The Airchive - Airliner Interiors Planespotting

	Airbus A380 "First Flight" Cabin Shots - Singapore Airlines These images were taken on the maiden A380 commercial flight, Singapore Airlines SQ380, on October 25, 2007 from Singapore to Syndey. For an exhaustive amount of photos and the story of that historic day, click here.

	Airbus A380 "First Flight" Cabin Shots - Suites These images were taken on the maiden A380 commercial flight, Singapore Airlines SQ380, on October 25, 2007 from Singapore to Syndey. For an exhaustive amount of photos and my story from "Airways Magazine" of that historic day, click here.


	Airbus A380 "First Flight" Cabin Shots - New Business Class These images were taken on the maiden A380 commercial flight, Singapore Airlines SQ380, on October 25, 2007 from Singapore to Syndey. For an exhaustive amount of photos and my story from "Airways Magazine" olf that historic day, click here.


	Airbus A380 "First Flight" Cabin Shots - New Economy Class These images were taken on the maiden A380 commercial flight, Singapore Airlines SQ380, on October 25, 2007 from Singapore to Syndey. For an exhaustive amount of photos and my story from "Airways Magazine" olf that historic day, click here.


	Airbus A380 "First Flight" Cabin Shots - Flight Deck (different zoom levels) These images were taken just after the maiden A380 commercial flight blocked into the gate at Syndey. For an exhaustive amount of photos and my story from "Airways Magazine" of that historic day, click here.


	Airbus A380 "First Flight" Cabin Shots - Kris World These images were taken just after the maiden A380 commercial flight blocked into the gate at Syndey. For an exhaustive amount of photos and my story from "Airways Magazine" of that historic day, click here.

	Air Tahit Nui A-340-300 Interior & Flight Deck Shots - November, 2003 No matter whether you are sitting in First, Business, or Coach; service levels are quite high with personal IFE (In Flight Entertainment) TVs at every seat. Once on board, everyone is presented with a traditional Tahitian flower. The A340s are all brand new aircraft, arriving in 2002 and 2003, with more on the way. Tahiti Nui selected the A-340 as virtually all its routes are long haul over the water. Tahiti Nui's aggressive schedule translates in some of the highest A340 utilization flights in the world. Exterior shots at Tahiti Planespotting page.




	Air Tahiti ATR-72 - November, 2003 Founded in 1971, Air Tahiti is the nations domestic carrier. The airline flies mainly ATR 72s with some 42s still in service. These aircraft fly anywhere from ultra-short sectors of ten minutes up to three and a half hours to the Marquesas Islands, the longest ATR flights in the world! Exterior shots at Tahiti Planespotting page.

	Air Canada's Tango A320 Interior - May, 2003 The widebody look of the A320 is apparent in this photo. Even with a discount carrier like the A320 Tango, this jet has enormous passenger appeal in a narrow body.
	Air France 777 Airshow - February, 2004
	Air France Boeing 777 L'Affaires (Business Class) appetizer - February, 2004 Air France offers a very high level service in all classes. This salmon dish was exquisite as was the duck entree' that followed.
	Air France Boeing 777 L'epace Premiere (First Class) - February, 2004 Air France's first class product features a very roomy seat pitch and flat bed first class seats that have become the international standard. These seats are very similar to those offered by American Airlines.
	Air France Boeing 777 L'Affaires (Business Class) appetizer I first hand sampled AF's business class product from CDG to Washington Dulles. The service was very attentive and high end. AF lags some competitors such as British Airways in offering flat bed seating in business.

