In 2024, Cathay Pacific formally launched its new business class product, which is an exciting development for the carrier. As is the case with so many airline products nowadays, the debut was delayed significantly, and the rollout also isn’t going quite as fast as initially hoped.
Continue reading: New Cathay Pacific Aria Suite 777 Business Class Makes London Debut
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I wouldn't be surprised if this current iteration of the Aria Suites is just an interim solution until the next evolution comes whatever and whenever that may be.
As the A350 seats are still a decent product, what they could do is refresh the covers and trim to match the Aria product the same way they refreshed the 744 and A343 seats more than a decade ago right before they got retired.
As for the A330s, since they plan to have one product across its fleet, I wouldn't be surprised if they go with a reverse herringbone product as well just for the sake of consistency. The "privacy shield' on the current Cirrus product would be perfect on the A330 opposed to a door.
"Now, it remains to be seen how this timeline works out, especially with continued delays on the 777-9.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see this strategy shift, especially with continued delivery delays on the 777-9."
Pretty much the same sentence twice. I guess that's what happens when you update an older article with new info. I've also noticed some rough transitions in the article due to this but I'll let it go.
Sorry Cathay, but there is nothing in your F or J configuration which will temp the ‘dragon’ or me to spend our hard earned upon this product.
LHR to Oz via SIN, with other carriers, will remain our preferred route.
An uninspiring video does nothing to promote the new suite either.
Leave it to CX to come late for the party...By the time their Aria project is complete, those seats would already be out of style and be one of the oldest in the industry like their current J/F seats...They should have started this years ago when the rest did. Kudos though for having some of the best "Western-sized" hard products!...
I don't want to glaze anything from the Middle East, but it's astonishing how it's been 8 years since the Qsuites launched and only ANA 6 years ago made anything that matched or surpassed it while all these airlines upgrading their biz class like how Apple upgrade their iPhones *cough* Emirates...
Economy looks very tight with 10 abrest. I flew that once on a 777 and never again!
Regarding the Aria suites, I find the design of the BA Club Suites more appealing.
Door to door Q Suite via Doha is my preference. The timings out of Melbourne work quite well too, but harder if you're going to guarantee to Sydney
I might give this a go on the way to Sydney if it's price competitive next time I fly the route
As I've said below, this can very well be just an interim solution specifically for the 77W until something (r)evolutionary comes along whenever that may be.
CX tends to refresh their cabins around the 10-year mark. And while I agree they could've started the procurement process for the seats at the end of the last decade, I'd say they did not foresee the delays on the 779, and no one certainly saw the impact COVID would have on the industry, especially with disruptions to supply chains let alone travel demand.
I'm more interested in the seat width than the size of the video screen. What is the seat width and pitch?
At 4:26:23 in the video link you can see the Cathay Pacific 777-300ER B-KPE landing with large Cathay Pacific titles. I would have thought the new large fonts had something to do with the aircraft with the new Aria Suite. However this one is not part of the three registrations you provided. So then is this their new livery?
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZY7g_-W2v1g?feature=shared
Good afternoon,
Would you happen to know when they will start flying Aria to JFK to HKG?
Thanks