Delta Begins Full Flat-Bed Seat Installations on Boeing 747-400 Aircraft
Delta Begins Full Flat-Bed Seat Installations on Boeing 747-400 Aircraft Customers will experience new interiors on all 747s by October 2012 Airline offers more direct-aisle access in business cabin than any other U.S. carrier ATLANTA, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is renovating its Boeing 747-400 aircraft fleet to include full flat-bed seats in the BusinessElite cabin and new “slim line” seats offering more personal space and individual in-seat entertainment throughout the Economy cabin. The airline already has taken delivery of the first modified aircraft, which operated its first flight on Jan. 26, 2012 from Tokyo-Narita to Detroit. As modifications are completed throughout 2012, customers will increasingly see the upgraded aircraft on various routes across the Pacific and Atlantic. Customers will experience the new interiors on each 747 flown by Delta by October, 2012. BusinessElite Each 747 will have 48 BusinessElite full flat-bed seats on the upper and ...