US Airways has revealed plans to launch fully flat seating in its business class areas. The seating will be fitted in the airline’s fleet of Airbus aircraft with wide bodies. The first to be converted will be the A330-200 later this year. The rest of the 15 A330-200 aircraft will be refitted by summer 2011 which will provide 20 Envoy Suites per aircraft.

The airline currently has three existing A330-200 aircraft and two more will be delivered before the end of this year. The Envoy Suite design for US Airways’ A330-300s is still being developed and is expected to be introduced in summer 2012.

These newly designed seats have in-flight entertainment fitted which includes a 12.1 inch touchscreen, satellite telephone, a power outlet of 110-volt and a USB port making these suites perfect for business travel.

A herringbone configuration will be used which was introduced by Virgin Atlantic when it launched its Upper Class suite. However, unlike their rivals, the US Airways suites will be facing forward at another angle. The seating has seats that face the window and centre seats face inward rather than out towards the aisle.

Flat bed seating has been introduced by other US airlines but this is the first with four seats across in the herringbone formation. The seats as the name suggests recline flat and come in a variety of lengths. There are drop down arm rests which provide extra room for sleeping.

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