Seat wars hot-up as Airbus makes the 11 abreast call on the A380 and lessors try to get on the global IPO rally

As reported on March 20 as a possibility, 11 abreast A380 seating at 18inch per seat is due to be announced by Airbus in the coming days. So where does that leave the seat economics of the 777X 787-9 etc? The full answer is in Airline Economics issue 19. Airbus will announce the move to 11 abreast on the A380-800 whilst keeping the 18” seat at the Aircraft Interiors Expo next month (8-10 April 2014, Hamburg). From the consumer war perspective there is much to play for and this story ties-in with quite a few others at this time. Airbus is