Global aircraft seating manufacturer Recaro plans to commence sourcing from India in collaboration with local industry to support the mega orders which it recently bagged from India-based airlines, including IndiGo.

Recaro’s Chief Executive Mark Hiller said that the global aircraft seat manufacturer will start sourcing activities for 'materials' used for seat dressings from India. It is also mulling other components sourcing from India. The project for sourcing is expected to be finalised by the end of 2024.

Recaro will provide its R5 business class seats for narrow-body aircraft to IndiGo. These seats will be installed in 45 A321 Neo, while R2 will be fixed in economy class. In total, IndiGo has ordered a total of 45 shipsets to meet this upgrade, with each A321 neo aircraft featuring 12 business class seats and 208 economy class seats.

esides, the seat manufacturer will provide the complete cabin layover in IndiGo A321 XLRs. The airline has ordered over 60 XLRs, which will be delivered from 2025 onwards. Furthermore, Recaro has also bagged orders for more than 20,000 economy and 2,500 premium economy seats from Air India.