Consolidated New Business Class Seat (Photos, Info, and Rollout) Thread [Merged]

[mymiles2go]

Update on 9/18/07: Ok, I'm lazy and never got around to putting a consolidated thing together. If someone has a good post that they want to display as the first post, then I'm more than happy to put that up here. Just PM me and I'll copy/paste whatever anyone would like. It is plausible at some point I'll have the time to comb through 41 pages of stuff and then figure it all out.


http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070723/aqm071.html?.v=14

http://suitedreams.united.com/

Wow....


Mymiles2go Note (7/23/07): Over the next 24-48 hours I'll go ahead and groom much of the data in this thread to create a bit of a FAQ about the new biz seats on this thread that we can reference for the next...long time. (I.e. Seat Counts, aircraft, etc...)

Thanks!

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CHICAGO, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines today revealed details of its new international United Business® experience that will provide customers with the optimal space to work, sleep or relax during long overseas flights. With today's announcement, United will earn the distinction of becoming the first U.S. carrier to offer fully lie-flat beds in business class on overseas flights.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070723/AQM071)

To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/united/28964/

[Editor's Note: Downloadable images and broadcast-quality video is available at http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/united/28964 Satellite feeds are below.]

Source: United Airlines

[qasr]

Wow, thanks for posting!

to UA for going fully flat!

[indo79]

You beat me to it, I was at the press release section. WOW!

[djerikd]

Suite..er, sweet!

[UNITED959]

Pretty nice looking. A sign of good things, we hope!

[qasr]

I can't believe the capacity reductions--huge!

747: 73 seats currently, will be 52.
777: 49 seats currently, will be 40.
767: 32 seats currently, will be 26.

The 747 really copped it, my guess is that they'll probably lose a lot of seats on the UD?

[mahasamatman]

So what's the incentive for someone to purchase F?

[UnitedSkies]

Originally Posted by qasr

I can't believe the capacity reductions--huge!

747: 73 seats currently, will be 52.
777: 49 seats currently, will be 40.
767: 32 seats currently, will be 26.

The 747 really copped it, my guess is that they'll probably lose a lot of seats on the UD?

Hm, I wonder if the two international 777 configurations will have the same number of C and F seats now.

[JAaronT]

Wow, that's a big hit in number of seats on the 747.

[mahasamatman]

Originally Posted by qasr

I can't believe the capacity reductions

I can.

Originally Posted by qasr

The 747 really copped it, my guess is that they'll probably lose a lot of seats on the UD?

Do you think they would move F to the upper deck? There should be enough room for the 12 F suites up there.

[LagunaBeach]

At long last, great news!

Thanks for posting.

[JAaronT]

Originally Posted by mahasamatman

So what's the incentive for someone to purchase F?

Service (ha ha!), bigger seat (I'm 6'4", so a 6'4" bed will be cramped), on-ground amenties?

[mahasamatman]

Originally Posted by JAaronT

Service (ha ha!), bigger seat (I'm 6'4", so a 6'4" bed will be cramped), on-ground amenties?

Is the F suite really longer? As for the others, UA will have to do a lot of work on those.

[N334AA]

Wow fully flat, I'm impressed.

[mahasamatman]

Originally Posted by N334AA

Wow fully flat, I'm impressed.

But not surprising. Consensus on FT was always that it would be.