Hawaiian Airlines will soon be refreshing its long haul fleet with the arrival of factory fresh 787s over the next few years.
The airline has 12 Boeing 787-9s on order, and the first of those jets should be delivered to the airline late this year for entry into service in early 2024.
The airline has now revealed the full details of what interiors we can expect on these Dreamliners.
Hawaiian Airlines’ new Boeing 787-9s will feature 300 seats.
This includes 34 fully flat business class seats with direct aisle access, representing the first time that the airline has offered direct aisle access from every business class seat.
Business Class seats are in a 1-2-1 configuration and feature doors.
On top of that, the airline will have 266 economy class seats, nearly one-third of which will feature extra legroom.
The airline selected the Adient Aerospace Ascent seat which is the same product that Qatar Airways has on its Boeing 787-9s.
American Airlines is expected to use a customized version of this product as its new long haul business class seat.
The business class seats will be known as the Leihōkū Suites, and each seat will have an 18″ personal entertainment monitor, power outlets, and wireless charging.
The centre seats are designed in such a way that couples will essentially be head-to-head in the reclined position if the partition is lowered (though it’s not a double bed, in the typical sense of the word).
Hawaiian Airlines’ current fleet of A330s feature flat beds, though they’re in a 2-2-2 configuration, and aren’t particularly comfortable.
The seat seats on the 787 are a huge improvement and UCT looks forward to reviewing them in the future.
