Wider is more dictated by Cabin Width then anything else.

Problem is how much pitch would you need to use the QF Domestic J seat on a CX 32Q?
Not 37-39" I bloody hope. :mad:

You can't ask for an extra pillow to fix the lumbar support?
My beef with the current CX Regional J is the Ankle part is dangled way too high and sometime kills Calf blood circulation :(

A short hop to KHH or MNL is fine, but definitely not a flight to KTM or a redeye to NRT.

QF flies domestically a 4-5 hour distance with flatbeds in A330s, and many american carriers also offer transcon flat-beds, from DL to B6. Seems sad for an airline often regarded by the general public to be amongst the world’s best to offer such a meagre product.

Perhaps too much of it. It's like sleeping on a hard slide.

I really like ZH's J product on narrowbodies. It's basically the same domestic/regional J seat for all the Chinese carriers, but ZH installed 8 in the space of 12 so everyone has a giant pitch.

The newly release of EK PE seats does overshine the new CX regional J. Perhaps regional seats and long haul seats are just not directly comparable.

I think EK's PEY seats look very kitsch, along with first and business. Definitely prefer CX's subdued colours... though having said that do still wish that CX had went with a non-shell seat given that they chose to keep recliners instead of installing flat-beds.

EK PEY / CX A350 PEY ＞＞＞CX "new" regional J
based on stats and photo of hardware....that say a lot about CX

Personally - for a regional flight, being able to recline into a good position and not having a seat back reclined onto my face matters. Many lie-flat products are not so good when in the recliner position - for example - the SQ J

I'm quite certain I am going to prefer sitting in the new CX Regional J seats to the EK Premium Economy seats.

Can’t say you’re wrong given it’s supposed to be a business class product. ;) I’d however say that adding the price factor in, especially the huge premium ex-HKG, the whole story may change. (I know it’s not fair to compare the price at home port vs outport)

In the past few years, Vivian Lo said it multiple times that there won't be a lie flat regional J seats, so this is not surprising. You need to understand Cathay is not what is used to be (even before Covid). It is still a great airline but it is not industry-leading anymore.

This looks like it could've been an interesting option for CX, had it been on the market when they were making their selection...

https://onemileatatime.com/factoryde...ss-class-seat/

QF, even pre Covid, was utilising A330s on transcon runs less than they were. They were running a lot of 73H’s as VA had started reducing their 332 transcon flying (and are now gone).

With VA 332’s gone, QF likely to need 789’s to fly long haul routes some of which was previously 380, their 330s will be important flying to Asia when travel re opens. Consequently, fewer 330s required transcon.

I’d probably take the proposed J over QF 73H domestic J - that really was just the international PE seat. Large recline is just not conducive to laptop work - crushed screens are just too commonplace.

This is an interesting regional J product. But as the author suggested, it may not be attractive enough just to have direct aisle access for shorter / daytime flights.

It's probably better than the one they installed though. Having said that, it might be a very interesting choice for a next-gen PEY seat if CX chooses to sticks with being highly premium