A seat for an aircraft, comprising: a back support including back support rails ; an upper thoracic support located at an upper end of the back support , the upper thoracic support including thoracic support rails ; wherein each of the thoracic support rails is pivotably coupled to one of the back support rails at a respective pivot joint ; a headrest ; and a support bar coupled to a platform of the headrest via a pivot joint , the pivot joint being configured to allow the platform to pivot about the support bar , the support bar including a pair of legs , and wherein each pivot joint is located at the upper end of the back support and the headrest is coupled to the upper thoracic support , wherein the headrest is configured to pivot, relative to the back support , with the upper thoracic support about the pivot joints , and wherein the upper thoracic support further comprises a mounting bracket configured to support attachment of the headrest to the upper thoracic support and coupled to the thoracic support rails , wherein the legs of the support bar are located through receptacles of the mounting bracket, and wherein the mounting bracket includes a crossbar section extending between the thoracic support rails , wherein the crossbar section is configured to couple the thoracic support rails to one another, such that a rotation of one thoracic support rail about its respective pivot joint is translated to the other thoracic support rail , thereby causing the other thoracic support rail to rotate about its pivot joint , wherein the mounting bracket and the support bar are configured such that as the headrest rotates relative to the support bar, the support bar and the thoracic support rails remain coplanar. a back support including back support rails ; an upper thoracic support located at an upper end of the back support , the upper thoracic support including thoracic support rails ; wherein each of the thoracic support rails is pivotably coupled to one of the back support rails at a respective pivot joint ; a headrest ; and a support bar coupled to a platform of the headrest via a pivot joint , the pivot joint being configured to allow the platform to pivot about the support bar , the support bar including a pair of legs , and wherein each pivot joint is located at the upper end of the back support and the headrest is coupled to the upper thoracic support , wherein the headrest is configured to pivot, relative to the back support , with the upper thoracic support about the pivot joints , and wherein the upper thoracic support further comprises a mounting bracket configured to support attachment of the headrest to the upper thoracic support and coupled to the thoracic support rails , wherein the legs of the support bar are located through receptacles of the mounting bracket, and wherein the mounting bracket includes a crossbar section extending between the thoracic support rails , wherein the crossbar section is configured to couple the thoracic support rails to one another, such that a rotation of one thoracic support rail about its respective pivot joint is translated to the other thoracic support rail , thereby causing the other thoracic support rail to rotate about its pivot joint , wherein the mounting bracket and the support bar are configured such that as the headrest rotates relative to the support bar, the support bar and the thoracic support rails remain coplanar. <EOS>