	Air France Boeing 777 Tempo (Coach Class) - February, 2004 This is a very typical international high density economy class configuration with 9 seats abrest.
	Air France Boeing 777 Bar and Galley Air France's high service standard includes a full wet bar in the galley for first and business. This is the first I have seen on a 777.
	Air Tran DC-9-30’s - May, 2003 Air Tran is retiring it’s DC-9-30’s as their C Checks become due and as they are replaced one for one by modern Boeing 717’s. These DC-9s had been ferried in from the airline’s Atlanta headquarters. In one image here you can see a newspaper I found stuffed in the seat back from the airliner’s last commercial flight on July 6, 2002. Most of Air Tran’s DC-9s were ex-Eastern and Delta. Air Tran is one of the few U.S. carriers to thus far whether the difficult economic conditions of 2001-2003. These airframes were at BMI in Opa Locka, Florida. Exterior shots at Opa Locka Vintage and Scrapped page.


	American Airlines Airbus A300-600 - September, 2007 American began flying A300-600s in 1989. They are the only Airbus products flown by AA. American has a love/hate relationship with the jet. CFOs and cargo personell love it due to its high lift cargo and passenger capability, especially for its chosen mission in the East Coast and Carribbean. Flight crews and passengers deride it for its high capacity, low service ceiling (a definite disadvantage for dealing with storms in the area), and rigid wings which provide a rough ride in turbulent weather. Following the November 2001 crash in Queens, there are safety concerns as well on the part of some crew and passengers. American and Airbus publicly pointed fingers at each other following the crash.

	American Eagle ERJ-145 Cabin Image courtesy: Paul Wickstrom
	Aloha Boeing 737-200 Cabin These images were taken in October, 2007 as Aloha was one the last frontline airline in the U.S. to operate the Dash 200 series. For a short time in the early 90s, Aloha operated 300s on the intra-island flights but following bankruptcy returned to all 200s. They operate 800s on the Transpacific mainland flights. Interestingly, due to the short range, these relics typically don't exceed 24 to 26,000 feet in the cruise.

