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Aircraft offering horizontally flat-lying seats
Aircraft offering fully horizontal lie flat seats in Business / First.
See links to threads on specific aircraft and seating in Wikipost, above.
NOTE: All* widebody aircraft are being fitted with Premium Economy seating using the Rockwell Collins MiQ seat. In some instances, the required seat reduction is from Main Cabin Extra. All AA widebody aircraft and international 757-200s offer lie flat Business seats, other than US-Hawaii 757s offering standard recliners. All lie flat seats other than the 75L and 321T Diamond Parallel Seats are all aisle seat access.
Aircraft type - timetable designation - seat type (notes)
- Airbus A330-300 / 333: Zodiac - Sicma "Envoy Suite" (*No Premium Economy - time to retire extended)
- Airbus A330-200 / 332: Zodiac - Sicma "Envoy Suite"
- Airbus A321-200 Transcontinental / 321T (aa.com lists it and other A321s with Sharklets wingtip devices as “32B”): Zodiac Sicma solo suite (F - as 77W J seat); B/E Aerospace Diamond Parallel seat pairs (J) (NOTE: aa.com lists A321T and reclining seat AA A321s with “Sharklets” wingtip devices variants as “32B” on aa.com; US non-Sharklets A321s are listed as “321”)
- Boeing 787-9/ 789: B/E Aerospace Super Diamond Solo (reverse herringbone, face forward)
- Boeing 787-8 / 788: Zodiac Concept D Business Suite (face fore and aft)
- Boeing 777-300ER / 77W: Zodiac Flagship Suite (F); Zodiac "Cirrus" Business Suite (J)
- Boeing 777-200ER/ 772: B/E Aerospace Super Diamond Solo (reverse herringbone, face forward)
- Boeing 777-200ER/ 772: Zodiac Concept D Business Suite (face fore and aft)
- Boeing 767-300ER / 763: Thompson Vantage 1 - 2 - 1 layout all aisle access
- Boeing 757-200 International / 75L: B/E Aerospace Diamond Parallel 2 x 2 paired seats
Link - The AA Cargo Site offers Widebody schedules
Link - The (unofficial) AA Fleet Site offers configuration by individual aircraft registration (“tail”) number
Initial booking results on aa.com reveal aircraft types operated on routes
Note: Airbus A321-200 aircraft will all be refitted y 2021 with Rockwell Collins MiQ seats as used in Premium Economy (but without foot peg / rests or seatback IFE) at 37” pitch in C/F, and the new ultra slimline Rockwell Collins Meridian seats at 33” MCE, 30” Main Cabin. Not lie flat.
[All Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft Rockwell Collins MiQ seats as used in Premium Economy (but without foot peg / rests or seatback IFE) at 37” pitch in C/F, and the new ultra slimline Rockwell Collins Meridian seats at 33” MCE, 30” Main Cabin. All 737-800 aircraft will be refitted to this seat by 2021 as well. Not lie flat.
Last edited by JDiver; Jan 24, 2019 at 10:04 pm
Reason: Add answers to frequently asked question