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14 雙語新聞 B I L I N G U A L T I M E S TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 ? TAIPEI TIMES P14 Bilingual P14 Bilingual 紅藍黃黑 紅藍黃黑 Riding high: new plane ‘saddle’ would pack in passengers 新型座椅間距小　廉價航空載更多 Anew design for economy class airline seating gives a new meaning to the term “cattle class” — as passengers would sit on saddle-type seats, even closer to the person in front than now. The SkyRider design, unveiled at a trade fair in Long Beach, California, may appeal to budget airlines around the world eager to save valuable extra inches in the back end of planes. The new seats would decrease the pitch, or distance, between seats to 58cm or less, compared to an average of 70cm, said Italian company Aviointeriors in a statement. “With a much reduced seat pitch, the SkyRider preserves a comfortable position for the low fare passengers,” said the company as the new seats were presented at the Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas trade fair. The SkyRider “is intended as a new basic class. The passenger’s seating position is similar to that of a touring motor-scooter rider,” it added. “This posture permits that the overall longitudinal space occupied by the seat with the seated passenger is far less than that of a conventional, very high-density 28 inch (71cm) economy class seat.” Irish budget airline Ryanair’s publicity-friendly boss Michael O’Leary has suggested he would even be prepared to introduce standing-room only sections in his planes, although this would likely be banned by European safety rules. “We understand that some airline companies would even want to go for a Stand-Up Cabin,” said Aviointeriors. “The SkyRider has been designed and engineered to offer the possibility to even further reduce ticket prices while still maintaining sound profitability, which, even with a dual or three class seating arrangement, will allow maximum certified passenger capacity of the aircraft.” (afp) 最近新推出的經濟艙座椅設計，將名符其實的讓經濟艙變成 「牲畜艙」，因為乘客將坐在類似馬鞍的座椅上，距離前 座乘客的距離比目前的座位還要近。 新座椅型號名為SkyRider，並於加州長堤的商