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BHIL
Received this today:
Thai Airways plans to retrofit its B777-200ER fleet in 2018 as part of a push to offer lie-flat business class seats across its long haul fleet. Thai Airways is also introducing a new premium product for its regional fleet, which will debut in 2018 on a retrofitted A330-300s.
The plan has been to retrofit the B777-200ER business class cabin by swapping out angled flat seats in 2-2-2 configuration for lie-flat seats in 1-2-1 configuration. The original plan was to retrofit all... six of these B777-200ERs in 2017. Mr Krittaphon said all six aircraft are now slated to be retrofitted in 2018.Thai Airways is also planning to introduce a new regional premium product. The new business class product for short and medium haul routes will be a significant improvement over the current product now on Thai’s A330s, B777-200s and B777-300s, but will not be lie-flat. Mr Kittaphon said Thai plans to retrofit two A330-300s in 2018 and use these aircraft as a prototype of its new regional business class product. The product will likely then be used in the aircraft Thai acquires to replace its B777-200s and B777-300s.
The rest of the A330 fleet may also eventually be retrofitted, providing a consistent product across the regional network. The A330 and B777-200 business class cabins have a 2-2-2 configuration while the B777-300 has a 2-3-2 configuration. The seats are angled flat or recliner style, depending on the aircraft.
Source : CAPA
thanks for sharing. from this info, only the part about the new domestic product is new. the retrofit of the 777-200ER seems to get delayed and delayed....