Thompson Aero Seating is showcasing its VantageXL business class seat configured for Lufthansa Group leisure carrier Discover Airlines at the RedCabin Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit, with the announcement dated 1 June 2026. The event places Discover’s forthcoming long-haul business class hard product within a broader cabin innovation agenda, highlighting Thompson’s role as a key premium seating supplier to the group.
The showcased seat is part of Thompson’s VantageXL family, an evolution of the original Vantage platform that provides a fully flat horizontal bed, 100% direct aisle access and increased personal space versus earlier variants. VantageXL is marketed as suitable for both twin-aisle and single-aisle aircraft, giving Discover and the wider Lufthansa Group flexibility for future fleet and cabin planning.
Discover has selected VantageXL for its long-haul business class cabins, aligning its product strategy with fellow Lufthansa Group leisure airline Edelweiss, which already deploys the same platform. Detailed aircraft allocations, cabin layouts, seat counts and entry-into-service timing for Discover’s VantageXL installation have not yet been disclosed.