So that step will reduce the number of flight attendants from four to three, yet allow the airline to provide more seating space for each passenger.

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Spurred on by the automakers, Johnson Controls acquired several companies, including Prince Automotive, creator of the first lighted vanity mirror, as it expanded beyond seating to provide complete interiors and electronics.

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Qantas recently unveiled plans to provide similar suite-like seating aboard planes in 2008.

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