The Aircraft Seats Of Tomorrow - Private Cabins, Bunk Beds And Standing Seats!

What will an aircraft cabin look like in the future? A utopian experience with onboard spas and golf, or perhaps a utilitarian nightmare with triple stacked bunk beds and standing saddle seats. Let's count down the best new cabin ideas and what it will be like to fly on tomorrow's aircraft.
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Aircraft cabins have come a long way. Back in the golden age of aviation, there was not even classes and many people sat with the equivalent of a business class seat today. Over time new classes developed and luxury was given to more premium passengers while the economy cabin was more dense and packed. However, it doesn't always have to be that way, and aircraft designers are looking at ways to bring back some of the golden age splendor to plane cabins today.

Starting off our list today is an aircraft cabin design from Airbus themselves for the close year of 2030. Integrating augmented reality throughout the cabin sees Airbus creating an environment that is designed specifically for flexible seating and sleeping configuration. It will have things like an inflight lounge with transformable modules with the cabin layout changing depending on who has booked what seats. Airbus has also featured a "interactive zone". The virtual pop up projections in this area can transform you to whichever social scene you want to be in, from holographic gaming to virtual changing rooms for active shoppers. You might even be able to work out, although without showers on board it might be very smelly indeed.

Many future cabin concepts are removing windows as they are weak when it comes to aircraft design. Not only do they add more drag to the plane increasing fuel burn, but as soon as an airline perfects virtual windows that are infinity bigger than real ones, or they allow passengers to change the view on a dime.

But what about low-cost carriers like Ryanair and easyJet who want as many passengers as possible. Introducing the monstrosity Delft University of Technology's collapsing bed concept. In-seat mode, the beds collapse into a bench that can sit three passengers, then after take-off, they can deploy into a triple stacked bunk.They also came up with an alternative bed along with the wall design, that can replace those boring window seats with triple decked lie-flat beds in economy.

For that, we have the Chaise Longue design with passengers suspended on swinging chairs above one another. This design doubles the number of passengers onboard with double seats per row above one another. The seat will able to rock back and forth depending on if you want to sit or lie down.

We can't leave these crazy designs without mentioning the standing seat design from Aviointeriors Skyrider. These saddle based standing seats only have 23 inches (58 cm) between rows and would allow operators for short-haul flights to turn planes into flying buses.

Then there is the question of the cargo cabin. On ultra long haul flights like London to Sydney, do aircraft need to use an entire cargo deck for cargo? Why not use the third deck for private cabins, spas, business meeting rooms or perhaps even an onboard gym. The Earth Bay’s cargo hold conversion sees it transformed with large windows and relaxed common spaces.

So far Airbus has pitched the concept for its Airbus A350 aircraft to Qantas, but we have yet to see if the Australian airline will bring it to the market. Other concepts that didn't make the list include the collins aerospace cabin crew jump seat, allowing flight attendants to rest in a zero-g experience.

Then there is the Heinkel Group’s reversible commuter seats that allow groups to chat together - which is very similar to the Q-suite design from Qatar.

British Firm PriestmanGoode has imagined future scenarios and taken into account new passenger behaviors driven by the global crisis. Coming up with a design called the PureSkies that can be implemented within a few years and will meet user and airline requirements for many years ahead.These concepts feature a completely redesigned economy cabin with staggered seats that are separated from one another - so that passengers can travel alone, as a couple or as a group. They have placed a divider between each row to give that sense of privacy and protection.

As inflight entertainment is a major touchpoint, it has been removed in favor for a passenger's own device. But the real experience is in the pure skies business class cabin. Featuring something that looks like a massage day spa, each seat is seperated by a curtain and kept away from the hustle and bustle of the cabin. The seats have a minimal split line with no cracks and is created from antimicrobial materials. Passengers will have control over lights, temperature and have a personalized wardrobe for storage.

Cozy indeed. In fact, this plane design is so hygienic that before boarding, the aircraft fills with fogging disinfectant and has ultraviolet lights, sterilizing a good chunk of the environment.

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