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The new First class retrofit to the rest of the Airbus fleet (65 aircraft) will last up to 5 years due to 3 weeks ground time required for an aircraft retrofit.
It is not viable to pull several aircraft from the service for a parallel retrofit.
In Winter 2010/2011 only one A343 and two A346 will get a new First class.
Since the new First class cabin can not be replicated 1:1 from A380, seats will look the same at first glance, but will be slightly modified for the rest of the Airbus fleet, they will keep overhead compartments, and toilets will get a new design, but not the size (for obvious reason)..