{"id":184614,"date":"2025-06-24T10:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/?p=184614"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:57:20","slug":"acro-seating-selected-for-flysafair-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/cabin\/acro-seating-selected-for-flysafair-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Acro seating selected for FlySafair fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acro Aircraft Seating has been selected to supply South Afrika-based FlySafair with multiple shipsets of its Series 9 Fixed Back seats.<\/p>\n<p>The new seats will be fitted on low-cost carrier&#8217;s fleet of Boeing 737s with a planned delivery from Acro at the end of 2025. At the time of writing, the airline operates 33 737s in various configurations. However, this will be the first time that it has worked with Acro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/industry-news\/tpconnects-expands-airline-options-with-flysafair-integration\/\">TPConnects expands airline options with FlySafair integration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair, said: \u201cAt FlySafair, we undertook a comprehensive evaluation of various seating options before selecting Acro\u2019s Series 9. These seats stood out for their comfort, quality, and thoughtful design, while also offering the benefit of being lightweight. Beyond the product itself, the Acro team has been a pleasure to work with throughout the process, and we look forward to building on this partnership in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acro Aircraft Seating\u2019s Commercial Director, Damian Protano, said of the deal: \u201cIt is fantastic to be working with FlySafair for the first time. 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