United Airlines said the first flight by an aircraft equipped with its new premium cabin upgrade will be 767 service from Washington Dulles to Frankfurt on Oct. 29. UA said it will be the first US airline to offer 180-deg. lie-flat business class beds on long-haul flights (ATWOnline, July 25). The aircraft will operate between IAD, FRA and Zurich and will be the first of 97 planes outfitted with the new product. The first 747 will begin flying in mid-December and the first 777 in early February, UA said. One reconfigured aircraft will join the fleet each week through the fall of 2009. In addition to the new seats, UA will add on-demand IFE, new premium cabin restrooms, new seat cushions in coach and new carpet.
Boston92 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 3390 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2726 times:
How many carriers worldwide offer two completely different cabins both with 180 degree lie flat seats?
UnitedNRT From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 281 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2712 times:
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22058 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2650 times:
The aircraft will likely also operate a day or two earlier some domestic legs, particularly SFO-IAD.
As the conversion dates gets closer the schedule should get firmed up.
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787KQ From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 547 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2413 times:
Quoting Boston92 (Reply 1): How many carriers worldwide offer two completely different cabins both with 180 degree lie flat seats?
ManchesterMAN From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 1192 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2394 times:
Can't wait to try it out.
With regards to Y seats, are the new cushions the only improvement in Y? Will the new AVOD for example also feature in Y? And on the 747?
UAL777UK From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2005, 3355 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2372 times:
i am a little dissapointed that LHR was not given the aircraft first but thats just me being selfish I guess, I hope we get a 767 not long thereafter as I am dieing to try the new seats out and see the new cabins throughout.
RDUDDJI From Lesotho, joined Jun 2004, 1315 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2336 times:
Quoting UAL777UK (Reply 6): i am a little dissapointed that LHR was not given the aircraft first but thats just me being selfish I guess, I hope we get a 767 not long thereafter as I am dieing to try the new seats out and see the new cabins throughout.
It has more to do with scheduling than anything else. If UA were to use the single reconfig a/c for an IAD-LHR routing in Oct, they would only be able to do it every other day (since it RON's in LHR). In other IAD-Euro markets, they can send it back and forth everyday.
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Keesje From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (5 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2324 times:
Any reaction on thge UA upgrade yet from American ?
I guess they are still get used to the idea of horizontal beds in UA Business Class & don't dare to ask the board for more because they could ask why they didn't see it coming..
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