Стоячие места в самолетах

Mark Greenstain написал(а) к All в Apr 06 21:30:36 по местному времени:

From: "Mark Greenstain" <markgr2000@geeklife.com>

http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/25/news...rline_standing

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Airlines and aircraft makers are always looking to
get the most passengers possible onto planes, but Airbus is denying a report
that it is in discussions with carriers about having a standing room "seat" to
fit even more passengers on its jets.

The New York Times reports that Airbus has quietly pitched the
standing-room-only option to Asian carriers, though none have agreed to it
yet. But a spokeswoman for Airbus flatly denied the report Tuesday.

"Our passengers and customers want more and more comfort," said Barbara Kracht
a spokeswoman for the European aircraft maker. "We're going in the direction
of more comfort, not in that direction,"

The paper, quoting experts who it said had seen a proposal, reports that if
the standing room option is used, passengers would be propped against a padded
backboard, held in place with a harness.

"To call it a seat would be misleading," Volker Mellert, a physics professor
at Oldenburg University in Germany, told the paper. Mellert has done research
on airline seat comfort and has seen the design, the paper reported. Mellert
could not be reached for comment by CNNMoney.com Tuesday.

The paper reports that the use of standing room would allow the new A380
double-decker jet that Airbus is in the process of introducing to hold up to
853 passengers, compared to about 500 passengers if they were given
traditional seats.

But Airbus' Kracht said that the A380 has been approved to hold 853 passengers
and a crew of 20 all fully seated, albeit all in coach class seating. The
lower capacity is if the plane is divided into traditional three-class service
with first and business class seating.

Целую, Марк

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Valentin Davydov написал(а) к Mark Greenstain в Apr 06 20:33:30 по местному времени:

From: Valentin Davydov <val@sqdp.trc-net.co.jp>

> From: "Mark Greenstain" <markgr2000@geeklife.com>
> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:30:36 +0000 (UTC)
>
>NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Airlines and aircraft makers are always looking to
>get the most passengers possible onto planes, but Airbus is denying a report
>that it is in discussions with carriers about having a standing room "seat" to
>fit even more passengers on its jets.
>
>The New York Times reports that Airbus has quietly pitched the
>standing-room-only option to Asian carriers, though none have agreed to it
>yet. But a spokeswoman for Airbus flatly denied the report Tuesday.
>
>"Our passengers and customers want more and more comfort," said Barbara Kracht
>a spokeswoman for the European aircraft maker. "We're going in the direction
>of more comfort, not in that direction,"
>
>The paper, quoting experts who it said had seen a proposal, reports that if
>the standing room option is used, passengers would be propped against a padded
>backboard, held in place with a harness.
>
>"To call it a seat would be misleading," Volker Mellert, a physics professor
>at Oldenburg University in Germany, told the paper. Mellert has done research
>on airline seat comfort and has seen the design, the paper reported. Mellert
>could not be reached for comment by CNNMoney.com Tuesday.
>
>The paper reports that the use of standing room would allow the new A380
>double-decker jet that Airbus is in the process of introducing to hold up to
>853 passengers, compared to about 500 passengers if they were given
>traditional seats.
>
>But Airbus' Kracht said that the A380 has been approved to hold 853 passengers
>and a crew of 20 all fully seated, albeit all in coach class seating. The
>lower capacity is if the plane is divided into traditional three-class service
>with first and business class seating.

Эти европейские комментаторы, очевидно, ни разу не дали себе труда лично
съездить в Азию и посмотреть на тамошние транспортные реалии. 500 японцев
запросто в 747 влезают, причём сидя. А вагоны без мест (только окна и пол) -
стандартная часть японских пассажирских (как антоним скоростным и пригородным)
поездов.

Вал. Дав.
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