American Airlines have announced an upgrade of their business class seats and cabin, this upgrade will happen on its entire fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft which total 47, with the fleet installation expected to begin this fall and be completed by the end of 2007.

The business class configuration will be 2-3-2, and In addition American Airlines have announced an upgrade to their first class cabin which will consist of a 1-2-1 cabin and a true lie flat seat.

The features that you can expect in an American Airlines Boeing 777 Business seat and cabin will include:

Ergonomically-Advanced Seating:  Customizable seat configuration via the Flagship Suite chair’s five independent motors.

Lie-Flat Comfort: Flagship Suite bed configuration giving passengers a 76 inch long sleeping configuration (Not fully flat), which includes a privacy divider.

Unique Move Forward Seats: Ability to move seat forward up to 10 inches to give passengers additional privacy.

Interlocking Tray Tables: Customizable table configuration, one table drops down from seat back, the other from the center console tables can be interlocked for a larger work area or separated for additional space (for reading book, or as glass holder).

Entertainment on Demand: Seats will include a 10.6 inch tilting touch screen monitor and Bose QuiteComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones. Passengers will have a choice of 35 movies, 18 hours of pre recorded television, 50 music CDs and 15 games, all content will truly on demand, with the ability to pause, stop, fast forward, and rewind, and may be available in different languages.

Center console power points:  Power Points will be available in each center console.

Abundant Lighting: Light mounted in the back of seat to illuminate work table.

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