Emirates has unveiled its new business class seat at the travel show ITB Berlin.
The new seat has a pitch of 72 inches and can be electrically moved into a fully flat sleeping position at 180 degrees using a touchscreen controller.
Other features include a mini-bar, a 23-inch personal TV screen, a USB port to charge their devices, a HDMI port to stream content from their personal devices directly onto the IFE screen, as well as improved lighting options for reading as well as relaxing in their seat.
Emirates also redesigned the privacy panel between seats, the literature pocket, foot rest, shoe stowage area, and expanded the personal meal table.
Emirates will retain its current seat layout of 2-3-2 across its Boeing 777 Business Class cabins, as well the total number of Business Class seats per aircraft at 42.
The new seat is set to make its commercial debut on Emirates’ 170th Boeing 777 aircraft, a -300ER version which the airline expects to receive in November 2016.
All newly delivered Boeing 777s after the arrival of the first aircraft in November will have these new seats on-board.
The seats are manufactured by the United States based B/E Aerospace at their facilities in Ireland and North Carolina in the US.
Emirates is the world’s largest operator of Boeing 777s with 155 in its fleet at present, and a further 188 on order.
Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates airline:
“Our current Boeing 777 Business Class seats are already an industry-leading premium product, and what this new seat does is to take that design and comfort to the next level. We gave the seat a fresh and modern look, retained all the existing features that our customers love and added a few more, while improving the seating and sleeping comfort.
“Our current Boeing 777 Business Class seats are already an industry-leading premium product, and what this new seat does is to take that design and comfort to the next level. We gave the seat a fresh and modern look, retained all the existing features that our customers love and added a few more, while improving the seating and sleeping comfort.”
N.B. Image credit: twitter/emirates
