Originally Posted by
newfbc
The current trend with airlines is to rip out business class and replace with premium economy. Will be interesting to see what AC does here.
AC already has fairly small J/F cabins compared to those carriers though.
Take a look at LH's 333s, for instance, since there's an easy direct comparison. They have 3 layouts - 8F 30J, 8F 42J, and 42J. On all of those aircraft, the J/F seating extends well past doors 2. AC has 32 J seats on the 333, all forward of doors 2.
AC also started bringing in PY earlier than a number of the carriers named in that article.
So you could argue, to some extent, that AC was ahead of the curve on this.
Originally Posted by
mileageking
IMHO QR J Qsuites would be better than AC's J product.
I'm not saying AC's hard product is the best. But you don't need the best product to secure a profitable share of the market, and AC has been heavily focused on profitability for a long time. The fairly recent 333 refurbishment suggests AC is comfortable with where it's at when it comes to hard product.