Recaro Aircraft Seating of Germany has just received an order from American Airlines (AA) to equip the carrier's entire narrow-body fleet with economy class seats.

It's the first order American Airlines has placed with an aircraft seat supplier from outside the USA.

Recaro will replace coach class seats on all AA's McDonnell Douglas 80 and Boeing 727 aircraft from 1998.

Recaro has also won a major contract for equipping all AA's new Boeing 777s and new 737-800s from 1998.

This huge order means that Recaro Aircraft Seating will supply 11,000 seats in 1998 and an additional 25,000 seats the year after.

The company's two production lines in Germany will be running at peak capacity for the next three years.

Source: Flight Daily News