MH Boeing 737 MAX business class
Jan 10, 2019, 6:55 am
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MH Boeing 737 MAX business class
Just an update on this: while former MH CEO Peter Bellew talked up flat-beds and potentially direct aisle access for business class on Malaysia Airlines' forthcoming Boeing 737 MAX jets, the airline is now "rethinking" this and weighing up pros and cons of a more conventional recliner vs a lie-flat bed. A split feel (ie a subfleet with lie-flats for longer flights) has not been ruled out although of course efficiencies argue against that.
MH also says the business class seats will be line-fits, and it's to be noted that Thompson Aero's Vantage Solo – a favourite of Bellew and an alleged front-runner in the single-aisle lie-flat stakes – is part of Boeing's 737 MAX line-fit catalog. The MH exec told me they need to inform Boeing by April this year, because the airline's first 737 MAX is due for delivery in early 2020 (there was brief talk of late 2019 but I suspect 2020 is the reality here), so we should expect an announcement from MH on the shape of its 737 MAX business class in March/April.
More at https://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-ai...-lie-flat-beds
MH also says the business class seats will be line-fits, and it's to be noted that Thompson Aero's Vantage Solo – a favourite of Bellew and an alleged front-runner in the single-aisle lie-flat stakes – is part of Boeing's 737 MAX line-fit catalog. The MH exec told me they need to inform Boeing by April this year, because the airline's first 737 MAX is due for delivery in early 2020 (there was brief talk of late 2019 but I suspect 2020 is the reality here), so we should expect an announcement from MH on the shape of its 737 MAX business class in March/April.
More at https://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-ai...-lie-flat-beds
Last edited by djsflynn; Jan 10, 2019 at 10:14 am
Jan 10, 2019, 2:29 pm
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Just an update on this: while former MH CEO Peter Bellew talked up flat-beds and potentially direct aisle access for business class on Malaysia Airlines' forthcoming Boeing 737 MAX jets, the airline is now "rethinking" this and weighing up pros and cons of a more conventional recliner vs a lie-flat bed. A split feel (ie a subfleet with lie-flats for longer flights) has not been ruled out although of course efficiencies argue against that.
MH also says the business class seats will be line-fits, and it's to be noted that Thompson Aero's Vantage Solo – a favourite of Bellew and an alleged front-runner in the single-aisle lie-flat stakes – is part of Boeing's 737 MAX line-fit catalog. The MH exec told me they need to inform Boeing by April this year, because the airline's first 737 MAX is due for delivery in early 2020 (there was brief talk of late 2019 but I suspect 2020 is the reality here), so we should expect an announcement from MH on the shape of its 737 MAX business class in March/April.
More at https://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-ai...-lie-flat-beds
MH also says the business class seats will be line-fits, and it's to be noted that Thompson Aero's Vantage Solo – a favourite of Bellew and an alleged front-runner in the single-aisle lie-flat stakes – is part of Boeing's 737 MAX line-fit catalog. The MH exec told me they need to inform Boeing by April this year, because the airline's first 737 MAX is due for delivery in early 2020 (there was brief talk of late 2019 but I suspect 2020 is the reality here), so we should expect an announcement from MH on the shape of its 737 MAX business class in March/April.
More at https://www.ausbt.com.au/malaysia-ai...-lie-flat-beds
was looking forward for these planes
Jan 13, 2019, 8:12 pm
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Good idea IF..
1) Prices don't go up
2) U and Z class availability doesn't go down
3) MHupgrade winning chances don't go down
Still want lie flats if these come to pass? not me thanks. The current arrangement serves a purpose for me - to get to where i want to go fairly quickly and cheaply. If i wanted to pay more, there's SQ nearby with more lie flats than you can poke a stick at.
1) Prices don't go up
2) U and Z class availability doesn't go down
3) MHupgrade winning chances don't go down
Still want lie flats if these come to pass? not me thanks. The current arrangement serves a purpose for me - to get to where i want to go fairly quickly and cheaply. If i wanted to pay more, there's SQ nearby with more lie flats than you can poke a stick at.
Feb 16, 2019, 6:37 am
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Hmmm, somewhat related, looks like SIA will be using the same Thomson Aero Vantage product for the to-be-renamed Silkair 737 Max 8 planes:
https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/u.../jr0119-190211
AusBT claims this will go into all existing 737-800s as well, but doesn't seem to be clear from SIA's presser...
https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-a...business-class
Still, if SIA does indeed go full flat-bed on its regional flights, it keeps the pressure on MH to show they can do the same!
https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/u.../jr0119-190211
AusBT claims this will go into all existing 737-800s as well, but doesn't seem to be clear from SIA's presser...
https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-a...business-class
Still, if SIA does indeed go full flat-bed on its regional flights, it keeps the pressure on MH to show they can do the same!