County Armagh-based Thompson Aero Seating is launching a new business-class seat.

The launch of the VantageNOVA has heralded further significant growth of Thompson Aero Seating’s engineering function in Banbridge and Portadown, County Armagh.

A market leader in premium aircraft seating, Thompson based in Craigavon is a home-grown success story for business in Northern Ireland.

Founded 20 years ago with the introduction of its first Vantage fully-flat bed seat, Thompson has launched the newest star of the Vantage seating family which is designed specifically for large, twin-aisle aircraft, like the A350.