JALPak

Official Press Release in Japanese: http://press.jal.co.jp/ja/bw_uploads/JGN12087.pdf
My Blog Post: http://jal-pak.blogspot.com/2012/08/...long-haul.html

- 777-300ER rollout in Jan 2013. Launch route is NRT-LHR
- new long-haul seats on 767-300ER to be rolled out in 2nd half of 2013
- New config: 232 seats (8F, 49C, 40PY, 135Y). Big reduction in Executive Class capacity (current generation with NEO seats has 246 seats - 8F 77C 46PY 115Y and previous generation currently used on LHR route has 272 seats - 9F 63C 44PY 156Y)
- F seats will have new design which will be an improvement over current JAL Suite and it comes with a bigger 23" screen
- C seats will be truly lie-flat with aisle access in every seat. Privacy will be improved and come close to those in F. Also 23" screen
- PY seats will have 12.1" screen and 42" pitch and a fixed back design
- Y seats will be 2cm wider and pitch increases to 33-34"

More details (including new catering and services) will be announced in Sep

JALPak

I guess time to worry about Y->C upgrade availability

jimyvr

For more information in English that's not covered by the OP....

http://airlineroute.net/2012/08/16/jl-77w/

JALPak

English press release is now available: http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/201208/002217.html

767-300ER will also get full-flat seats!! And the English PR also says

So I wonder what layout it is

Also no mention of 787 which is odd considered the 763 is getting new full-flat long-haul seats too...

JALPak

I wonder how wide would the new C seats be? Like this wide?

From: http://www.jpadesign.com/

correctioncx

What type of j flat beds? It is about time JL is going flatbeds in Sh. They should've done this in the last product upgrade

JALPak

No info on the layout yet unfortunately. More details will be announced in Sep.

JALPak

Flight global has provided more info on the new seat manufacturers. Also new Y seats on 763 will be installed from Oct 2013

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...cabins-375557/


Below are links to the manufacturers' websites and their *current* product offering (which might not be the one JAL picked as those could be unannounced products)



First Class: Contour Aerospace, Venus (current JAL Suite?)
Executive Class: B/E Aerospace, Business Class Seat (JAL Shell Flat and NEO) and they also offer something called Super First Class Seat which potentially could be modified to become a C seat (hopeful thinking )
Premium Economy Class: Sicma Aero, Airgo "FX Premium"
Economy Class: Zim Flugsitz, ECO-01

JALPak

It would be really special if they can launch this new JAL on Jan 19 2013

Himeno

Why didn't they do this for the 787 launch?

JALPak

It wasn't ready back in March. But I have no idea why they didn't mention installing them on the new 787s that haven't been delivered though

silent129

Here's hoping that the NRT-BOS 787s get these soon!

JALPak

I don't know 787 was completely left out in the announcement...I guess we can wait till mid Sep to find out more but don't get your hopes up

maortega15

Good to hear that it will be the same product on all of the 777-300ER's instead of 2 different configuration currently. Much better utilization of the fleet and less confusion for passengers. I remember back in 2009, I was on JL 6 to JFK and it was very tight to the point where I had a hard time breathing. CX's pitch is much better. This is good news. I guess it this is also the time when 777-300ER's to get the new livery while undergoing cabin retrofitting. Any news on when the 777-300ER will get the new livery?

Cheers

JALPak

Not sure if they would do the new livery with the retrofitting. Last time they grounded the 773 for a month to do maintenance and add wi-fi, they didn't do it.