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More impractical than dumb, I think. The machinery to get the seats in/out will be heavy, mechanically complex. This eats into revenue. Might not even work w
by bdunbar 14y ago
More impractical than dumb, I think.
The machinery to get the seats in/out will be heavy, mechanically complex. This eats into revenue. Might not even work with existing airplanes.
You'd need to have machinery in the boarding lounge - at every airport the plane visits.
You don't really need this everywhere - people can just get on/off in the legacy mode - but when you visit an airport that lacks the gear you're just hauling dead weight around.
Okay, so we design a plane from scratch, and retrofit the terminals in the US ... but then you've got a plane that can only be used in the US. And one that can't be resold to Elbonia Airways when Northwestern is done using it.
- TheFuture 14y agoYeah, it would def need to be easy and cheap to retrofit. Almost like Segways built into the seat or something? Probably makes more sense to go after carry-on luggage. Getting 200 people to sit in assigned seats doesn't take that long, it's all the crap they bring with them.
- bdunbar 14y agoIn my opinion the carry-on luggage thing is a people problem, and so not easily hacked with technology.