Well, passenger planes are yet another story. :) I was lucky to get a flight on one from the first commercial batch of new TU-204s in mid-90s. That was amasing - wide soft chairs with two adjustments, more then enough space for legs - you could comfortably sit legs-crossed, roomy toilets, and so on. Economy class in that TU-204 was better than business one on any other planes at the time. It was the most comfortable plane I ever flew.
But when I got on newer TU-204 decade later - it was the same shit as other planes. They squized rows and toilets to fit few additional rows and replaced chairs to something much cheaper.
I think it's airlines dictate manufacturer to make planes with as dense seats as possible. Manufacturers are able and ready to make comfortable planes, but greedy airlines want cattle cars for maximum profit.
Well, passenger planes are yet another story. :) I was lucky to get a flight on one from the first commercial batch of new TU-204s in mid-90s. That was amasing - wide soft chairs with two adjustments, more then enough space for legs - you could comfortably sit legs-crossed, roomy toilets, and so on. Economy class in that TU-204 was better than business one on any other planes at the time. It was the most comfortable plane I ever flew.
But when I got on newer TU-204 decade later - it was the same shit as other planes. They squized rows and toilets to fit few additional rows and replaced chairs to something much cheaper.
I think it's airlines dictate manufacturer to make planes with as dense seats as possible. Manufacturers are able and ready to make comfortable planes, but greedy airlines want cattle cars for maximum profit.