New Aria Suite
Aug 7, 2023, 2:29 am
#3
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Aug 7, 2023, 3:51 am
#6
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Confusingly it looks a little bit more like a Super Diamond shell than a Zodiac Cirrus. My favourite thing about the CX seat compared to any other J seat is that while sleeping, I can roll over to a different side without banging my knees on a tray table or TV (and there's just way more room for my legs in general). Hopefully they haven't gone for the fixed TV option but it definitely looks like it.
Aug 7, 2023, 3:55 am
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Aug 7, 2023, 3:56 am
#9
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Side note, I'm a little disappointed by the lack of green. I wonder what the entire cabin will look like.
Since CX couldn't wait for the 779s to launch their new products, I wonder if that's an indication that only 15 (or fewer) will be delivered, with the other 6 switched to the 778F order that hasn't been formally announced.
Aug 7, 2023, 4:31 am
#10
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Aug 7, 2023, 4:48 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2018
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Confusingly it looks a little bit more like a Super Diamond shell than a Zodiac Cirrus. My favourite thing about the CX seat compared to any other J seat is that while sleeping, I can roll over to a different side without banging my knees on a tray table or TV (and there's just way more room for my legs in general). Hopefully they haven't gone for the fixed TV option but it definitely looks like it.
Aug 7, 2023, 5:25 am
#12
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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For those interested - selected screencaps brightened and enhanced (perhaps the only good type of 'enhancement' in the airline world?) in the hope of showing a little more detail...
Obligatory but-not-necessary-to-read link to my own article with some extra notes: https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...ss-class-suite
Obligatory but-not-necessary-to-read link to my own article with some extra notes: https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...ss-class-suite
Last edited by djsflynn; Aug 7, 2023 at 6:10 am
Aug 7, 2023, 5:36 am
#13
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Thanks djsflynn for the enhanced images. This does appear to be a variation of the Adient Ascent platform, which will deliver significant weight savings to Cathay plus an opportunity to increase the seating density over the existing Cirrus seats