	Aloha Boeing 737-200 Flight Deck These images were taken in October, 2007 as Aloha was one the last frontline airline in the U.S. to operate the Dash 200 series. For a short time in the early 90s, Aloha operated 300s on the intra-island flights but following bankruptcy returned to all 200s. They operate 800s on the Transpacific mainland flights. Interestingly, due to the short range, these relics typically don't exceed 24 to 26,000 feet in the cruise. The image on the left is a hi-res zoom for detail, the image on right shows full images in 1000 X 800.
	Aloha Boeing 737-200 Flight Deck These images were taken in October, 2007 as Aloha was one the last frontline airline in the U.S. to operate the Dash 200 series. For a short time in the early 90s, Aloha operated 300s on the intra-island flights but following bankruptcy returned to all 200s. They operate 800s on the Transpacific mainland flights. Interestingly, due to the short range, these relics typically don't exceed 24 to 26,000 feet in the cruise. The image on the left is a hi-res zoom for detail, the image on right shows full images in 1000 X 800.
	Aloha Boeing 737-200 Flight Deck These images were taken in October, 2007 as Aloha was one the last frontline airline in the U.S. to operate the Dash 200 series. For a short time in the early 90s, Aloha operated 300s on the intra-island flights but following bankruptcy returned to all 200s. They operate 800s on the Transpacific mainland flights. Interestingly, due to the short range, these relics typically don't exceed 24 to 26,000 feet in the cruise. The image on the left is a hi-res zoom for detail, the image on right shows full images in 1000 X 800.
	Aloha Boeing 737-200 Flight Deck These images were taken in October, 2007 as Aloha was one the last frontline airline in the U.S. to operate the Dash 200 series. For a short time in the early 90s, Aloha operated 300s on the intra-island flights but following bankruptcy returned to all 200s. They operate 800s on the Transpacific mainland flights. Interestingly, due to the short range, these relics typically don't exceed 24 to 26,000 feet in the cruise.
	Comet Nose Section The nose section of a Comet in delivery BOAC colors is on view on the South Terminal Observation Deck at London Gatwick.
	British Airways Boeing 747-400 First Class - 2004 IAD to LHR BA can lay claim as the pioneer in Flat Bed First Class Seating, back in 1998. The front cabin features nice aesthetic touches such as framed historical photos from BA's archives and cool blue indirect lighting. It doesn't get much better than first class on "The World's Favourite Airline"-though Virgin comes very close (see below). These images were taken en route from Washington Dulles to London Heathrow.
	British Airways Boeing 747-400 Club World (Business Class) - 2004 IAD to LHR BA 747s feature 3 Club Class cabins on the upper and lower deck. The seats are unique in that they are layed out in a front and back facing configuration to maximize pitch and the flat bed. These are now bring replaced by 2nd generation seats as of 2007.
	British Airways Boeing 747-400 Club World (Business Class) Seat - 2004 IAD to LHR Shown in recline and upright mode, BA is the world's first airline to feature flat bed seating in business class. These seats, featuring "fan like" privacy visors, trump those of many airlines in first class. These are now bring replaced by 2nd generation seats as of 2007.
	British Airways Boeing 747-400 World Traveler (Economy Class) Cabin - 2004 IAD to LHR In spite of the relatively high density layout, BAs economy services are outstanding with free alcoholic drinks, fine cuisine, and personal monitors at every seat.
	BA Boeing 747-400 AirShow
	BA Business Class Breakfast The first course of this breakfast was outstanding as is expected on "the world's favourite airline".
	British Airways Business Class Lunch This excellent meal service is typical of BAs short haul business services, a reminder of the way it used to be in the U.S.
	Cathay Pacific 747-400 Upper Deck - 1999 The roomy upper deck business cabin of a Cathay Pacific 747-400 en route to Sydney from Hong Kong in 1999.
	747-400 cockpit - August, 2003 Cathay Pacific graciously gave me permission to ride along in the 747-400 cockpit from LAX to Hong Kong CLK back in December 1999. Sadly, those days have passed. These shots reveal the all glass EFIS cockpit midway over the Pacific.
	Continental DC-10-30 - May, 2003 This DC-10 was one of the last 3 to fly in the Continental fleet before they were all retired to Mojave in October, 2001. This example had only 50,000 hours on it before it was ferried to Opa Locka to be parted out, primarily for it’s engines. This DC-10 spent it’s entire career at Continental, finally being replaced by company 767-400s and 777-200s. It’s value was less than $3 million dollars, less than the replacement cost of one of the GE engines. At the time of my visit, the cockpit was completely stripped yet the passenger compartment was very much intact. By the way, the business class seats are for sale for $200 apiece. Exterior shots at Opa-Locka vintage page.

	Continental Micronesia Boeing 737-800 Economy Class - October 2004 Continental operates an all Next Generation 737 fleet from it's base in Guam to Japan, the Philippines, and the other Micronesian Islands. These aircraft are rotated into and out of the mainline U.S. fleet. The operation has become very profitable over the years due to the lack of competition. These images were taken upon arrival at Palau from Guam.
	Continental Micronesia Boeing 737-800 Business First Class - October 2004 Continental operates an all Next Generation 737 fleet from it's base in Guam to Japan, the Philippines, and the other Micronesian Islands. These aircraft are rotated into and out of the mainline U.S. fleet. Continental markets a good quasi-first / business class product called Business First. The service is as good or better than competitor's first class.
	Continental Boeing 767-400 Business First Class - October 2004 Continental's quasi-first / business class product, Business First, is as good or better than its competitor's first class. On this flight from Honolulu to Guam, the airline offered two excellent meals which were among the best I had ever sampled on a U.S. carrier, 16 channels of video IFE, extremely friendly staff, and brand new clean aircraft. Continental's only shortcoming in Business First, is the lack of flat bed seating.


