SkyNook Offers Space, Privacy in Economy Class
SkyNook Offers Space, Privacy in Economy Class
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Publish Date: 2026-02-22 09:23:00
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The Collins Aerospace SkyNook layout makes good use of previously “wasted” space in the economy class cabin
A bit of extra space. Perhaps a bit of privacy, too. That’s the promise of Collins Aerospace‘s SkyNook suite. Unlike most on-board luxuries, however, this one is located at the back of the aircraft. The very last row, in fact, as the company aims to offer a more premium experience for economy class travelers.
It comes down to how are we utilizing space? And then how can we give something back for people to to say, this is almost an upgrade. This is a premium experience in the economy cabin.
– Jefferey McKee, Director of Customer Experience Design at Collins Aerospace
Aircraft interiors are designed to optimize every inch of space in the cabin. But for decades the back of the economy class cabin has typically flown without such optimizations in play. The fuselage tapers, meaning an airline must remove a seat from the back row(s). Some travelers go out of their way to select those seats, opting for the bit of extra shoulder room in exchange for sitting all the way in the back.
SkyNook makes that an even more compelling trade-off. It delivers a range of options that make the space adjacent to the seat more functional across a range of use cases. Though also at a price.
Selling the Space
The concept builds off years of design efforts from Collins. Jefferey McKee, Director of Customer Experience Design at Collins Aerospace, shares with PaxEx.Aero that the company showed off an earlier concept for a bassinet in the space in 2025 at Aircraft Interiors Expo. That seems to have struck a chord with at least one airline.
“Quite a few years ago we were doing some LOPA* studies and doing optimization of space,” McKee explains. “We were starting to see a pattern where those areas were underutilized, and either has to be a really special seat, a special passenger or there’s no passenger there. SkyNook is growing a…
