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Passenger Trains > Wow this should help amtrak ridership.Date: 07/14/14 13:58 Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: howeld Date: 07/14/14 14:14 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: andersonb109 Leave it to the French. But of course it's the individual airline, not the manufacturer who decides how the interiors of their plans should be configured.
Date: 07/14/14 14:48 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: chs7-321 howeld Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/ > 2014/07/14/airbus-wants-to-patent-the-most-uncomfo > rtable-plane-seats-ever/ I can't imagine these being used, AT WORST, on any flights longer than 45-60 mins......... Date: 07/14/14 15:42 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: PERichardson If it ever gets approved by the regulatory authorities some outfit will try it. Can you say Spirit? But, as Airbus said, they patent all sorts of things that never see the light of day but are protected in case something sticks.
Date: 07/14/14 16:34 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: Vanakatherock Looks like roller coaster seating....
Date: 07/14/14 17:05 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: Lackawanna484 Didn't RyanAir once propose pay toilets and standing room only (with subway type grab handles) on one model of plane? That was shot down pretty quickly...
Date: 07/14/14 17:18 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: sums007 andersonb109 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Leave it to the French. But of course it's the > individual airline, not the manufacturer who > decides how the interiors of their plans should be > configured. Not quite. Airbus is a consortium with interests in four countries, France being only one of them. Date: 07/14/14 18:33 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: 3751_loony Lackawanna484 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Didn't RyanAir once propose pay toilets and > standing room only (with subway type grab handles) > on one model of plane? That was shot down pretty > quickly... 9 more for an Ace, right? Jim Montague IRVINE, CA Train and Nature photo Art Date: 07/14/14 19:03 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: Mgoldman Lol - "Windows might soon be replaced by oars...."
Might be better to find out how to pack people in horizontally - at least we could get some sleep. Maybe it's time to consider that flying wing - the one where the seats are spread out from wing tip to wing tip. /Mitch Date: 07/15/14 08:03 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: NewRiverGeorge Not. Amtrak is in the process of retrofitting its cars to add more seats. To do so, of course the spacing and seat back rake angles will have to be tightened up. Fortunately, it may take 10 years or longer to complete the process, and by then there will be changes in management attitude back the other direction to make train travel more comfortable than planes or busses.
Date: 07/15/14 09:30 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: 567Chant This proposal makes fast-food restaurant seating seem luxurious.
...Lorenzo Date: 07/15/14 10:15 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: jimB The saying is "Nothing succeeds in the airline industry like a bad idea"!
Jim B Date: 07/15/14 12:53 Re: Wow this should help amtrak ridership. Author: NewRiverGeorge How true. Meantime, Greyhound bus lines is increasing seating space and other amenities, putting in Wi-Fi that is both free and actually works.
jimB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The saying is "Nothing succeeds in the airline > industry like a bad idea"! > > Jim B |