Not exact matches
The newly designed
aircraft, built partially with lightweight composite materials and powered by Pratt & Whitney's fuel - saving engines, is targeted at established carriers looking to replace older, inefficient planes, and new airlines launching in developing countries, such
as China, to service the growing middle
class and airport expansion.
The new suites come
as part of Emirates» multi-million dollar upgrade of its entire Boeing 777
aircraft, including its business and economy
class cabins, walkway, washrooms, and galleys.
We'll still be the fourth largest defence power in the world, he continued, and listed retention of Britain's nuclear deterrent, a world
class new
aircraft carrier, a new fleet of destroyers and the new Typhoon fighter
as evidence that Britain will remain a «full spectrum defence player.»
In the Daedalus plan, for instance, constructing a nearly 200 - meter - long, 4,000 - metric - ton spacecraft in Earth orbit was actually the easy part, nevermind that such a ship would be roughly the same size
as one of the UK's Queen Elizabeth -
class aircraft carriers.
In a 3 - cabin
aircraft with separate economy, business, and first
classes (such
as JFK - LAX / SFO transcontinental routes or select international routes), they'll charge higher rates for first than for business.
Even though Dragon Air positions itself
as a budget airline, it offers comfortable
aircraft with excellent service and full business
class amenities, even on its short flights.
The Economy
Class cabins in these A330s are not the same
as you'll find on other Virgin Atlantic
aircraft and they promise nothing but a truly uncomfortable flight.
Etihad's A380
aircraft have first
class suites (known
as the «First Apartments») that are fully enclosed with a separate bed for more restful sleep.
If you're happy to pay for Business
Class, if you're happy to have a Premium Economy option, or if you're hoping to upgrade into Business
Class you'll probably like this
aircraft change (
as long
as American doesn't change the upgrade rules before next year).
[R] etrofitted
aircraft will continue to offer all - aisle access, lie - flat seats in Business
Class,
as well
as Main Cabin Extra and Main Cabin seats
Lufthansa Technik in Munich will then install the cabin interior including the new Premium Economy
Class as well
as other features so that the new flagship
aircraft will be ready to be presented to the public at the beginning of February.
LATAM now connects Santiago with Melbourne using its Boeing 787 - 9 Dreamliner and,
as that
aircraft has a decent Business
Class offering, this could be a very nice way to get across the Pacific to Australia (or to route the other way)....
The 777 - 200 that American uses is one of the refurbished
aircraft and so will have the new Business
Class seat in an all - aisle - access 1 -2-1 layout (
as also seen in the airline's 787 Dreamliners):
Make sure you play around with your flight options when booking these trips
as you'll have a far better Business
Class seat if you book your flight on an American Airlines
aircraft rather than on operated by British Airways.
Business
Class is fitted with the same Business
Class seats
as found on the Singapore Airlines 777 - 330ER
aircraft:
Ethiopian has 19 Boeing 787 - 8 Dreamliners in its fleet but,
as far
as I can determine, only 6 of those
aircraft have the newer Business
Class seats fitted.
The important thing for passengers is for United to actually get the new cabin fitted into
aircraft sooner rather than later
as, if the airline takes
as long to introduce Premium Plus
as it's taking to roll out Polaris Business
class, we'll have all died of boredom by the time the roll out is complete!
To sum up: I wouldn't pay for the Business
Class cabin, you'd have to pay me to sit in a regular Economy
Class seat leaving Premium Economy
as clearly the best option on the
aircraft.
The 787 - 9 Dreamliner offers Economy
Class seats with a little over 17 ″ of seat width and just 31 ″ of seat pitch so they're about
as tight
as you'll find on any mainstream long - haul
aircraft — that's not good for the distances the 787 - 9 flys.
From 25 March 2018 Lufthansa's daily service between Munich and Chicago will be operated by one of the airline's new A350
aircraft which doesn't feature a First
Class cabin and,
as the A330's which operate the other flights on this route don't offer First
Class either, Business
Class is now the best you'll get on this route... at least for the summer season.
They too saw Brian's article and diagram and recognised the seat
as being Recaro's ComfortLine CL6710 Business
Class seat that they had seen at an
Aircraft Interiors Expo (if it wasn't that exact seat it was certainly something very similar).
The latest schedule update from Singapore Airlines shows that the A350 will be sharing this route with the 777 for a relatively short time
as, from 5 August 2017, the Singapore — Munich route will be operated by only A350
aircraft which doesn't offer a First
Class cabin.
The Business
Class cabin features American Airlines» latest Business
Class product (not the same
as the Business
Class product on their 777 - 300
aircraft) with 6 - across seating (giving passengers all - aisle access passengers) and a seat that converts into a completely flat - bed.
As Qatar Airways takes delivery of new aircraft and as the re-fits of its 777s continue, news of new routes which will offer the Qsuites Business Class product keep coming thick and fas
As Qatar Airways takes delivery of new
aircraft and
as the re-fits of its 777s continue, news of new routes which will offer the Qsuites Business Class product keep coming thick and fas
as the re-fits of its 777s continue, news of new routes which will offer the Qsuites Business
Class product keep coming thick and fast.
The retiring
aircraft will be replaced by the Airbus A350, which will be Delta's flagship international
aircraft and the first to feature the airline's all - new Delta One Suite, the world's first business
class cabin to feature a sliding door,
as well
as Delta Premium Select, a new premium economy experience.
