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United Announces New Seats For International Business Class

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Following on the heels of American Airlines and others, United Airlines is announcing an overhaul of their business class cabins. The new international United Business cabin will have a seat that reclines to a 6-foot, 4-inch lie-flat bed. Each seat offers audio and video on-demand and a video screen for viewing more than 150 hours of movies and TV programs. Seats are in pairs of two facing both forward and backward. Other onboard enhancements, include new menu selections developed by Chef Charlie Trotter and fine wine offerings from Master Sommelier and Master of Wine Doug Frost. The modification of the carrier's entire international fleet should be finished in 2009.

Delta To Offer Lie-Flat Seats

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We've seen sleeper suites in many international airlines but now Delta becomes the first U.S. carrier to offer this option.
Delta will introduce the new seats in early 2008, when the airline adds two new Boeing 777 Long Range aircraft to their fleet. The sleeper suite has a reclining seat that turns into a 6-foot 3-inch bed, a privacy screen with a fold-out video monitor, tray table, and storage. The suites will be available in BusinessElite Class for international travellers. The airline also plans to offer a lie-flat option on its 767 aircraft.


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