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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. 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.)
Originally Posted by JonNYC
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Some more info oozing out:
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.... |
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