	Continental Micronesia 767-400 Economy Class - October 2004 Continental's economy service is well known for being among the best domestically. Continental never discontinued meal service following the post-9/11 downturn. In fact, it increased and improved service. Economy class boats personal seatback videoscreens. These images were taken en route from Honolulu to Guam in 2004.
	Continental Airlines Air Show - October, 2004 These images were taken en route from Honolulu to Guam in 2004.
	Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 Domestic First Class - April, 2004 Internationally, Delta was one of the first U.S. carriers to replace business and first classes with an upgraded business cabin. Service is generally disapointing compared to its competitors, especially given that Delta was once the finest airline in the skies and the author's favorite. These shots were taken en-route from San Juan to Atlanta.
	Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 Economy Class cabin - April 2004
	Delta Boeing 767-400 Business Cabin - 2007 These are the new look Business seats found in domestic/Hawaii 767s. These are part of Delta's systemwide upgrade following the 2007 emergence from bankruptcy. Exterior shots at Salt Lake City page.

	Delta Boeing 767-400 Economy Cabin (2007)
	Delta Boeing 767-400 Moving Map & IFE Screens The 767 IFE is average by U.S. standards. The former SONG live Dish Network/MP-3 IFE is only found in the 757s currently. One cool thing is the computer animated take-off roll sequence which runs on take-off on all the screens.




	Delta Business Class Lunch Delta's food service is excellent, approaching Continental's, since the 2007 systemwide service revamp
	Delta Ship 41 - June, 2003 Delta's glorious original DC-3, "Ship 41" was purchased in the early 90's and underwent many years of restoration to the flyable perfection that exists today. It is the most perfectly restored DC-3 in the world, frequenting air shows and winning award after award. So exact is the restoration, that new rivets were fabricated to match the original ones. Also, in every seat back is the same original issue of Life magazine from 1946. This lovingly maintained DC-3 was undergoing maintenace when these photos were taken. It has a full-time staff of 3 mechanics and is flown by retired Delta pilots.Exterior shots at Delta Heritage page.

	Delta L1011 Company Store - May, 2003 Delta salvaged the forward fuselage and flightdeck off the original L1011 prototype in 1986. It was originally located to Universal Studios in Atlanta where it was used as a tourist attraction and mock-up for movies and TV. It is now the company store. Inside, it features a fully lit up flight deck. Exterior shots at Delta Heritage page.

	Delta L1011 Company Store Flight Deck - May, 2003 This flight deck is perfectly lit up, with all controls still movable down to the radio dials and throttle quadrants. That's me enjoying myself in this one of a kind piece.
	Cayman Airways Boeing 737-200 Flight Deck and Cabin - December, 2005 Cayman operates a mix of 200s and 300s. These aircraft, though getting on in years, are very clean and well maintained. Cayman operates a nice service with chocolate chip cookies and rum punch in all cabins. Cayman Airways is unique in the Caribbean in that such an excellent jet powered airline can be based on such a small, albeit beautiful island. Air Jamaica, Cubana, and BWI are domiciled in much larger home countries. During devastating Hurricane Ivan, these aircraft were absolute lifelines in bringing supplies in and people out. Few airlines are as beloved in their home country as is Cayman. This 200 came from SAFE Airways in Norway. Due to the new decreased vertical separation, this particular 200 is altitude limited now at 29,000 feet - no fun in the summer storms! Cayman sold off its purchased new 300s in the early 90s during the economic turndown and replaced them with lower cost 200s. These 200s fly as far afield as Grand Cayman to Boston. Second hand 300s have come into the fleet over the years. Interestingly, Cayman loads in Grand Cayman from front and rear airstairs affording quick turns to neighboring Cayman Brac. Exterior shots at Owen Roberts Airport, Grand Cayman page.

	Cayman Airways Boeing 737-300 Cabin - December, 2005 This example came from Qantas Airlines "Down Under". Exterior shots at Owen Roberts Airport, Grand Cayman page.
	Go! Airlines CRJ-200 Cabin Mesa's Go! flies ex-Independence CRJ-200s on its Hawaiian intra-island routes. Go is controversial in the islands due to its low (some call "predatory") fares which is threatening Aloha and Hawaiian's duoploy in the market. Exterior shots at Honolulu page.

