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As part of the carrier’s efforts to reach more high-fare travelers with its new Flagship Suite business class, American Airlines is retrofitting 67 Boeing 777 planes to feature more lie-flat and other premium seating.<\/p>\n
Twenty of the Boeing 777-300ER widebody jetliners in the carrier’s fleet are in the process of being equipped with the new Flagship Suites, while 47 of American’s older Boeing 777-200ER are also being retrofitted to include more of the regular lie-flat business class and premium economy seats.<\/p>\n
With the retrofitting of all 20 Boeing 777-300ER planes expected to be finished by mid-2027, American Airlines debuted its first glowed-up plane with 114 premium seats on a Sept. 2 flight between its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and JFK.<\/p>\n
American Airlines debuts 1st retrofitted Boeing 777 with 70 Flagship Suite business seats<\/p>\n
The Flagship Suites, which the airline debuted in June 2025, are placed within the aircraft in a one-two-one configuration and feature a sliding door and lie-flat bed with a width of 22 inches. The Boeing 777-300ER that returned to service after a monthslong renovation has, out of the 330 total seats, 70 in Flagship and 44 in Premium Economy. <\/p>\n
Out of the plane’s 216 Main Cabin economy seats, 30 have been equipped with extra legroom. The Premium Economy seats are placed in a two-four-two configuration and feature privacy headrest wings and adjustable calf and footrests while each Main Cabin seat comes with a personal seatback entertainment seat and personal power outlet and USB ports.<\/p>\n
Related: What does it mean to fly business on a vacation airline<\/p>\n
Prior to the retrofit, the Boeing 777-300ER used by American was configured to have eight Flagship First, 52 Flagship Business, 28 Premium Economy, 28 Main Cabin Extra, and 188 Main Cabin seats.<\/p>\n
After the celebratory charter flight to mark the plane’s return into service, the first commercial flight on the retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER flew from New York (JFK) to Buenos Aires (EZE) later on the same day on Sept. 2. <\/p>\n
As more retrofitted seats reenter service, the airline’s older Flagship First most premium travel offering will officially be retired at the end of November.<\/p>\n
The 330-seat plane also features 44 Premium Economy seats.<\/p>\n
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What are the new American Airlines Flagship Suites seats like?<\/p>\n
The biggest difference between Flagship Suites and Flagship First comes down to offering travelers more privacy from both their neighbor and the aisle through the slide door as well as. <\/p>\n
This is in addition to tech upgrades, including larger 4K 17-inch touchscreens and Bluetooth connectivity, a configuration and angling that gives travelers more space to spread out away from the aisle.<\/p>\n
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The new fare class could previously be experienced only on select Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and Airbus A321XLRs planes that the airline ordered new from the maker.<\/p>\n
This Boeing 777-300ER will be used by American on long-haul routes to cities such as Buenos Aires, London, Tokyo, São Paulo and Sydney. On some of the longer flights, a passenger in Flagship Suites would pay as much as $10,000 for a return flight so the plane is allocated to routes calculated to be most likely to bring in the largest number of high-spending travelers looking to fly in style.<\/p>\n
Related: What to do if you’re in Frankfurt for a short or long layover<\/p>\n
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