft. In 2016, ATR and Expliseat signed a buyer-furnished equipment (BFE) agreement for the supply of Expliseat's Titanium Seat[7]  with Air Tahiti[8] [9] [10]  acted as the launch customer. The lighter seat helps ATR operators to decrease fuel burn while allowing the carriage of more guests and cargo on board, it has been selected by multiple operators including major airlines like Cebu Pacific in the Philippines.[11]

In 2017, during Paris Air Show, Dassault Aviation selected Expliseat to equip the seats of its Falcon Multi-role Aircraft. The reduced weight of the seats will allow its Falcon aircraft to improve the range by 370 km or 25 minutes.[12]

In 2018, Expliseat has developed a new seat model, the TiSeat E2.[13] While TiSeat E1 has attracted regional operators, Expliseat says that TiSeat E2 can satisfy the needs of medium-haul routes for legacy airlines, as well as the needs of low cost or regional carriers on short-haul segments. Seat was selected by SpiceJet on 10 Boeing 737 Next Gen and 25 new Bombardier Q400 aircraft in April 2018[14]

In 2019, after Longview Aviation Capital Corp. agrees to Acquire Dash 8  Program from Bombardier Inc,[15] De Havilland Canada announces Expliseat’s Ultra-light Seats as an optional feature for the Dash 8-400 Aircraft.[16] The same year, Expliseat has also begun the Airbus Supplier Qualification process for the TiSeat E2 targeting to become a linefit supplier on the single aisle market within the next two years.[17]

In 2020, Canada’s Nolinor Aviation  has selected Expliseat’s TiSeat E2 on its Boeing 737-400 fleet.[18] [19] Seats will be installed on Nolinor new Airline OWG. 40 per cent lighter than other certified seats, Prud’homme, the CEO of Nolinor, said the new seats will allow OWG aircraft to carry more payload than a 737-800[20]

Customers

Expliseat have sold 50 cabins in 2017,[21] list of Customers includes:

List of customers by area!Area!Customers
Europe / AfricaAir Méditerranée, Fly CAA, ATR, Airbus, Dassault Aviation
AmericasUnited Express, Air North, Calm Air, La Costena, Nolinor Aviation, De Havilland
Asia / PacificSpiceJet, Cebu Pacific, Flyme, Air Calédonie, Air Tahiti

Specification

Key technical data!Variant!TiSeat E1!TiSeat E2
Seat type:Slim seatReclinable seat
Seat weight:From 4 kgFrom 5 kg
Certification16g dynamic + HIC16g dynamic + HIC
Aircraft models:ATR, Falcon JetsBoeing 737, Airbus A320, E-Jets, CRJ, Dash 8

Awards

References

  1. Web site: December 15, 2014. 3 French Guys Created A Titanium Seat That Could Save Airlines Millions Of Dollars. Business Insider.
  2. Web site: EASA Expliseat certifié en tant que Concepteur Aéronautique de sieges. Le Journal de l'Aviation.
  3. Web site: April 4, 2014. The Titanium Seat receives European Aviation Safety Agency Certification. Aerocontact.
  4. Web site: September 12, 2014. The Expliseat's Titanium Seat receives FAA certification. JEC Composite.
  5. Web site: April 10, 2014. 3 French Guys Made A Titanium Airplane Seat That Could Save Airlines Millions Of Dollars. Business Insider.
  6. Web site: Kollau. Raymond. March 2014. Novel Economy seat of just 4 kg to make its debut inflight. Airline Trends.
  7. Web site: April 5, 2016. ATR expands its seat offer with Expliseat. ATR.
  8. Web site: Harte. Hélène. June 16, 2015. Nouveaux sièges pour Air Tahiti : les plus légers au monde !. France Info.
  9. Web site: April 5, 2016. ATR adds new 'Titanium Seat' from Expliseat, with Air Tahiti as launch customer. Capa Centre for Information.
  10. Web site: April 5, 2016. ATR expands its seat offer with Expliseat. Aviation Tribune.
  11. Web site: Feb 3, 2017. Cebu Pacific planes use world's lightest aircraft seat. Retail News Asia.
  12. Web site: June 6, 2017. Des sièges français vont permettre aux Falcon de Dassault de voler plus longtemps. BFM Business.
  13. Web site: Gavine. Adam. February 20, 2018. TiSeat E2 for Boeing 737 revealed. Aircraft Interior International.
  14. Web site: Alasdair. Morton. April 3, 2018. Spicejet to fit 'world's lightest aircraft seat' on B737 and Q400 fleets. Aircraft Interior International.
  15. Web site: Longview Aviation Capital Corp. Agrees to Acquire Dash 8 Program from Bombardier Inc.. Viking Air Ltd.
  16. Web site: De Havilland Canada Announces Expliseat's Ultra-light Seats as an Optional Feature for the Dash 8-400 Aircraft. De-Havilland.
  17. Web site: Preston. Alexander. April 2, 2019. PEW 2019: Expliseat targets Airbus Qualified Supplier status. InFlight.
  18. Web site: Preston. Alexander. June 17, 2020. Nolinor Aviation selects Expliseat's TiSeat E2. InFlight.
  19. Web site: Paul. Thompson. July 12, 2020. Canadian upstart OWG teases cabin details, boasts MAX-free fleet. Runway Girl Network.
  20. Web site: Gordon. Lisa. July 7, 2020. OWG poised for takeoff. Skies.
  21. Web site: June 2017. Le succès du TiSeat E1 s'accélère : déjà 50 cabines à l'export pour Expliseat. Industrie Mag.
  22. Web site: February 17, 2014. JEC Europe 2014 Innovation Awards - Celebrating the use of innovation in composite materials. JEC Composites.
  23. Web site: August 21, 2014. Expliseat garners ITA 2014 titanium application award. Aerospace Manufacturing and Design.
  24. Web site: November 21, 2014. Grands Prix Business Durable: les vainqueurs. BFM Business.
  25. Web site: December 16, 2015. EXPLISEAT – Benjamin Saada, lauréat du premier Prix Entrepreneuriat MINES ParisTech Criteo 2015. Mines ParisTech.
  26. Web site: Houzelle. Chantal. December 6, 2017. Expliseat primé par l'Inpi pour le design de son siège d'avion ultraléger. Les Echos.

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