	Go! AIrlines CRJ-200 Flight Deck Mesa's Go! flies ex-Independence CRJ-200s on its Hawaiian intra-island routes. Go is controversial in the islands due to its low (some call "predatory") fares which is threatening Aloha and Hawaiian's duoploy in the market. Exterior shots at Honolulu page.
	Independence Air CRJ200 - August 2004 Independence transformed itself from Atlantic Coast, a United Express feeder, into an innovative low cost carrier in June, 2004. The airline was unique on many fronts. Currently, it is the only LCC flying RJs, though Airbus A319s were added to the fleet in order to service West Coast and Florida cities. All flights are centered around Washington Dulles, giving DC its first homebased LCC. I have flown Independence numerous times, and apart from rather chaotic ground operations, have found it to be a very economical, pleasant way to fly. An amusing part of the service was the celebrity in-flight announcements (much like an New York taxi) from stars such as Dennis Miller and Mary Matlin and James Carvelle. Exterior shots at Washington Dulles page. It ceased service in January, 2006. Many of these planes are now with Mesaand Go! Airways as seen above.
	Jet Blue Airbus Airbus A-320 Cabin Shots This is the look of a revolution. Jet Blue's cabins are leather laden, roomy affairs. Oddly, there is more seat pitch (34") than in in the front seats forward of the wing (32"). If you don't mind the yawing Airbus in weather, the back of the bus is often more comfortable than the front on Jet Blue. Jet Blue offers the widest, most comfortable economy seat in the business, owing to a narrow aisle not accomodating wide catering cards. The low cost IFE featuring Live Direct TV (Live TV product owned by Jet Blue), though still good, is absolutely blown out of the sky by Song. However, Jet Blue is fighting back with larger screens, pay per view movies, and reportedly satellite radio. Last but certainly not least, Jet Blue's cabin crew are superb and really bring civilization back to the skies. For a subjective comparison of Jet Blue versus Song, jump to the Song images above. Exterior aircraft shots at Long Beach and New York JFK pages.

	Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-9 Flight Deck NWA is the very last US airline to operate the DC-9 in frontline service, and has been the last since 2003 when Air Tran retired its elderly 9s. NWA's examples though elderly and fuel guzzling, have served the airline well for over 30 years, and best of all they are paid for. Northwest even renovated the cabins in recent years and these look nicer than many planes much younger than they are. However time, and spiralling fuel costs have caught up with them, with retirement scheduled finally by 2007. Photos courtesy: Greg Sloan

	Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-9 Cabin NWA is the very last US airline to operate the DC-9 in frontline service, and has been the last since 2003 when Air Tran retired its elderly 9s. NWA's examples though elderly and fuel guzzling, have served the airline well for over 30 years, and best of all they are paid for. Northwest even renovated the cabins in recent years and these look nicer than many planes much younger than they are. However time, and spiralling fuel costs have caught up with them, with retirement scheduled finally by 2007. Photos courtesy: Greg Sloan
	Qantas BAe 146-100 Flightdeck Flight deck visits (in flight) were allowed back in 1999 on this sector from Adelaide, Australia to Alice Springs. Exterior shots on Australia page.
	Song Boeing 757 Cabin Shots Song, which began flying in April 2004, is Delta's low cost carrier subsidiary until May, 2006 when unfortunately it is due to be folded back into the mainline carrier. Song's service is anything but "low cost" with a product that in many cases exceeds principal competitor Jet Blue. Jet Blue has the edge on seat width, seat pitch, and new aircraft but Song's incredible IFE is triumphant. The IFE offers an amazing array of large, wide screen live TV (Dish Network), MP-3 music playlists, in-flight gaming, pay per view movies, and the best in flight map I have ever seen. (See Jet Blue cabin below) Song inflight personnel are excellent, they are the creme' de la Delta. Catering is a draw-Song offers a wide buy on board selection of tasty snacks and light meals, while Jet Blue's snack selection is free but there aren't full meals per se. Cabin interior is subjective between the two. Jet Blue's cabins are restrained, grey affairs while Song's blue leather seats (rimmed with colored piping) are complimented by new, roomy overhead bins and ceiling treatments. The Song 757s will be retrofitted with first class seats to attract more high yield business class fares, and eventually become Delta's long-haul domestic aircraft. Delta mainline 757s will be brought up to Song spec. Delta claims it will bring the best of Song over to the mainline carrier, so time will tell. More importantly, one can hope the excellent inflight cabin staff who were specially chosen to join Song, and agree to productivity increases, will return to Delta and influence the rest of the carrier. Sadly, Delta in the websmaster's view went from first to worst as far as in flight cabin service goes. Exterior aircraft shots at Ft. Lauderdale page


