Revealed: Air France’s elegant new 777 first class suites

Elegance, elevated: that’s probably the best way to describe Air France’s new La Premiere first class, which carefully finesses the understated design of the current and oh-so-chic 777 La Premiere suites.

At over three metres, each of the four first class suites is the longest in the sky, spanning five windows on the Boeing 777 (up from four windows in today’s suites).

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

This lets the new Air France La Premiere suites claim a generous 3.5m² footprint, up 25% from the current cribs.

Developed in partnership with France’s Stelia Aerospace, the new 777 La Premiere suites have a separate armchair and bed – or rather, a chaise longue which reclines into a 2m long, 75cm wide bed.

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

Air France praises this this as “a unique and fully adaptable design”, although it’s along the same lines as the A380 first class suites of Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines, and the forthcoming Qantas A350 first class.

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

“The seat adjusts to different phases of the flight: takeoff, landing, dining, or relaxation mode” while “the chaise longue offers the perfect place to stretch out while remaining seated, ideal for reading or watching a movie.”

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

To emphasise that sense of space, Air France has removed the overhead luggage bins from the first class cabin.

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

Instead, a large sliding drawer accommodates up to two carry-on suitcases. There’s also a second drawer under the chaise longue for your shoes plus an individual in-suite wardrobe.

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

Because the armchair and chaise longue face opposite directions, each suite sports two 32” 4K video screens – one on each wall – with streaming Bluetooth audio to the passenger’s own headphones or earbuds, should they choose not to connect the supplied noise-cancelling headphones.

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

As you’d expect, there are power outlets for AC, USB-A and USB-C along with wireless charging, plus free WiFi.

A wireless touchscreen tablet provides total control of the video screens, seating positions, in-suite lighting and raising or lowering the translucent or blackout window shades.

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

But hallmark elements remain, such as noise-reducing curtains rather than sliding doors, and the wall-mounted and floor-standing lamps adorned with the signature Air France winged seahorse.

The suites are crafted from premium materials such as full-grain leather and plush wool, brought together in a harmonious colour palette dominated by shades of grey, with Champagne-coloured metallic accents and flashes of red.

Air France's new 777 La Premiere first class.

“The launch of our new La Premiere experience is a major step in our strategic roadmap” says Benjamin Smith, President of Air France and CEO of the Air France-KLM Group.

“With a new private ground experience at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and a completely redesigned, larger-than-ever La Premiere suite onboard, this new experience truly is the highest expression of travel.”

Air France will launch its new Boeing 777-300ER La Premiere first class in northern spring between Paris and New York.

Other destinations, including Los Angeles, Singapore, and Tokyo Haneda, follow from mid-2025.

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