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British Airways tries to recover her halon with a new first class spot

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Inside the entrance to the Tangerine, a small design agency in Southwark, South London sits a historic object. It is an example of the first seat of the business class airline, presented by the British Airways 25 years ago, a novelty that was revolutionary at the time, but is now common.

Aviation has moved and BA, who once called herself “favorite airline in the world” has to recover its halon. The airline is hoping to improve the quality of service and restore prestige with a £ 7 billion investment program. Many lies in a tangible symbol of his commitment to luxury: a new place for first -class passengers on several roads, which was also created by tangerine.

The new BA suite has a wide place that turns into a 2 -foot -long bed, sealed after a curved wall with a cut wardrobe to hang clothes and store a luggage. The suite, which will appear on its Airbus A380 aircraft next year, was created and is being made by Collins Aerospace in Northern Ireland, with leather and fabrics from various suppliers in the UK.

BA is not just to invest more in first-class trips and join the “Seat-to-Suite” offer to its richest clients pioneered by Gulf Airlines like Emirates. Air France last week discovered her new first -class suite named La Première, which extends to five windows, with an armchair and a chase length that is transformed into a bed. There will be only four of them for the cabin.

La Première Cabin is one of the latest location offers for rich airline customers © Air France

Choosing the BA design partner is to confirm the impact on the design of aircraft seats of a group of studios in London, including tangerine, acumen, priest, and JPA Design. They compete with others as Teague in the US and design investments in Switzerland, which worked at Air France Suite, but the United Kingdom is still the leader in this curious business.

This can reflect British affinity for folding products, such as Brompton bicycles, and for complicated puzzles: the design of aircraft seat involves getting a lot in a small, curved space. “Some places are more ardent, but British design is very smart,” says Matt Round, the leading mandarin official. London is also known for its design universities, especially the Royal College of Arts.

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But the geography of the city and the role of London Street in New York is the essential factor, especially for business and first -class landing. Nearly double the number of premium passengers fly to and from London every day than New York or Paris (more than 300 BA flights were due to land in Heathrow on Friday, when a fire temporarily closed the airport for flights).

BA was given an incentive of agencies such as Mandarina and Acumen, which designed its first flat -class first seat 30 years ago. They are experienced to work with airlines, manufacturers and regulators, this is difficult for new entrances to match. Not only should the places be comfortable and luxurious, but pass strict safety and clashes.

Only when talking to aircraft seat stylists, as he recently did in tangerine, does he get a sense of complication of their task. The sliding door is well placed in front of the passenger to convey a sense of intimacy; Luggage space in jet dresses invisibly under the wing of the seat; A folding pitch table at 45 degrees to stay clean by an important air duct.

Two passengers were served a meal from the crew members of the cabin in mocking the first class of a British Airways aircraft at the Heathrow Airport in West London in 1989.
Two passengers were served a meal by cabin crew members in a mockery of a first class cabin of a British Airways in 1989 © Peter Jordan/Popperfoto/Getty Images
First -class passengers at a Boeing Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet u served lunch in 1958
Lunch is served on board a Boeing 747 in 1970 © Fox Photos/Getty Images

First class suits can cost more than 300,000 each to do and installed, not calculating development costs: it is a big investment for a product that few customers will experience. But the Halo effect is bright: Etihad’s “Flying Recantained Flying” campaign for 2015 for its first -class “settlement” cabin, partially created by Acumen, changed its image.

Will the BA’s new first-class influence have a similar impact to that of his world club seat a quarter century ago? This is unlikely, given that those of some rivals, including Air France’s La Première, are already larger and more luxurious. “This is a beautiful product that gets the right basics, not the best in the world,” says Ben Smithson, an elderly writer for The Points Guy, a travel guide.

But this should not change the world this time. Gulf Airlines had to push the boundaries of luxury to persuade passengers to fly through their centers, but a delicate suite with “thoughtful British touches” may be enough for ba. “This is about setting a phase for the impeccable service, not having the widest place,” says Dan Flashman, the main designer of the suite.

Meanwhile, the Halo Flight Effect Premium receives industrial design studios in the UK as well as airlines. Tangerine has now created places for the next Bullet Shinkansen train of Eastern Japan Railways from Tokyo to Moroka. Niche of London’s design has traveled away.

john.gapper@ft.com

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