| Air-India has selected Italian interior major Avio Interiors to install first, business and economy class seats on board of 23 B777s and economy class seats of 18 B737-800 aircraft. |
| Avio Interiors will install specially designed seats for Air-India carrying the names of Greek mythological legends such as Persues, Centaurus and Phoenix. |
| The Italian major is also planning a new model of first class seats, confirmed S Venkat, company secretary, Air-India. According to sources, top people were invited to finalise the selection of seats from various walks of life. |
| "The selection was done by tying the eyes to get the real feel and suggestion for improvement," they added. |
| Air-India has already informed the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company of the selection of Avio Interiors. This seat installation deal is estimated at over Rs 225 crore. |
| "The seat manufacturer is designing special new model seats for first class of eight 777-200LR and 15 B777-300ER. While business class seats will be of Persues for 23 Boeing 777s," a source said. |
| Persues, in the name of a Greek mythological hero, is an electrically controlled seat with a back recline mechanism and a folding and sliding front legrest. These seats will have a four-way adjustable headrest. |
| The economy class seats will be of Centaurus, who is half-man, half-horse, and considered to be the inventor of medicine. These seats will have a porter hydraulic recline lock and mechanical control with fireblocked foam bottom cushion. |
| The seats of 18 B737-800 aircraft of Air-India's low-fare subsidiary Air-India Express will be of Phoenix. Phoenix is a legendary bird which was reborn from its own ashes. |
| "Phoenix seats have front and rear track fitting anti-rattle device with positive locking shear pin. It is having multiposition adjustable rear footrest with floatation bottom cushion," sources added. |
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