Jun 25, 2015, 8:33 pm
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Aer Lingus New A330 and B757 Transatlantic Business Class
Thompson Aero Seating (Portadown) seating
Launched March 15, 2015; installed in all EI A330 aircraft.
- Seats convert to two metre lie flat beds
- 90% direct aisle access
- Touchscreen seat controls
- In-seat massage function
- Personal AC and USB charging points
- IFE 16 inch flat screen monitors with AVOD (from Inflight Dublin)
- Storage space for shoes or laptop, tablet, water bottle
- Personal reading LED spot lamp
- On demand food and beverage service
- Courtesy WiFi
Link to Factorydesign publicity video / guide on YouTube (Video embedding seemingly not available in wikis)
Window seating (Factory Design)
Window and centre section (BoardingArea)
B757 roll out has commenced with EI-LBT and is expected to be completed by May 2016.
Business-Class Lie-Flat-Seats from 2015
Feb 26, 2014, 10:13 am
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vs current A330
Lie Flat Sleeper Seats with 58" seat pitch, 21" width on our A330 aircraft.
http://www.aerlingus.com/inflight-ex...haul-business/
Does anyone know whether these wet-leased 757 have full lie-fat?
I know it's the NEW cabin, but not sure about Business class
Lie Flat Sleeper Seats with 58" seat pitch, 21" width on our A330 aircraft.
http://www.aerlingus.com/inflight-ex...haul-business/
Does anyone know whether these wet-leased 757 have full lie-fat?
I know it's the NEW cabin, but not sure about Business class
Mar 9, 2014, 4:05 am
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Yesterday's Irish Times claimed that the new configuration will be 1 - 2 - 1 thus allowing direct aisle access for all.
Apr 3, 2014, 5:33 pm
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SFO will be the first route to get the new seats, or so the SFGate quotes Mueller
SFO will be the first route to get the new seats, or so the SFGate quotes Mueller
Apr 3, 2014, 11:45 pm
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There's a pic of the new seat here...
https://twitter.com/fionndavenport/s...139392/photo/1
https://twitter.com/fionndavenport/s...139392/photo/1
Apr 4, 2014, 4:49 am
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Apr 8, 2014, 7:22 am
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May 7, 2014, 3:45 am
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Telegraph
A MULTI-million pound deal has been signed by Portadown-based Thompson Aero Seats to provide the latest in lie-flat aircraft seats for Aer Lingus.
May 7, 2014, 7:21 pm
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Do you mean just in terms of the seats not being lie flat?
I'm relatively new to J class travel but on recent flights BA J LHR-HKG, CX J HKG-LHR (new business seat) and EI J DUB-BOS, EI won hands down on everything, the only proviso being that I wouldn't want the EI seat on a 12 hour overnight flight, but then they don't currently do that!
I'm relatively new to J class travel but on recent flights BA J LHR-HKG, CX J HKG-LHR (new business seat) and EI J DUB-BOS, EI won hands down on everything, the only proviso being that I wouldn't want the EI seat on a 12 hour overnight flight, but then they don't currently do that!
Since you are NEW on J Class travel I think your opinion is not really accurate.
Can you please elaborate how EI is better than CX?
I travelled on EI before and to be honest, I thought I was on a LCC.
May 8, 2014, 10:46 am
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I didn't say that EI was 'better' than CX, but I did enjoy the flight with EI DUB-BOS more than the CX flights I've been on. The crew and the food were superior, in my opinion, for me, as I experienced it!!!
The best CX flight that I've been on was KUL - HKG in J, that doesn't mean that the regional seat is better than the new J L/H seat just that I enjoyed it more, the food was better and the crew were better.
It may well be that the next time I'm on an EI flight that it won't be as good but I'll remember to remind myself that I might be wrong because my opinion may not be accurate ;-) and as it will probably be to SFO I will be longing for the CX seat I'm sure!
Aug 7, 2014, 12:19 am
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Any semi-reliable info out there on when to expect these new J interiors to be in service? I'm thinking about SFO-DUB in July 2015.
I know the plan is to "begin" the new J cabins "in Q1 2015" (and that the SFO-DUB route will get it first), but....I'm new to EI (so don't know how much credibility to give their projections), schedules *do* slip, and what exactly does it mean if they will "begin" in Q1 - begin doing the work (how long does it take to install a new interior - days, weeks, or months) or begin flying them?
Basically, what I'm looking for (from you who know EI better than me) is, what are the chances I'd be on a lie-flat (and not in the aisles...) outta SFO come July 2015?
Thanks!
I know the plan is to "begin" the new J cabins "in Q1 2015" (and that the SFO-DUB route will get it first), but....I'm new to EI (so don't know how much credibility to give their projections), schedules *do* slip, and what exactly does it mean if they will "begin" in Q1 - begin doing the work (how long does it take to install a new interior - days, weeks, or months) or begin flying them?
Basically, what I'm looking for (from you who know EI better than me) is, what are the chances I'd be on a lie-flat (and not in the aisles...) outta SFO come July 2015?
Thanks!
Aug 7, 2014, 9:05 pm
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I think there is a good chance that SFO will have the new seats by Jul 15, I am less confident about the other routes. I think summer 16 is more realistic for 100% rollout.
EI fleet is pretty maxed out, so I cannot see them taking aircraft out of service in peak season (May-Sept) to fit new seats. I reckon most of the A330 fleet will be refitted during downtime in autumn-winter 2015
EI fleet is pretty maxed out, so I cannot see them taking aircraft out of service in peak season (May-Sept) to fit new seats. I reckon most of the A330 fleet will be refitted during downtime in autumn-winter 2015
Aug 13, 2014, 4:16 am
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From what Thompson Aero says in the press release on their website, the first ship should be going in to get fitted in December and the last one should be completed in March:
http://www.thompsonaero.com/index.php/news/
If this is true this is good news!
Right now all A330s aircraft have 24 business seats for a total of 168. This means there will be a gain of 21 seats fleet wide. If the video of the A330-300 on the Aer Lingus website it to be believed, the A330-300 will have 30 seats leaving the A330-200 with only 23 seats each.
http://www.thompsonaero.com/index.php/news/
The deal involves the purchase of 189 seats for all seven A330 aircraft with the first seats delivered in December this year and all in service by the end of March 2015. They will be available on all our transatlantic flights from Dublin Airport including the new route to San Francisco announced last month.
Right now all A330s aircraft have 24 business seats for a total of 168. This means there will be a gain of 21 seats fleet wide. If the video of the A330-300 on the Aer Lingus website it to be believed, the A330-300 will have 30 seats leaving the A330-200 with only 23 seats each.
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