I tried the much hyped new Qantas First Club Lounge at LAX on Friday night.  It was beyond crowded and I couldn't get a seat at a table to eat so had to balance a plate on my lap.  That was after using the shower in a bathroom with no hooks to hang your clothes on.  Luckily I could...

Will the seats in the new Boeing 777-300ER First Class cabins be able to recline from the seated position to a flat bed like those on all other aircrafts except the Singapore A380 product which I only flew once as the seat didn't recline and the murphy bed had to be made up by flight attenda...

Having their first class upstairs means there is less room in the EK suite than on QF and whilst EK's showers are a novelty, one has to book a time which then mightn't suit eight hours later - one can always shower in the lounge.  The thing that stops me flying EK, though, is that they (and ...

But First Class has the same configuration and everyone has to have their seat in the upright position for takeoff and landing so I can't see why passengers in the new business class seats would be exempt.

Why will the new seats be allowed to recline on take off and landing?