The Runway Girl Network is reporting that Lufthansa is removing First
Class from the 747 - 400
as they revamp the
aircraft one last time before they're retired to the boneyards.
Cathay Pacific will operate the Gatwick service with its brand new Airbus A350 - 900
aircraft featuring a refreshed Business
Class cabin
as well
as new Premium Economy
Class and Economy
Class seats.
Singapore Airlines recently unveiled new Business and First
Class cabins for its Airbus A380
aircraft but,
as things stand, the airline only has one
aircraft with the new cabins installed.
The United Polaris business
class seat will first take flight in December on Boeing 777 - 300ER
aircraft and subsequently on Boeing 787 - 10 and Airbus A350 - 1000
aircraft,
as well
as on Boeing 767 - 300 and 777 - 200 retrofits.
I haven't had the chance to try out one of these
aircraft yet but, from what I've heard, the Business
Class cabin is ok (but not
as good
as the cabins in the 777s) and the Economy Cabin is a bit of a squeeze.
Unsurprisingly,
as Ft. Lauderdale is primarily a leisure route, British Airways isn't employing an
aircraft with a large Business
Class cabin — just 40 seats — but that's still 40 more Business
Class seats flying in and out of Miami 3 - 4 times a week.
We already know that Cathay will be following the herd
as it reconfigures its 777 - 300
aircraft with 10 - across seating in Economy
Class — so that's the end of comfort in Cathay Pacific's Economy
Class cabin — and recent rumors have suggested that the airline would introduce «buy on board» meals on its short - haul flights while, at the same time, giving up on the idea of offering «dine on demand» in Business
Class.
if you're not booking directly into the premium cabin I would also make sure that you secure a Main Cabin Extra seat
as soon
as possible (or possibly even actively avoid this
aircraft if you can't book an MCE seat on it)-- the Economy
Class seats don't look like ones I'd like to find myself in.
This
aircraft swap doesn't really affect the cabin products that passengers can expect
as the DFW - ICN route is currently operated by a refurbished 777 - 200
aircraft featuring new Business
Class seats in a 1 -2-1 layout.....
While not
as good a seat
as the American Airlines 777 - 300ER product the Iberia Business
Class seat is a big improvement on past Iberia offerings and is also considerably better than what British Airways (Iberia's sister airline) offers on their
aircraft... by quite a distance.
These were definitely the short - haul
aircraft to fly
as they came with Qatar Airways crews (complete with Qatar Airways service) and, more importantly, Qatar Airways Business
Class cabins with lie flat beds.
Paris — Vancouver for 93,750 miles roundtrip is easily the best deal here... especially
as the Air France
aircraft on this route is a 777 - 200 with the airline's newer Business
Class installed.
Japan Airlines announced it will install brand new seats in first and business
class as well
as in its main cabin and premium economy sections in its fleet of Boeing 777 - 300ER
aircraft.
The 777
aircraft refresh appears to have left the First and Business
Class cabins
as they have always been (disappointing and overcrowded / outdated respectively) so the changes are confined to the World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy) and World Traveller (Economy) cabins.
The introduction of the 777 - 300ER in place of the Airbus A330 - 300 won't have a monument effect on passengers
as both
aircraft feature Cathay Pacific's reverse herringbone Business
Class seats and both offer Premium Economy.
Unless you manage to book one of the exit row seats you'll find yourself limited to just 31 ″ of seat pitch and all economy
class seats are just 17 wide — essentially the same dimensions
as the seats American Airlines offers on its widebody
aircraft.
First
Class on the BA Boeing 787 - 9 Dreamliner
aircraft feels very private
as it only features 8 seats, compared to the usual 14 seats in BA's other
aircraft types (B747, B777, and A380).
And United's not alone in that respect; we recently noted that a number of the world's leading airlines are moving to eliminate traditional first
class as they buy new
aircraft and retrofit their older ones.
That might not be a good use of your miles, though, because intra-Europe business
class is basically regular coach onboard a narrow - body
aircraft, such
as a 737 or A320 with a blocked middle seat.
A lot of hard work and planning has gone into the arrival from many people across the business and we're pleased that
as an aerodrome we can accept the newest type of
aircraft flying today and that Emirates has recognised Manchester
as a world
class airport.»
With the additional frequency and by operating the world's newest wide - body
aircraft to Singapore, Qatar Airways will further strengthen its position in one of the leading business cities in the Asia Pacific region
as a world -
class airline providing passengers with a premium travel experience.
With the airport now being
classed as «A380 ready» this makes Manchester a «Category 10» airport, meaning that the airport can not only accept the A380 but other «Code F»
aircraft such
as some of the larger freighter
aircraft that are operating around the world.
However, those 777s are listed
as three -
class aircraft, so they presumably have the premium economy option.
Key topics include the airline's expansion prgramme, the arrival of new
aircraft,
as well
as the adoption of business
class into their fleet
Over its five years of operation, the route has seen the introduction of brand new Airbus A330
aircraft and the unveiling of Oman Air «s first - ever First
Class cabin, the launch of the world's first full in - flight connectivity with both mobile phone and wifi internet access, and the confirmation of the UK
as the source of the greatest number of visitors to the Sultanate of Oman.