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Old Jan 18th, 2008, 01:46 PM
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AA Business Class to Europe

The AA website makes it look like their business class seats have all been "updated" and will go into a flat position. Has anyone flown AA business class lately and is this true? We are flying business class to Frankfurt in September.
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Old Jan 18th, 2008, 02:05 PM
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All of the 763s and more than half of the 777s have been fitted with the new sloped/flat business seats. By September it's pretty certain all AA's overseas equipment will have the new business chairs.
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You can find out if the 777 you are flying on has been updated on AA.com.

In the reservations section, go to check available seats. Enter your flight number, date, and select business class.

If the seating chart shows two seats at 8/H/J, the aircraft scheduled for the flight has the new seats installed.
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Old Jan 19th, 2008, 12:17 PM
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What <b>Jeff801</b> said is good advice, but unfortunately it's not foolproof. Equipment changes are everyday occurance and one really never knows which plane will be sitting at the gate until the morning of, at best, and only guaranteed when you actually step on to the plane.

Good news is that the 777 seat project should be done in few months so the op should be fine.
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I just got back 2 weeks ago today from Frankfurt on AA's 763 Business Class and the seats were not going flat. They were comfortable for sleeping but not flat horizontal.
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Old Jan 20th, 2008, 09:00 AM
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the seats do go flat, just not horizontal.
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True, actually, flat but not horizontal, I stay corrected.
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Old Jan 21st, 2008, 03:15 AM
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Curious. Flat is not horizontal?
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&quot;Flat is not horizontal?&quot; - no. Flat means they are at a 180 degree angle, but are not parallel to the floor - they are angled.
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The common terms to describe the seats are:

&quot;lie-flat&quot; - 180-degree, but not horizontal to the floor.

&quot;flat bed&quot; - 180-degree, horizontal to the floor.

AA's lie-flat.
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Old Feb 3rd, 2008, 08:50 AM
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Thanks, everyone, for your replies. Flat or not, we will certainly enjoy our flight alot more in business class!
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