Air Canada boosts Sydney-Vancouver business class on Boeing 777

It's the same seat CX use

I don't think it is the same seat as CX/AA etc.

From these photos it looks like the tray table slides out from underneath the screen (which looks like it is in a fixed position). The seating controls and the side table/console also are different to the CX seat.

It's definitely the same base seat design as what QR and VA use.

It isn't either they design a different version but the base to my knowlage is the QR and AA seat.

The QR and AA J seats are totally different designs. The only thing in common is that they are both reverse herringbone...

Only a small number of Air Canada's 777-300ER aircraft have the ultra high density 458 seat layout, which includes a high desnity staggered business class. The rest of the -300ER fleet will be refurbished with the seating mentioned in this article, and feature a still rather horrible total of 400 seats. Meanwhile the -200LR aircraft flying to Sydney will have 300 seats.

No, they're going to 10-abreast in Y.  No one that I know of has 11-abreast on the 777.  Also, it's the 777-300ER (not LR) of which only a few have 10-abreast Y at present, and those aren't used to Australia.

Apologies - not sure how I came up with 11-abreast, indeed it is 10-abreast.  I also accidentally typed 777-300LR (which doesn't exist).

However, the airlines I had in mind that do 10-abreast are Emirates & Etihad (both of which do fly to Australia with this configuration), and Air NZ (their 777-300ER & 777-200ER (new config) planes sport the 3-4-3 YC layout (not sure if the NZ flights from AKL-SYD sport the new high-density layout, though)).

With that all being said, I do recognise the primary focus of this article is the new AC JC product.... and what a great review!  Thanks, David!  Looking forward to giving it a go!

Hi Madge - that's because AusBT's primary focus for international travel is on first, business and premium economy. While some business travellers do fly international economy, as a 'point of differentiation' that's not our focus.

Fair enough if that's your focus.

Though if that's the case I'm not sure why you posted an article last week "Qantas Boeing 787 will be three-class, likely 9-across in economy"?

Because that was an article on the overall Qantas 787-9 config (and there's a great amount of interest in the Qantas Boeing 787s on any score); and in a heading, which is limited by the number of words & characters, you can only stress key factors - and that was certainly a key one (eg the fact that it'll likely have the Business Suite is also something we have covered before)

The new seats are part of a general refurbishment of the long-haul fleet and not specific to the YVR-SYD service, although they may have prioritized that route given the new competition.