Here is Malaysia Airlines’ new A330neo, A350 business class
Business class passengers will enjoy more space, more features and a sliding door for privacy.
Malaysia Airlines will debut a new international business class seat for its forthcoming Airbus A330neo jets later this year, with the high-privacy pew also being refitted to the KL carrier’s long-range Airbus A350 fleet.
As previously reported, the seat – Collins Aerospace’s Elevation model – will deliver more personal space and creature comforts compared to its current twin-aisle business class, along with the near-mandatory inclusion of sliding privacy doors.
It’ll be very familiar for frequent flyers too, with the platform also used by British Airways for its Club Suite business class and Etihad Airways’ A350 Business Studio suite.
The first of up to 20 Malaysia Airlines A330neo jets is expected to arrive in Q3 2024 and will replace the airline’s workhorse A330s – which dominate routes across Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East – by the end of this decade.
An updated version of the ‘classic’ A330, the A330neo embraces not only new engine designs but a fresh take on the cabin interior which reduces inflight noise, increases personal space and upsizes the overhead luggage bins, all brought together under the Airspace cabin brand.
Those building blocks have in turn been inherited from the Airbus A350, which introduced several individual Airspace elements including improved LED lighting and deeper overhead bins which increase capacity by some 66%.
Ismail has previously cited the A330neo as “a natural transition” from the current A330s, noting it will not only provide fleet modernisation and efficiency but also meet environmental targets.
The same business class suites will be added to the Airbus A350s beginning in 2026 – and that retrofit project will also spell the end for the A350’s four first class suites, since rebranded as Business Suites.
Happily, one thing that’s not changing is Malaysia Airlines’ amazing business class satay.
In addition to the forthcoming A330s and A350, Malaysia Airlines will take delivery of six Boeing 737 MAX jets throughout this year, with a remaining 16 arriving across 2025-2026.
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