An aircraft seat comprising: a base assembly couplable to a floor of an aircraft; a seat frame coupled to the base assembly, the seat frame including a seat pan frame and a seatback frame, the seat comprising a seat pan coupled to the seat pan frame, the seat pan including one or more fixed seat pan rails, the seat pan configured to couple to a seat pan cushion, the seatback frame configured to couple to a seatback cushion; and a lift assist system configured to position the seat pan between one of a stowed position and a deployed position with respect to the seat pan frame, the lift assist system comprising: one or more pivoting lift rails configured to couple to the one or more fixed seat pan rails, the one or more pivoting lift rails arranged substantially parallel to the one or more fixed seat pan rails when in the stowed position; an actuator sub-system, the actuator sub-system including an actuator configured to actuate the one or more pivoting lift rails between one of the stowed position and the deployed position; and characterized by a translation sub-system, the translation sub-system comprising: one or more tracking rails positioned between the one or more pivoting lift rails and the one or more fixed seat pan rails; and a slot-and-groove assembly configured to translate the seat pan a select distance away from the seatback frame, the slot-and-groove assembly including one or more slots positioned on the one or more pivoting lift rails and one or more grooves positioned on the one or more tracking rails, the one or more slots configured to translate along the one or more grooves to translate the seat pan the select distance away from the seatback frame. a base assembly couplable to a floor of an aircraft; a seat frame coupled to the base assembly, the seat frame including a seat pan frame and a seatback frame, the seat comprising a seat pan coupled to the seat pan frame, the seat pan including one or more fixed seat pan rails, the seat pan configured to couple to a seat pan cushion, the seatback frame configured to couple to a seatback cushion; and a lift assist system configured to position the seat pan between one of a stowed position and a deployed position with respect to the seat pan frame, the lift assist system comprising: one or more pivoting lift rails configured to couple to the one or more fixed seat pan rails, the one or more pivoting lift rails arranged substantially parallel to the one or more fixed seat pan rails when in the stowed position; an actuator sub-system, the actuator sub-system including an actuator configured to actuate the one or more pivoting lift rails between one of the stowed position and the deployed position; and characterized by a translation sub-system, the translation sub-system comprising: one or more tracking rails positioned between the one or more pivoting lift rails and the one or more fixed seat pan rails; and a slot-and-groove assembly configured to translate the seat pan a select distance away from the seatback frame, the slot-and-groove assembly including one or more slots positioned on the one or more pivoting lift rails and one or more grooves positioned on the one or more tracking rails, the one or more slots configured to translate along the one or more grooves to translate the seat pan the select distance away from the seatback frame. one or more pivoting lift rails configured to couple to the one or more fixed seat pan rails, the one or more pivoting lift rails arranged substantially parallel to the one or more fixed seat pan rails when in the stowed position; an actuator sub-system, the actuator sub-system including an actuator configured to actuate the one or more pivoting lift rails between one of the stowed position and the deployed position; and characterized by a translation sub-system, the translation sub-system comprising: one or more tracking rails positioned between the one or more pivoting lift rails and the one or more fixed seat pan rails; and a slot-and-groove assembly configured to translate the seat pan a select distance away from the seatback frame, the slot-and-groove assembly including one or more slots positioned on the one or more pivoting lift rails and one or more grooves positioned on the one or more tracking rails, the one or more slots configured to translate along the one or more grooves to translate the seat pan the select distance away from the seatback frame. one or more tracking rails positioned between the one or more pivoting lift rails and the one or more fixed seat pan rails; and a slot-and-groove assembly configured to translate the seat pan a select distance away from the seatback frame, the slot-and-groove assembly including one or more slots positioned on the one or more pivoting lift rails and one or more grooves positioned on the one or more tracking rails, the one or more slots configured to translate along the one or more grooves to translate the seat pan the select distance away from the seatback frame.