Recaro Aircraft Seating was awarded the contract to provide its SL3710 seating for JetSMART Airlines Airbus aircraft fleet. A total of 11,000 SL3710 seats will be installed on JetSMART’s Airbus aircraft over the next five years. This order is a part of the larger Indigo Partners deal that was announced in 2020.
The first JetSMART A321neo fitted with the SL3710 seat from Recaro Aircraft Seating took flight for the first time on August 15, 2022. The new Airbus A321neo aircraft features 240 pax of the Recaro economy class seats and will be servicing the short-haul passengers.
“We are pleased to see passengers travel on our SL3710 for the first time as a part of the JetSMART experience,” said Dr. Mark Hiller, CEO of Recaro Aircraft Seating and Recaro Holding. “By collaborating with the airline from the preliminary stages, we made sure the end result was a sustainable product that met the needs of both JetSMART and their passengers,”he added further.