Memo Pad
14th Nov 2006, 12:34 GMT
PREMIUM-CABIN IMPROVEMENTS Upping the ante once again in premium-class cabin luxury, British Airways introduced in London yesterday what it called its next-generation business-class flat-bed. The new bed in British Airs Club World business class is 25 percent wider than the current beds. The newly designed seats fold out to a six-foot-long bed, and have redesigned locker and storage spaces. The new amenity, which will cost about $100 million, will be on the first aircraft by the end of this month, and will be rolled out through the long-haul fleet of 57 Boeing 747s and 43 Boeing 777s within 18 months. Business-class capacity will also be increased. Our premium cabins are our most profitable segment, and we are reconfiguring our aircraft to increase ClubWorld capacity by 9 percent, moving from 38 to 52 seats on some of our Boeing 747 aircraft, said Willie Walsh, the chief executive. Last month, Singapore Airlines announced a $360 million improvement project for its Boeing 777-300ER long-haul fleet. It said certain features of those cabins would be incorporated into the long-delayed A380 superjumbo aircraft, which Singapore will be the first to fly once deliveries begin.
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