	Song In-Flight Entertainment System



	Southwest Cockpit & Cabin Shots That’s the webmaster, Chris Sloan, and Captain Dave in the cockpit of a 737 NG, after having just completed a short 31 minute flight from Tampa. The cabin image showcases the new, as of 2001, canyon blue leather interior.

	Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 1984 Interior In 2004, SWA was operating very few aircraft in the 1984 design with the famous "lounge seating" seen to the left. Contrast this cabin design to the 2001 "Canyon Blue" makeover above.

	Spirit Airlines Airbus A-319 (2007) Spirit is an unusual LCC that operates a 2-class service. Exterior shots at Ft. Lauderdale page.

	Spirit Airlines Airbus A-319 Cockpit

	Sunset Onboard A Spirit Airbus A-319
	TWA Convair 880 Cabin The interior of this 880 was in near perfect condition in 1996, apart from voluminous dust and excrement from some desert animals who had made it their home. Exterior shots at Convairs of Mojave page.
	TWA Convair 880 Flight Deck By way of the avionics bay, we were able to enter the cockpit of this 880 in the days when tours were allowed at Mojave. I am sitting in a remarkably intact cockpit at the time sans some instruments and radios. Note the presence of the throttle stands and engine instruments of the GE CJ-805 Turbojet which powered the 880 to over 600 miles per hour making it the fastest commercial jet of it’s day behind it’s big brother, the 990. According to “Airliners Magazine”, the stands and other souvenirs were available for sale from Mike Potter in Mojave. Exterior shots at Convairs of Mojave page.
	TWA Connie Connie Economy Class cabin N6397 was originally built as a cargo aircraft for Slick Airways. By the late 1980s, it was languishing in Arizona; a derelict ex-sprayer. Reportedly, it was purchased at auction for $4,000 and then donated to the effort . After 9 weeks it was made airworthy to ferry to Kansas City for the real work to begin. This airplane has been impeccably restored, and is in my view the most beautiful flying aircraft in the world.The volunteers and ex-TWAers who are responsible for restoring, maintaining, and flying this divine plane are worthy of our commendation. This is no hanger queen as it is a welcome site to air shows across America. In 1997, the airline was repainted in TWA colors from "Save A Connie" colors. The airplane with Jim Carey co-starred in "Ace Ventura Pet Detective" and was used in the movie "Voyager". Constellation's formed the backbone of TWA transcon and European service beginning with L-649 and ending with the L-1649 in the early 1960s. See the Connie's routes on the Airchive TWA page. Exterior shots at Save-A-Connie page.

	Connie First Class cabin
	Sleeper Beds The Connie could stay aloft for over 8 hours on its transcon and European routes. Sleeper beds folded down from the ceiling or converted from chairs for passengers booking these accomodations. Sleeper beds dissappeared from the skies with the advent of the jet age, returning over 30 years later.
	Connie Rear Lounge The fabric on the ceiling, a graphic of the world, is an original wall liner that Lockheed had in storage.
	Connie Flightdeck
	Connie Flight Engineer Station This was the busiest seat in the house, keeping the tempermental Pratt recips synced, balanced, and flying.
	Naviagation Station TWA routes extended all to Europe and Africa, neccessitating a navigation station. "The Star of Kansas City" was originally supposed to fly to Cairo to celebrate TWAs 40th Anniversary of Trans Atlantic services back in 1996. TWAs ill-fated flight 800 led to the cancellation of this commemorative flight.
	Connie Galley
	Connie Rear Lounge
	Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 First Class SkySuites- October, 2007 - Tokyo to Singapore This is Singapore's world-renowned state-of-the-art first class from the 747 and 777 fleet. Many consider Singapore the best airline in the world service wise (me included) and until the introduction of the new Emirates and Singapore Suites, this was the pinnacle of first class travel. The SkySuite seat is 22" wide and can extend into a 6ft 6in bed. It features a 17" LCD screen and isis upholstered in Connolly leather and trimmed with burr wood.


	Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 Raffles Class - October, 2007 - Tokyo to Singapore Singapore's Business Class is dubbed Raffle's, after Joseph Raffles, the founder of modern day Singapore. The service is incredible in every respect: food, service, cabin crew, and seat comfort. Until intoduction of the New Business Class seats in 2007 on the 777-300ER and A380, this was one of the world's best business class seats. These are seen on the 747 fleet which will likely not be refitted as they exit the fleet over the next four years.The Spacebed seats are 27 in (69 cm) wide and 72 in (183 cm) long and convert to an angled flat bed. They have a retractable 10.4 in (26.4 cm) personal television.



	Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 Economy Class - October, 2007 - Tokyo to Singapore Singapore's economy class is excellent, even with the tight seat pitch and configuration.



	Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 Raffles Class Lunch This is what world class airline food looks like
	Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 Kris World Singapore's previous generation Panasonic IFE was state of the art and the industry's best until the introduction of the new X2 system on the A380. It boasts multiple lists of movies and music on demand as well as games and live text.






	Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 Leadership Raffles Class - Singapore to Newark - October, 2007 Singapore operates 5 Leadership on its ultra-long haul routes from Singapore to North America. These exotic, rare planes operate a two-class Raffles and Premium Economy service with 189 passengers. The flights range from 16-19 hours neccesitating the 37 inch seat pitch of Premium Economy. The market and weight of the First Class seats, interestingly excludes First Class from these planes. I flew Raffles Class from Singapore to Newark, the world's longest flight and found the seats and service exceptional. Raffles features the Spacebed seats are 27 in (69 cm) wide and 72 in (183 cm) long and convert to an angled flat bed. They have a retractable 10.4 in (26.4 cm) personal television.


	Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 Leadership Premium Economy Class - Singapore to Newark - October, 2007 Singapore operates 5 Leadership on its ultra-long haul routes from Singapore to North America. These exotic, rare planes operate a two-class Raffles and Premium Economy service with 189 passengers. The flights range from 16-19 hours neccesitating the 37 inch seat pitch of Premium Economy. The market and weight of the First Class seats, interestingly excludes First Class from these planes. I flew Raffles Class from Singapore to Newark, the world's longest flight and found the seats and service exceptional.


	Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 Premium Economy Lounge Singapore offers a lounge, unusually, especially for its premium economy passengers. It is located at the aft of the plane.






	Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 Leadership Raffles Class Lunch

	United Airbus A-320 Economy Seating - August, 2003 United operates A-320s on medium haul and long haul from LAX, including transcon flights to Washington Dulles and Miami. The first few rows of economy boast extended leg room in a program called "Mileage Plus".
	United Boeing 747-400 Flight Deck Shots - August, 2003 Wide Shots of the Flight Deck and closeup shots of the throttle stand and PFD/ND monitors are included here. United operates the 747-400 on limited domestic service including LAX to IAD where these shots were taken.

	United Boeing 747-400 Cabin Shots - August, 2003 The Upper Deck Business Class, First Class, and Economy are shown here. Boeing operates the 747-400 on limited domestic service including LAX to IAD where these shots were taken. United operates the 747-400 on limited domestic service including LAX to IAD where these shots were taken.
	United Boeing 777-200 First Class Cabin - October, 2007 - Honolulu to Tokyo UA was relatively late to the lay flat bed First Class, but the product gets high marks for its comfort and in-flight service.