Air Canada reveals 787 Signature Class and Signature Plus Suites

Air Canada has pulled the covers off its Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner cabin, confirming reverse herringbone business class suites with doors and introducing a new tier at the front of the aircraft: Signature Plus.

The details came at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg on April 14, alongside the airline's A321XLR cabin reveal. Together, they represent what Air Canada calls its most significant cabin investment, and the first full expression of a new design language it's branding "Glowing Hearted."

The cabin layout

Air Canada's new Signature Suites with doors

The 787-10 will carry 332 passengers across three cabins. Signature Class gets 42 seats, including four Signature Plus Suites. Premium economy has 28 seats and economy takes the remaining 262.

The standard Signature Class seat is based on the Adient Ascent seat, a reverse herringbone suite with a sliding door. It's an increasingly common choice for Dreamliner operators. 

The inflight entertainment screens run up to 27 inches in the premium cabins, 4K OLED with Bluetooth audio. Premium economy gets 16-inch screens, while economy gets 13-inch. The aircraft features USB-C and AC power at every seat on the aircraft, along with built-in tablet holders and larger overhead bins.

Signature Plus: the headline product

Air Canada's new Signature Plus Suite

The four Signature Plus Suites sit at the front of the aircraft and represent Air Canada's entry into the "business class plus" space that several carriers are now pursuing.

Each suite has a 2-metre bed (that's 6'5", meaningfully longer than a standard business class lie-flat), a quartzite-topped table, a dedicated guest seat for dining or socialising with a travel companion, more stowage for personal items, and higher walls for added privacy.

The two centre suites are designed for couples or colleagues. A fully retractable sliding panel between them can open to create a shared space for up to four passengers. When the panel is closed, each suite is fully private. It's a flexible arrangement, and the companion seating makes these the obvious pick for anyone travelling with a partner who wants to actually spend time together during the flight.

Air Canada hasn't said how it will sell these seats. The options are an upsell fare, a status-based upgrade perk, or some combination.

Premium economy

Premium economy on the 787-10 gets new extended privacy wings, similar to the latest premium economy seats on other carriers. The same 4K OLED screens and Bluetooth audio standard applies here, with 16-inch displays.

Design language

The 787-10's "Glowing Hearted" interior opens with an entrance monument at the front of the premium cabin, inspired by Canadian waterways. The Air Canada rondelle is cast in bronze and set into the piece.

From there, the same material palette used on the A321XLR carries through: grey and stone tones, red stitching on bespoke fabrics, natural wood grain finishes and bronze metal accents. 

When and where

The 787-10 enters service after the A321XLR, with other outlets reporting a late 2026 target. Air Canada has ordered 18 of the type.

While the A321XLR is aimed at long, thin European routes from Montréal and Toronto, the 787-10 will slot into the airline's existing widebody international network.