All suite business class in 2017
#1
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All suite business class in 2017
Interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/tr...ghts.html?_r=0
Also, I wish my hair looked as good as the lady in the photo on a long haul flight...or a short haul one...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/tr...ghts.html?_r=0
Also, I wish my hair looked as good as the lady in the photo on a long haul flight...or a short haul one...
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It is all the ME3's fault 
Guess DL is starting to feel pressure from foreign airlines, plus Qatar in ATL now, and an airport authority/mayor who is not allowing DL to have the majority in town. (Both were quoted saying they are courting other airlines to ATL, because a world class airport needs options blah blah blah etc)
Its good they are going on the offensive rather then defensive (sooner then later) on enhancements that are positive.

Guess DL is starting to feel pressure from foreign airlines, plus Qatar in ATL now, and an airport authority/mayor who is not allowing DL to have the majority in town. (Both were quoted saying they are courting other airlines to ATL, because a world class airport needs options blah blah blah etc)
Its good they are going on the offensive rather then defensive (sooner then later) on enhancements that are positive.
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Interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/tr...ghts.html?_r=0
Also, I wish my hair looked as good as the lady in the photo on a long haul flight...or a short haul one...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/tr...ghts.html?_r=0
Also, I wish my hair looked as good as the lady in the photo on a long haul flight...or a short haul one...
#4
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It is all the ME3's fault 
Guess DL is starting to feel pressure from foreign airlines, plus Qatar in ATL now, and an airport authority/mayor who is not allowing DL to have the majority in town. (Both were quoted saying they are courting other airlines to ATL, because a world class airport needs options blah blah blah etc)
Its good they are going on the offensive rather then defensive (sooner then later) on enhancements that are positive.

Guess DL is starting to feel pressure from foreign airlines, plus Qatar in ATL now, and an airport authority/mayor who is not allowing DL to have the majority in town. (Both were quoted saying they are courting other airlines to ATL, because a world class airport needs options blah blah blah etc)
Its good they are going on the offensive rather then defensive (sooner then later) on enhancements that are positive.

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I'm very curious to find out if Delta intends to eventually roll the suites out to the A333/A339 and the 764s. The timeline for the A339s is delivery from 2019 forward, so they're a long ways away. And presumably the A333s are still half a decade or more away from an interior refresh. So they could just be sitting on the details — otherwise it represents a major shift in Delta strategy, where routes truly become isolated to plane type.
Whatever the case, I highly doubt any of the 763s will see suites.
Whatever the case, I highly doubt any of the 763s will see suites.
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Very nice! Strange way to (soft) launch it though - via a somewhat vague NYT article. You'd think they'd want to wait and reveal the entire thing at one coordinated event - especially considering that their seats are currently competitive and they don't need to try to delay moves to other J class products.
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All-suite in that all of the D1 seats would have this privacy door. Sounds like they are using a different seat configuration that has the door instead of the Thompson Vantage XL seat that was speculated to be on the A350??
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Very nice! Strange way to (soft) launch it though - via a somewhat vague NYT article. You'd think they'd want to wait and reveal the entire thing at one coordinated event - especially considering that their seats are currently competitive and they don't need to try to delay moves to other J class products.
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Very nice! Strange way to (soft) launch it though - via a somewhat vague NYT article. You'd think they'd want to wait and reveal the entire thing at one coordinated event - especially considering that their seats are currently competitive and they don't need to try to delay moves to other J class products.
Because one of those 2 is definitely FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR away from reality.

#14
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That said, I think the service is fairly competitive -- for sure with AA/UA, but also with a good chunk of the TATL carriers they compete with. TPAC's a different story.