--- title: "Friday Buzz: The Great Airplane Seating Debate" id: "28135" type: "post" slug: "friday-buzz-the-great-airplane-seating-debate" published_at: "2015-04-17T20:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T13:52:15+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/04/17/friday-buzz-the-great-airplane-seating-debate/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/04/17/friday-buzz-the-great-airplane-seating-debate.md" excerpt: "Is this redesigned airline-seating plan right for you? Plus: the Lego Group's secrets of brand rebuilding." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AI" - "AssociationsNow" - "consultants" - "industry information" - "Media" - "Meetings" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Industry Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Friday Buzz: The Great Airplane Seating Debate If [Acro Aircraft Seating (opens in a new tab)](http://acro.aero/home.htm) gets its way, your next business trip could feature an entirely new seating arrangement. As described by *Quartz* deputy news editor [Roya Wolverson (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/royawolverson) , “The plan would raise up the three seats near the window on each side of the plane by a few inches, which in some convoluted manner frees up enough room for a fifth seat in the middle section of the plane.” [Wolverson’s post (opens in a new tab)](http://qz.com/383342/the-terrible-claustrophobic-airplane-seat-redesign-that-could-soon-be-how-we-fly/) calls the seat redesign “terrible” and “claustrophobic.” But opinion notwithstanding, where do the new seats fit into the market? *Skift* writer Marisa Garcia [offers a view of the landscape (opens in a new tab)](http://skift.com/2015/04/14/the-seat-that-offers-a-new-hope-for-airlines-in-the-aircraft-space-wars/#1) : “Many budget-conscious airlines are currently only flying one-class configurations on medium-haul flights, with crowded economy seats. Some offer a ‘premium’ seating option that is little more than the same economy seat with more legroom.” The intention is for Acro to provide a third option for airlines. If you’re a frequent traveler, it may be worth keeping an eye on the planes that would be outfitted with these new seats. So take a look at a press photo below, made available by Airbus, and judge the seats for yourself. ### Tax Advice of the Day > Did You Miss The Tax Deadline? These Tips Will Help[http://t.co/tkuFQigChJ (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/tkuFQigChJ) > [pic.twitter.com/OfYsGn4lqW (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/OfYsGn4lqW) > > — NSATax (@NSAtax) [April 17, 2015 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/NSAtax/status/589094028974628864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) It’s been two days since the Internal Revenue Service’s tax deadline, but just in case you missed it or haven’t filed for an extension, the National Society of Accountants [has some tips (opens in a new tab)](http://www.nsacct.org/life-and-taxes/life-and-taxes/2015/04/17/did-you-miss-the-tax-deadline-these-tips-will-help?utm_content=bufferee23b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer) . ### Other Good Reads **For a constructive lesson in how to rebuild an organization**, follow along with the Lego Group’s reinvention, as reported by [The Drum‘s Katie McQuater (opens in a new tab)](http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/04/15/well-played-how-lego-rebuilt-its-brand-brick-brick) . **Find out how to succeed by linking to other publications’ work**, as *The New York Times* has done, [via Capital New York media reporter Jeremy Barr (opens in a new tab)](http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2015/04/8566100/six-months-front-page-aggregation-emtimesem) . **Legendary Events CEO Tony Conway** has revealed 10 inspired design ideas [in a post for BizBash (opens in a new tab)](http://www.bizbash.com/innovation-forum-preview-10-inspirational-design-ideas-from-tony-conway/miami/story/30310?#.VTE7QGaYTvA) . 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