British Airways tries to regain its halo with a new first-class seat

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Inside the entrance to Tangerine, a small design agency in Southwark, south London sits a historic object. It is an example of the first lie-flat business-class airline seat, introduced by British Airways 25 years ago, an innovation that was revolutionary at the time but is now commonplace.

Aviation has moved on and BA, which once called itself “the world’s…