Yet Another Owner / Operators Update on Aircraft Seats – Prepare to Have Your Expectations Reclined. There was a time — and it wasn't even that long ago — when a "premium" airplane seat meant a little extra padding and a tray table that didn't wobble. Those days are as gone as the ashtray in the armrest. Somewhere between the last decade and this one, the aircraft seat quietly staged a coup. It stopped being furniture and started being infrastructure — part bed, part offic