Business Readout: Recaro talks order wins, the business class market gap it needs to fill, and newly important seat certification criteria

Ahead of AIX 2026, we sit down for a wide-ranging discussion with Recaro CEO Mark Hiller, covering R6, single-aisle and widebody business products, the narrowbody situation, critical new certification hurdles to clear, and how its iterative sustainability demonstrator R Sphere works

By John Walton 11 min read
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John Walton

Editor in chief of The Up Front, with two decades of experience reporting across the global aviation industry, specialising in business and first class, seats, cabins and the passenger experience.