MAB New Business Class Seat on All Existing 15 A333 from 1 April 2016

[JuliusWong 0]

How long does it take to complete this upgrade?

 

5 months for all 15 A330s according to one of the articles I read (AusBT I think).

First aircraft will enter hangar in April 2016. All 15 A333 will be completed by end of September 2016.

 

Y class is competitive enough, just need better IFE choices and meals.

[Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2]

First aircraft will enter hangar in April 2016. All 15 A333 will be completed by end of September 2016.

 

Y class is competitive enough, just need better IFE choices and meals.

I would think the first A333 will be flying with the new J in April, rather than entering the hangar.

[Khalil Abd Halim 0]

First aircraft will enter hangar in April 2016. All 15 A333 will be completed by end of September 2016.

 

Y class is competitive enough, just need better IFE choices and meals.

 

and amenities...and better service delivery

[Lim Kar Yong 0]

 

and amenities...and better service delivery

 

and bring back 3 choices of meals for Y, like the good old days!

[JuliusWong 0]

I would think the first A333 will be flying with the new J in April, rather than entering the hangar.

Yes, correct. What was I thinking. Lolx

[Jeffery Lim 0]

Any idea if they have started refurbishing the A330 with the new business class seats? How long does it usually take to remove and install the seats?

[Mohd Azizul Ramli 2]

The seat here looks slightly different from the unveiling ceremony in London in November 2015. Has there been some tweaking done? And completion in all 15 A333s is scheduled in September 2016.

 

http://www.thompsonaero.com/news-and-events/71/malaysian-airlines-unveil-thompson-vantage-on-a330-fleet

 

[Ashley Lee 0]

The seat here looks slightly different from the unveiling ceremony in London in November 2015. Has there been some tweaking done? And completion in all 15 A333s is scheduled in September 2016.

 

http://www.thompsonaero.com/news-and-events/71/malaysian-airlines-unveil-thompson-vantage-on-a330-fleet

 

I think it looks nicer in the thompsonaero press release, colour tones very much in line with the A388's current business class

[jani 0]

Interesting that MH still sticks to the "Freedom of Space" theme after all these years.

 

Anyway, cabin looks good!

[Jeffery Lim 0]

Aiks..from April 2016 to September 2016??

[J. Suri 0]

Aiks..from April 2016 to September 2016??

 

Or it is more like all 15 fleets completed by September 2016?

[JuliusWong 0]

I think the one released at the WTM 2016 London was the generic off shelf version. The one above are after customization, made with colour palette selection and refinement. MH version is much more contoured with roudn edges compared to other airlines which opted for for 'boxy' finishing.

 

Glad that the nature theme lives on with MAB. If we can read between the line, the new J class seats actually exudes hints of MBA branding....

 

TBH, 15 aircraft to be refurbished over six months is quite a feat...Kudos to MH Engineering team.....

 

We are waiting for much anticipation!

[flee 5]

TBH, 15 aircraft to be refurbished over six months is quite a feat...Kudos to MH Engineering team.....

 

We are waiting for much anticipation!

Yes, we have to remember that they need to work on very tight schedules and fitting out more than two aircraft per month and not cause too much disruption is quite a challenge.

[Mohd Azizul Ramli 2]

I think April is when the first aircraft with the new cabin enters service. September is when all 15 aircraft will be in service with the new cabin.

[Azman MN 1]

so.. throne seats on the opposite side compared to Swiss...

[DaTan 0]

Is it me or is the seat narrower

 

any measurements of seat width?

[JuliusWong 0]

If they maintain the width as per SWISS, it should be 20.5" width, 60" pitch.

[Johan Z 0]

Per news report in November, it is 20.6 inch wide and 76 inch long.

[DaTan 0]

Compared to the current seat which is how wide?

[Johan Z 0]

According to Seatguru, current seat width on A330 is 20 inch. So it's comparable.

[Jeffery Lim 0]

Looks like I was wrong then to assume all to be completed by April.

Since all 15 aircrafts to be completed by Sept, then it will be like a roulette to see which plane you end up with between April to Sept for J class. Since the number of seats is also reduced, seat allocation will be a challenge if there is a last minute aircraft change

Edited February 10, 2016 by Jeffery Lim

[nrazmoor 0]

With 15 aircrafts i'm wondering whether they are in excess or shortage of A333..

[Mushrif A 3]

There will be some excess capacity as the daily DXB service ceases after tomorrow.

[Khalil Abd Halim 0]

is that the new logo adorning the walls of the seats..i could see substantial difference from the current logo and the obvious one being blank/white innards of the wau..or it could be decorative styling of some sort....

[Johan Z 0]

is that the new logo adorning the walls of the seats..i could see substantial difference from the current logo and the obvious one being blank/white innards of the wau..or it could be decorative styling of some sort....

 

Thanks for mentioning that. I never saw it until you pointed it out. It could be just a pattern, but on closer inspection they could be new wau's. It looks a bit top heavy, doesn't have the balance like the current one.