A passenger seating arrangement with inwardly facing seat units

A passenger seating arrangement in an aircraft cabin, the passenger seating arrangement comprising a column of seat units located adjacent an aisle on one side and adjacent a sidewall on the other side, the column of seat units and the aisle both extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin, and wherein

• the column comprises a multiplicity of pairs of seat units arranged consecutively along the longitudinal direction,
• wherein each seat unit is configurable between a seating configuration and a flat-bed configuration, and
• each seat unit having a seat body comprising moveable seating elements arranged such that when the seat unit is in the seating configuration the seating elements form a passenger seat but when the seating unit is in the flat-bed configuration, the seating elements form a substantially flat sleeping surface,
• and wherein each pair of seat units comprises a first seat unit and a second seat unit, the first and second seat units both being angled at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and both facing inwardly towards the aisle,
• and wherein in each pair, when the seat units are in the seating configuration, the seat body of the second seat unit is staggered with respect to the seat body of the first seat unit such that there is an offset, in a lateral direction, between the seat body of the first seat unit and the seat body of the second seat unit, such that the seat body of the second seat unit is located closer to the aisle than the seat body of the first seat unit.

A passenger seating arrangement in an aircraft cabin, the passenger seating arrangement comprising a column of seat units located adjacent an aisle, the column of seat units and the aisle both extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin, and wherein

• the column comprises a multiplicity of pairs of seat units arranged consecutively along the longitudinal direction,
• wherein each seat unit is configurable between a seating configuration and a flat-bed configuration, and
• each seat unit having a seat body comprising moveable seating elements arranged such that when the seat unit is in the seating configuration the seating elements form a passenger seat but when the seating unit is in the flat-bed configuration, the seating elements form a substantially flat sleeping surface,
• and wherein each pair of seat units comprises a first seat unit and a second seat unit, the first and second seat units both being angled at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin and both facing inwardly towards the aisle,
• and wherein in the seating configuration the seat bodies of the first and second seat units are moveable, relative to one another, in a direction parallel to the axes of the respective seat units, between a private configuration in which the seat body of the second seat unit is staggered rearwards of the seat body of the first seat unit, and a sharing configuration in which the seat bodies are substantially side-by-side to enable passengers in the respective seat units to interact.

A passenger seating arrangement in a single aisle aircraft cabin, the passenger seating arrangement comprising a first column of lie-flat seat units located on one side of the single aisle, and a second column of lie-flat seat units located on the other side of the aisle, wherein:

• each column comprises a multiplicity of seat units arranged in an inwardly-facing herringbone layout in which the multiplicity of seat units face inwardly towards the aisle, wherein the seat units are arranged in pairs, and wherein:
• (a) each pair of seat units is associated with a shared entrance way for providing access from the aisle exclusively to both of the seat units in that pair;
• or (b) the seat body of alternating seat units is staggered with respect to the seat body of the adjacent seat units, such that there is a lateral offset of alternating seat bodies to bring them closer to the aisle than the neighbouring seat units;
• or (c) the seat bodies of alternating seat units are moveable, along their central axes, between a private configuration in which the seat body of the second seat unit is staggered rearwards of the seat body of an adjacent, forward, seat unit, and a sharing configuration in which the seat bodies are side-by-side.