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United Airlines unveils new bed in Business Class
EAW Staff - Mumbai
 United
Airlines has revealed details of its new international United Business experience
that will provide customers with more optimal space to work, sleep or relax
during long overseas flights.
The revamped international United Business cabin will feature a new seat that
reclines to a 180º, 6-foot, 4-inch lie-flat bed. Every inch of the innovative,
forward and rear-facing seat configuration is tailored to maximise personal
space and privacy. Once the entire modification is completed in late 2009, customers
can expect consistent lie-flat seating in United First and United Business across
the carrier's entire international fleet of 97 widebody B767, B747 and B777
aircraft.
The company is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade both premium
cabins, including the previously announced investment in its First Class Suite.
United will begin introducing the new international United Business along with
its First Class Suites in the fall of 2007.
"At United, we're making the world truly flat for our first and business
class customers," said Graham Atkinson, United executive vice president
and chief customer officer. "Our customers will truly appreciate the 180º,
lie-flat seating and world-class amenities being implemented on all international
flights. We're committed to delivering an experience that makes our most valued
guests feel more relaxed and rewarded."
The new international United Business seat is up to 23.5 inches wide and adjusts
to a broad range of positions. The forward and rear-facing design will provide
customers a sense of more space and privacy, as well as better access to the
aisles. Extensive line-of-sight testing was conducted to ensure that the cabin
design provides customers ample privacy, which is created by the height of the
in-flight entertainment console and a side seat-divider screen.
International United Business seat amenities will include:
- Forward and rear-facing seats configured to allow
customers to completely recline 180º to a full 6-foot, 4-inch bed
- Four-way lumbar support and six-way adjustable headrest
- An ottoman providing additional storage for a laptop
or other personal items
- Ergonomically designed tray table that comfortably
accommodates a laptop and other items
- iPod adapter that enables customers to play their
own music and videos on the seat's entertainment unit while recharging the
iPod
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) port to charge personal
electronic devices, such as personal digital assistants, mobile phones and
digital cameras
- Standard 110v power outlets requiring no adapter
- Adjustable LED reading light with dimmer
- Noise cancelling headphones.
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