JetBlue has unveiled the impressive cabin interior for its new Airbus A321neo aircraft, which comes with a host of new features.
The cabin, designed by critically acclaimed London-based Acumen Design Associates, made its debut on a flight on Tuesday from New York JFK to Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
The cabin features a ‘backpack’ stowage system for every seat, free on-board Wi-Fi, brand new 10-inch entertainment screens, a ‘welcoming, bold entrance’ with a privacy partition – and a redesigned self-service snack and drinks station renamed The Pantry.
JetBlue has unveiled the impressive cabin interior for its new Airbus A321neo aircraft, which comes with a host of new features, including new backpack stowage systems (pictured)
Acumen said: ‘This on-board self-service destination features a more residential design approach to the cabin interior, combining the airline’s distinctive blue colours with natural wood finishes and soft downlights – creating an engaging space for customers to socialise and refresh with complimentary food and drinks, just like they would at home.
‘Customers are subtly guided to this zone by creative mood lighting, which creates a blue hoop in the middle of the cabin and flows alongside the denim-style carpet of the main cabin.’
The cabin has also been fitted with the Collins Aerospace Meridian seat (fitted in other JetBlue aircraft), which offers an improved seat width of 18 inches. Both JetBlue’s Core and Even More Space seats feature a custom-made, E-leather dress cover designed by Acumen and manufactured by upholstery specialists Sabeti Wain Aerospace.
The redesigned snack station, which JetBlue calls The Pantry. Acumen said it has a more residential design
JetBlue has ordered 85 A321neos. They will eventually serve two new international routes for JetBlue – New York JFK to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and New York JFK to Georgetown, Guyana
The Core dress cover has been embellished with the airline’s distinctive blue branding, while the Even More Space seats feature a bold orange halo, highlighting the increase in seat pitch (at least 35 inches).
The seats also include adjustable padded headrests as standard, ‘ensuring all customers have the required head and neck support to enjoy the in-flight experience’.
The new ‘backpack’ stowage system, which is a feature throughout the cabin, improves functionality, Acumen said.
Acumen said: ‘Featuring more pockets and a woven elastic grid that can be configured to suit individual needs, the design has improved the functionality of a part of the seat which is often ignored. Customers are now able to securely store, organise and charge multiple personal items – such as phones, tablets, headphones and passports – and easily access them when needed.’
The galley area, meanwhile, has been ‘de-industrialised’.
The ‘bold JetBlue identity’ has been integrated into ‘a strong architectural signature at the door’ and customised front row partition.
Acumen said: ‘Alongside its privacy benefits, the partition also offers fold-down tables and new stowage options for crew iPads, as well as a subtle window to facilitate a direct view of the cabin for crew seated in the attendant seats.’
The lavatories have been spruced up too and ‘redesigned to reflect the modern urban residential feel of the aircraft’.
The A321neos feature brand new 10-inch entertainment screens and free on-board Wi-Fi is standard
The galley area has been ‘de-industrialised’. The ‘bold JetBlue identity’ has been integrated into ‘a strong architectural signature at the door’ and customised front row partition
The seats include adjustable padded headrests as standard, ‘ensuring all customers have the required head and neck support to enjoy the in-flight experience’
Daniel Clucas, senior designer at Acumen Design Associates, commented: ‘JetBlue has a long-standing reputation in the aviation industry as an airline that puts the customer at the heart of everything it does. We were able to give customers more choice in how they use their increased space. We worked JetBlue’s brand image into every part of the cabin, and the new design greatly improves the narrow-body flying experience, offering JetBlue customers an incredible leap forward, unmatched by its US rivals.’
Andrew Litavis, product development manager at JetBlue, said: ‘It is not every day two innovative powerhouses of the industry come together to create something new, but that is exactly what has happened here. Built with our crew members and our customers in mind, the new A321 cabin is unlike any other single-aisle aircraft interior flying today – and will redefine expectations for economy travellers taking to the skies.’
JetBlue has ordered 85 A321neos. They will eventually serve two new international routes for JetBlue – New York JFK to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and New York JFK to Georgetown, Guyana.
Daniel Clucas, senior designer at Acumen Design Associates, commented: ‘JetBlue has a long-standing reputation in the aviation industry as an airline that puts the customer at the heart of everything it does. We were able to give customers more choice in how they use their increased space’