American Airlines Ditches First Class for Flagship Suites on Largest Planes
American Airlines has revamped its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to feature Flagship Suites on its largest planes, marking the end of its long-haul first class product. The aircraft was retrofitted in Hong Kong and now features a sophisticated Flagship Suite experience designed around customer comfort.
The new interior includes 70 Flagship Suite seats in a 1-2-1 layout in the forward cabin, eight of which are branded as Flagship Suite Preferred. These seats offer up to 19% more bed space and 42% more living area compared to previous first class products.
Nat Pieper, American's Chief Commercial Officer, stated that 'our Flagship aircraft represents the next evolution of premium travel at American.' The retrofit marks the end of a long-haul first class product on American Airlines, with Flagship First and Flagship Business being retired. Now referred to simply as the Flagship cabin, all 70 passengers will receive the same experience.
The Boeing 777-300ER overhaul positions American to offer more premium seats on an aircraft than any other US carrier. The aircraft now has a capacity of 330 total seats, up from 304 previously.