MYAirline partners up with Geven for sustainable A320 aircraft seating

MYAirline, a Malaysian low-fare carrier, has become the first APAC carrier to have eco-friendly seats installed on its fleet.

The airline has partnered up with aircraft interior company Geven, who is equipping all MYAirline’s A320 fleet with ‘superEco’ aircraft seats. The seats are made from leather that would otherwise go to landfills, with the leather fibres also being mixed with other ‘core’ material that makes it lightweight.

“This is a positive step towards playing our role in reducing our carbon footprint,” said MYAirline CEO, Rayner Teo, commenting that the ergonomic design of the seat will fit their aspirations as an eco-friendly airline.

“Although we are a low-cost airline, we take pride in ensuring that we provide highly comfortable seats. […] Besides being comfortable, the superEco seats are not only lightweight but easy to maintain. This helps keep our cost structure low,” Teo explained.

Overall the superEco gives legroom of 17.5″ in the emergency exit rows, and 12.3″ in other rows, with a roomier knee and shin clearance when at a seat pitch of 28-29″ (MYAirlines has a standard seat pitch of 29″, with 34″ in the exit rows).

““We are pleased to see our newborn superEco seats reach the APAC skies for the first time with MyAirline,” added Alberto Veneruso, Managing Director of Geven, noting that the seats would give MYAirline passengers “maximum comfort and travel space.”