Leaked: American Airlines New 777-300ER Layout Adds Business Suites With Doors—By Shrinking Lavs, Galleys, And Seat Space – View from the Wing

American Airlines is launching business class suites with doors on new Boeing 787-9s that they take delivery of. We’re expecting to see this debut shortly on Chicago – London Heathrow followed by Philadelphia – London Heathrow after a brief domestic run.

They’re also retrofitting their 20 Boeing 777-300ERs, removing first class and adding more of these new suites. Both planes get new premium economy as well. The reconfiguration of this plane is Project Olympus.

Credit: American Airlines

These Boeing 777-300ERs are getting a lot more seats – and a lot more premium seats – 84 to 114 total premium seats, without losing any coach seats.

Current configuration:

• 8 first class
• 52 business class
  24 premium economy
• 216 coach

New configuration:

• 70 business class
• 44 premium economy
• 216 coach

Credit: American Airlines

That’s an increase of 30 seats, all in business and premium economy which means seats that take up more room. And all they’re giving up is 8 first class seats to get that. In order to do this, it means that current seats have to be squeezed. I understand that they reduce the amount of space each business class and Main Cabin Extra (extra legroom coach) seat gets by one inch.

Aviation watchdog JonNYC posts the final layout of the reconfigured premium-heavy Boeing 777-300ER with 330 seats with 70 business class, 44 premium economy, 30 extra legroom coach and 186 economy seats. This diagram details baby bassinet seats as well as the rows without movable armrests.

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And he passes along this commentary:

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I asked American Airlines a question about the drawings I was seeing for this a week and a half ago and they did not respond. For instance, here’s the two rear lavatories and back galley.

Here’s the current business class on the Boeing 777-300ER:

The new business class is going to be much nicer, even giving up an inch. However to squeeze in more seats onto the aircraft they’re nipping and tucking everything else from the galley to the lavatories. I can’t wait to experience the plane to see just how much this matters to the overall experience.