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The carrier's wide-body aircraft all have lie-flat seats, seat-back entertainment systems and business lounges that compare favorably with those of competitors, according to corporate travel agencies.
Air Canada Tries New Approach Caroline Van Hasselt 2011
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United Continental Holdings Inc. is investing $550 million to expand its offerings of lie-flat seats, in-flight entertainment and overhead bin space, said Chief Executive Jeff Smisek .
United Continental Spruces Up Cabins Susan Carey 2011
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ANA has outfitted some 787s with 264 seats for short trips and 787s to be used in long-haul flights with only 158 seats—64 of them in a roomy business-class cabin that takes up half of the jets floor space with lie-flat seats cocooned individually.
How Dreamy Is the Dreamliner? Scott McCartney 2012
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The airline faces challenges from U.S. carriers that are starting to upgrade their long-distance fleets, in part by adding lie-flat seats.
Air Canada Tries New Approach Caroline Van Hasselt 2011
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The airline, a result of the October 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, is adding lie-flat seats on 62 additional long-distance aircraft, bringing the total aircraft with flat-bed seats to 185, more than any other U.S. carrier, the company said.
United Continental Spruces Up Cabins Susan Carey 2011
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It will operate A318s fitted with 32 lie-flat seats on the route.
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With two seats facing each other, one passenger would take the top bunk and the other would fold the two seats into one lie-flat surface.
To Remedy the Squeeze in Coach, New 'Cuddle Class' Seats Scott McCartney 2011
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For the first time in the airline's history, business class saw higher percentages of seats filled than coach, said Singapore spokesman James Boyd , so the airline switched to a luxurious all-business-class configuration, with 100 lie-flat beds on a plane big enough to carry more than 300 passengers.
The World's Longest Flight, in Coach Scott McCartney 2012
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It will operate A318s fitted with 32 lie-flat seats on the route.
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Seats: Business class 'lie-flat' seats aren't quite 180°, so you slide down.
Air Craft 2010
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