RECARO Aircraft Seating
Announcements
Airbus transfers complete responsibility for quality control of A380 seats to Recaro
Schwaebisch Hall. Effective August 9, 2013, Recaro Aircraft Seating has assumed complete responsibility for source inspections of seats for the A380 long range aircraft on behalf of Airbus. This makes the company not only the first Airbus supplier in the world authorized to carry out supplier source inspections for a product used in the A380, but also the first seat manufacturer authorized to do so for all the seats it supplies to Airbus.
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Reinhard Bretthauer wins “Recaro Supplier Award 2013"
Schwaebisch Hall, Germany/Swiebodzin, Poland. For the fourth year, Recaro Aircraft Seating has distinguished its best suppliers. The Reinhard Bretthauer company based in Dillenburg, Germany, managed to win the “Recaro Supplier Award” for the second time. On June 6, 2013, the award ceremony was held in Swiebodzin, Poland, at the 5th “Recaro Aircraft Seating Global Supplier Conference”, in which more than 100 supplier companies participated.
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Recaro Aircraft Seating achieves sales increase
Schwaebisch Hall, Germany. Recaro Aircraft Seating was able to achieve slight growth in 2012: The Schwaebisch Hall-based aircraft seating supplier generated sales of 309 million Euros in the last business year. The company aims to increase its sales to 500 million Euros by 2017.
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Recaro Aircraft Seating is the “Hidden Champion”
Schwaebisch Hall, Germany. For the third time, German news channel n-tv has selected the “Hidden Champion” from among Germany’s owner-managed companies. This year, the prize was awarded to Recaro Aircraft Seating as an example of a midsized enterprise which has made an outstanding contribution in sustainability. On April 25, 2013, the award was presented during the “Global Business Week” in Frankfurt.
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Airbus transfers responsibility for quality control of long-range aircraft to Recaro Aircraft Seating
Schwaebisch Hall/Hamburg, Germany. Airbus has decided to waive the source inspections of Recaro economy and business class seats for long-range flights. Due to the seat supplier’s consistently outstanding quality and adherence to delivery dates, the aircraft manufacturer has given the company complete responsibility for the approval of the products destined for the A330 and A340.
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