Jun 25, 2015, 8:33 pm
Last edit by: starflyergold
Aer Lingus New A330 and B757 Transatlantic Business Class
Thompson Aero Seating (Portadown) seating
Launched March 15, 2015; installed in all EI A330 aircraft.
- Seats convert to two metre lie flat beds
- 90% direct aisle access
- Touchscreen seat controls
- In-seat massage function
- Personal AC and USB charging points
- IFE 16 inch flat screen monitors with AVOD (from Inflight Dublin)
- Storage space for shoes or laptop, tablet, water bottle
- Personal reading LED spot lamp
- On demand food and beverage service
- Courtesy WiFi
Link to Factorydesign publicity video / guide on YouTube (Video embedding seemingly not available in wikis)
Window seating (Factory Design)
Window and centre section (BoardingArea)
B757 roll out has commenced with EI-LBT and is expected to be completed by May 2016.
Business-Class Lie-Flat-Seats from 2015
Aug 13, 2014, 4:45 am
#31
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Yeah, they did say a couple of years ago that the demand for Premium Cabin space outstripped supply so they would be taking steps to increase the supply...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aer-l...-capacity.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aer-l...-capacity.html
Aug 18, 2014, 8:14 am
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From what Thompson Aero says in the press release on their website, the first ship should be going in to get fitted in December and the last one should be completed in March:
http://www.thompsonaero.com/index.php/news/
If this is true this is good news!
Right now all A330s aircraft have 24 business seats for a total of 168. This means there will be a gain of 21 seats fleet wide. If the video of the A330-300 on the Aer Lingus website it to be believed, the A330-300 will have 30 seats leaving the A330-200 with only 23 seats each.
http://www.thompsonaero.com/index.php/news/
If this is true this is good news!
Right now all A330s aircraft have 24 business seats for a total of 168. This means there will be a gain of 21 seats fleet wide. If the video of the A330-300 on the Aer Lingus website it to be believed, the A330-300 will have 30 seats leaving the A330-200 with only 23 seats each.
Aug 18, 2014, 8:36 am
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Alot can happen between now and March. I wouldn't take those tweets as ultimate confirmation that the A330s will all be completed by March. They pointedly ignored the request to confirm completion by March, instead focusing only on the aircraft type in the final tweet.
Which is not to say that it won't happen by then - but those tweets in no way should be taken as confirmation that all A330s will be reconverted by the end of March.
Which is not to say that it won't happen by then - but those tweets in no way should be taken as confirmation that all A330s will be reconverted by the end of March.
Jan 18, 2015, 4:37 pm
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Any updates on this, on when the first of the new aircraft will be fitted?
I got an invitation from EI last week to go and take a look at a mock-up of the new seats down in Palo Alto. (Palo Alto is in Silicon Valley about 20 minutes/miles south of SFO for those not from the Bay Area). It is invitation only and they are being pretty strict. I asked if i could bring a guest and they said I could not as space was very limited.
I will find out at the event what their expected dates are and report back. Sounds like they are really pushing the boat out and are serious about poaching business class travelers from some of the big guns if they are hosting this at the Four Seasons.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO A SPECIAL EVENT TO EXPERIENCE
THE FIRST REVEAL OF OUR NEW BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE,
INCLUDING THE NEW AER LINGUS BUSINESS CLASS LIE-FLAT SEAT.
http://www.aerlingus.com/new-busines...s/indexna.html
AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
SILICON VALLEY AT EAST PALO ALTO
2050 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
ON WEDNESDAY,
4TH FEBRUARY 2015 AT 5:30PM.
WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THIS
UNIQUELY IRISH EVENT.
RSVP
Email [email protected]
or Kathleen Dougherty/Aer Lingus Corporate Sales at 516-622-4125
by 22 January 2015.
PARKING
Valet parking will be
available at the venue.
REFRESHMENTS
Light refreshments and canapés will be served throughout the evening.
I got an invitation from EI last week to go and take a look at a mock-up of the new seats down in Palo Alto. (Palo Alto is in Silicon Valley about 20 minutes/miles south of SFO for those not from the Bay Area). It is invitation only and they are being pretty strict. I asked if i could bring a guest and they said I could not as space was very limited.
I will find out at the event what their expected dates are and report back. Sounds like they are really pushing the boat out and are serious about poaching business class travelers from some of the big guns if they are hosting this at the Four Seasons.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO A SPECIAL EVENT TO EXPERIENCE
THE FIRST REVEAL OF OUR NEW BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE,
INCLUDING THE NEW AER LINGUS BUSINESS CLASS LIE-FLAT SEAT.
http://www.aerlingus.com/new-busines...s/indexna.html
AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
SILICON VALLEY AT EAST PALO ALTO
2050 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
ON WEDNESDAY,
4TH FEBRUARY 2015 AT 5:30PM.
WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THIS
UNIQUELY IRISH EVENT.
RSVP
Email [email protected]
or Kathleen Dougherty/Aer Lingus Corporate Sales at 516-622-4125
by 22 January 2015.
PARKING
Valet parking will be
available at the venue.
REFRESHMENTS
Light refreshments and canapés will be served throughout the evening.
Jan 19, 2015, 12:12 am
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Jan 26, 2015, 6:25 am
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qmacker,
I look forward to hearing any updates from your experience at the first class reveal! Hoping this rolls out across all routes as I am traveling to Europe later this year.
I look forward to hearing any updates from your experience at the first class reveal! Hoping this rolls out across all routes as I am traveling to Europe later this year.
Feb 14, 2015, 6:10 am
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From what I can make out this is the current situation;
EI-DUO - is re-fitted and starting flights as of 15th February.
EI-EAV - is re-fitted and as of right now is flying back from the re-fit to DUB to re-position for service.
EI-DUZ - is currently on it's way to begin re-fitting.
Turn around time is around a month(?) by the looks of things. I may be wrong though?
EI-DUO - is re-fitted and starting flights as of 15th February.
EI-EAV - is re-fitted and as of right now is flying back from the re-fit to DUB to re-position for service.
EI-DUZ - is currently on it's way to begin re-fitting.
Turn around time is around a month(?) by the looks of things. I may be wrong though?