Economy class seats will simply get new covers
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) will invest NIS 20 million in 2008 to replace the seats in first and business classes on all six of its Boeing 777 aircraft. Economy class seats will simply get new covers.
The project involves the replacement of 72 first class seats and 210 business class seats, as well as replacing the covers for 1,694 economy class seats. Replacement of the seats in the first plane will be completed in December 2007, with the rest of the fleet due to be upgraded by March 2008.
El Al CEO Haim Romano noted that the seats in business class would recline into the position of a flat bed, angled 11 degrees relative to the plane floor, while first class seats would fold out into beds with each seat covered by a canopy over the passenger, providing privacy during the flight.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on December 3, 2007
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