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RECARO Aircraft Seating to showcase its first certified more sustainable seating features with Iberia

RECARO Aircraft Seating announced an innovative trial with Iberia. Set to launch in one of the Iberia A320neo cabins this spring, passengers may recognize more sustainable seating features in their hybrid cabin equipped with R1 and R2 economy class seating. As part of a RECARO offered mod kit, 186 seats will be installed in a selected A320neo cabin for a trial period of at least 6 m...

VantageSOLO takes flight for Iberia on very first A321 XLR

Thompson Aero Seating VantageSOLO took flight with Iberia on the very first A321 XLR. The entire vision behind Iberia A321 XLR is to enable the airline to use a single-aisle aircraft for long-haul flights, whilst maintaining the same premium service enjoyed on their twin-aisle aircraft – thus making VantageSOLO the perfect choice of seat. The VantageSOLO was initially dev...

CFM powers first A321XLR commercial flight

CFM International congratulates Iberia on the entry into service of the first Airbus A321XLR, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines. Iberia recently launched revenue service with a flight from Madrid to Paris, and the airline is now bringing the aircraft into long-haul service with flights between Madrid and Boston. The LEAP-powered A321XLR offers higher fuel efficiency, lower noise and emissions, a...

RECARO Aircraft Seating and Iberia make milestone first with the A321XLR and R3

RECARO Aircraft Seating and Iberia have achieved a significant milestone in their ongoing partnership with the introduction of the A321XLR and the new RECARO R3 Economy Class seats on Iberia’s Madrid to Boston route, with the inaugural flight happening tomorrow. As the launch customer for the award-winning R3 seat, Iberia will outfit eight A321XLR with a total of 168PAX of R3, set to en...

Recaro Aircraft Seating CL6720 business class seat with sliding doors takes flight on Iberia A350

Recaro Aircraft Seating CL6720 business class seat with doors took flight in Iberia A350 cabin on the route from Madrid to Buenos Aires in January. A total of 31 CL6720 seats are outfitted in the A350 business class cabin. The premium economy and economy cabins are also fully equipped with the Recaro PL3530 and the CL3710, respectively. Iberia is the launch customer for the new...

Iberia has announced plans for direct flights from Madrid to both Tokyo and Shanghai

Luis Gallego, Iberia’s Chairman and CEO, says: “We have always wanted to be a global airline. With these routes to Tokyo and Shanghai, we take a step in that direction, while we bring closer our country to two economical and touristic powers such as Japan and China”. Pending government approval, starting on 18 October, Iberia will operate three flights per week to Japan,...