Ventilated seat with perforated electroconductive fabric heating elements

A climatized aircraft passenger seat, comprising:

• a seat bottom cushion including at least one passageway configured to direct a flow of air through the seat bottom cushion to at least one opening positioned at a surface of the seat bottom cushion;
• a backrest cushion including at least one passageway configured to direct a flow of air through the backrest cushion to at least one opening positioned at a surface of the backrest cushion;
• a ventilation system fluidly coupled to the at least one passageway of each of the seat bottom cushion and the backrest cushion, the ventilation system configured to generate the flow of air through the seat bottom cushion and the backrest cushion;
• a heating system including a first electroconductive fabric positioned on the seat bottom cushion and a second electronic conductive fabric positioned on the backrest cushion, each of the first and second electroconductive fabrics including at least one perforation positioned in surrounding relation to the at least one opening to the at least one passageway of the respective seat bottom and backrest cushions;
• a controller operatively coupled to the ventilation system and the first and second electroconductive fabrics, the controller configured to independently activate each of the ventilation system and the first and second electroconductive fabrics;
• a first dress cover covering the seat bottom cushion;
• and
• a second dress cover covering the backrest cushion;
• wherein the first electroconductive fabric is implemented as a sheet adhered to the seat bottom cushion or embedded within the first dress cover, and the second electroconductive fabric is implemented as a sheet adhered to the backrest cushion or embedded within the second dress cover;
• and
• wherein the at least one passageway of each of the seat bottom cushion and the backrest cushion is positioned internal to the respective one of the seat bottom cushion and the backrest cushion, and the at least one opening is positioned in the surface of the respective one of the seat bottom cushion and the backrest cushion.