Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
Competitive with what? Polaris is just finally catching UA up to AC in terms of hard product. AC's current offering seems pretty in line with what WS and AA have. LH is still installing frigging 2-2-2 J layouts in brand new 359s, for crying out loud. BA is finally rolling out a modern J product that's not exactly a leap forward from what AC has.
EK and EY F are not the standard by which AC measures its J hard 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.
Wasn't getting into who's the best, profitability, market-share, etc. Was simply giving PoV that QR's J Qsuites which launched about 4.5yrs ago would be better than AC's J hard product based on your earlier comments/comparison on AC J hard product to UA, WS, AA, LH and BA. Some may eveb say QR's new Business Class Suite introduced on their 787s (I would rate lower than Qsuites) may even be better than AC's J hard product.