JALPak

JAL has announced the plan to install JAL SKY SUITE seats on 787 in FY2014 ending in March 2015 in its medium term management plan: http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/201403/002864.html.

The Japanese version only states SKY SUITE while the English version uses "JAL SKY SUITE". So it is still unclear whether the ones on 777-300ER, 767-300ER, or a new one will be used.

jona970318

Great to see this news! The currents C seats on the 787 is surely insufficient to start any competition these days

JALPak

Actually there are people (or should i use singular?) on this board who prefer those NEO seats over the lie flat SKY SUITE II (You know who you are )

But yes this great news, SKY SUITE is what kept me from trying out 788

callmedtop

Any word on what planes will be rolled out first? Flying NRT-BOS in January '15 and would love the new seat. Otherwise, will pray that NRT-JFK/ORD/LAX in F opens up.

JALPak

Schedule will be announced later. But JFK and other long-haul should be the top of the list. New deliveries this year should have the new seats

KPT

Hoping for some SFO-HND love too

jona970318

To be honest I actually don't mind the non-lie flat NEO seats but would much prefer the SS7

yamanote8

Shush....


SS6 is just a little bit narrow. I like the fact that it's a full-flat product, but combined with the smallness of the 767, doesn't lend for a very comfortable flight. The 787's benefits are not necessarily tangible (like the bars, etc. on the A380 are), but the improved air quality and humidity levels on board were apparent. Combine that with the more spacious cabin and I'd choose it over SS6.

If I had the choice of SS6 vs Neo onboard the 763? I'd probably go with SS6

Still, it's never a bad thing when a carrier decides to install full-flat seats. Let's hope they don't make a mistake with the width, as they did with SS6. Admittedly, SKYRECLINER on the 767 was never a really wide seat to begin with, so I have confidence that SS8 will be a big improvement (as SS6 was over Skyrecliner).

JALPak

The SKY SUITE on SS8 should be the widest one given the current NEO seats on 787 are wider than the NEO seats on 777-300ER. Of course, this is assuming JAL doesn't try to squeeze in more seats by installing SKY SUITE II

stargold

They can't fit 2-3-2 of SS7 on a 787, so it's presumably either going to be SS6 or 2-2-2 SS7.

jona970318

2-2-2 SS7 sounds good to me

Unimatrix One

Now the big questions are:

1. Will these planes have premium economy?
2. What will economy class be like? 2-4-2 or 3-3-3? Will they use the new "Sky Wider" product with 34 inches of pitch?

yerffej201

It'll be interesting to see what routes they first put it on.

JALPak

I would be surprised if they don't put this on JFK first

lovejapan

Does anybody know how SS8 will impact overall seating in the JL's 787? It is currently 186, how low would it go?