May 3, 2016, 9:09 pm
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B/E Aerospace Super Diamond Business Seat for 787-9 & A350
AA had arranged for Zodiac to build a modified "Concept D" Business Class seat to be used in the 787-8 and for the 777-223ER refit. Difficulties in supplying the seat meant some 787-8s were parked awaiting seats to go into service and delays in the 772 refit. AA ultimately terminated Zodiac's contract, and they will only supply another ~10 772s (and remaining 787-8s?) See:
LAA "77D" / 772 CIP Refitted 777-223ER Zodiac Business Seat / Seats
LAA 787-8 / 788 Dreamliner Best / Reviews Business Class Seats (consolidated)
Airbus A350: Discussion of LUS A350 (coming to AA 2018 now)
Boeing 787-9 (789): Discussion of 787-9 coming to AA 2016
B/E Aerospace also confirmed last night that it would be making seats for all three seating classes on Amercian (sic) Airlines’ new A350s.
David Thomas, the airline’s regional director for the UK/Ireland, Middle East and Africa, told the Belfast Telegraph it started working with B/E Aerospace after problems with former supplier Zodiac Aerospace. - May 3, 2016: Gary Leff, View from The Wing. Link.
David Thomas, the airline’s regional director for the UK/Ireland, Middle East and Africa, told the Belfast Telegraph it started working with B/E Aerospace after problems with former supplier Zodiac Aerospace. - May 3, 2016: Gary Leff, View from The Wing. Link.
JonNYC confirms the Super Diamond seat will debut on American Airlines Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Longboater confirms these will be used to refit the remaining ~23 772 aircraft not receiving the Zodiac "Concept D" seats. The Super Diamond seats are in use with Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia.
(Alternatives considered could have included the Zodiac Cirrus similar to the 77W or version used on the A330, Stelia Sogerma or Comet, and Recaro CL6710.)
Some more info oozing out:
http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....-boeing-787-9/
http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....-boeing-787-9/
...These new 787-9s and A350s with have new business class and premium economy for the first time, but American hasn’t announced the number of seats in each cabin.
Reader R. sends me an internal document revised in January, so while likely final there’s the possibility that changes have been made.
The Airbus A350 is expected to accommodate 318 passengers with 32 business class and 24 premium economy seats....
Reader R. sends me an internal document revised in January, so while likely final there’s the possibility that changes have been made.
The Airbus A350 is expected to accommodate 318 passengers with 32 business class and 24 premium economy seats....
New AA A350 & 787-9 to use B/E Aerospace Super Diamond Business seat
May 3, 2016, 12:16 pm
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New AA A350 & 787-9 to use B/E Aerospace Super Diamond Business seat
http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....ss-class-seat/
B/E Aerospace is now confirming that they are the seat supplier for all three classes of service on American’s Airbus A350s that will be entering the fleet. So they will be providing American with a new business seat!
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Timely. Monday, May 9, marks the 4-year anniversary of AA's announcement to fit lie-flat seats to 777-200ERs - most of which we know still aren't done. Bravo, AA.
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Would it make a difference? If delays were the reason for the deterioration of the relationship, Zodiac itself is the problem, and all of their associated products would be out.
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