Airbus Files Patent for Bench Seating to Accommodate Heavier Passengers From: Product Design & Development - 02/22/2016 Airbus has filed a patent for bench style seating that could carry varying groups of passengers, including overweight flyers, more easily. The patent for the "Re-Configurable Passenger Bench Seat," was published February 11th by the US Patent & Trademark Office, according to a report by the Consumerist. The patent explains that the special seat could be arranged in three configurations: the first to transport two overweight individuals, a second to carry three average-sized adults, or a third to seat two adults and two children. Read the entire article at: http://www.pddnet.com/news/2016/02/airbus-files-patent-bench-seating-accommodate-heavier-passengers Links: Re-configurable Passenger Bench Seat http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=%22Re-Configurable+Passenger+Bench+Seat%22 Airbus Patents Adjustable Seats for People of Every Size, In-Seat Storage That Eliminates All Legroom http://consumerist.com/2016/02/17/airbus-patents-adjustable-seats-for-people-of-every-size-in-seat-storage-that-eliminates-all-legroom