Here is Malaysia Airlines’ new A330neo, A350 business class
Business class passengers will enjoy more space, more features and a sliding door for privacy.
By David Flynn, March 22 2024
Malaysia Airlines is updating its international business class to a new suite design which will all the same be familiar to many globetrotters.
The high-privacy pew will debut on the Oneworld member’s forthcoming Airbus A330neo jets in the third quarter of this year, and will be fitted to the KL carrier’s long-range Airbus A350 fleet from early 2026.
Malaysia Airlines' new A330neo and A350 business class suite.
As previously reported, the seat will deliver more personal space and creature comforts compared to Malaysia Airlines’ current twin-aisle business class, along with the near-mandatory inclusion of sliding privacy doors.
Malaysia Airlines' new A330neo and A350 business class suite.
Also on deck: large video screens, USB-C power and wireless charging.
It’s all built around Collins Aerospace’s Elevation platform, which is also used by British Airways for its Club Suite business class and Etihad Airways’ A350 Business Studio suite.
British Airways' Club Suites business class.
20 Malaysia Airlines A330neo jets will replace the airline’s workhorse A330s, which dominate routes across Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East; the airline has confirmed the first A330neo route will be between Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne, beginning in November.
Etihad Airways' A350 Business Studio suites.
An updated version of the ‘classic’ A330, the A330neo embraces not only new engine designs but a fresh take on the cabin interior which reduces inflight noise, increases personal space and upsizes the overhead luggage bins, all brought together under the Airspace cabin brand.
Malaysia Airlines' current A330 and A350 business class.
Those building blocks have in turn been inherited from the Airbus A350, which introduced several individual Airspace elements including improved LED lighting and deeper overhead bins which increase capacity by some 66%.
Ismail has previously cited the A330neo as “a natural transition” from the current A330s, noting it will not only provide fleet modernisation and efficiency but also meet environmental targets.
The same business class suites will be added to the Airbus A350s beginning in 2026 – and that retrofit project will also spell the end for the A350’s four first class suites, since rebranded as Business Suites.
Happily, one thing that’s not changing is Malaysia Airlines’ amazing business class satay.
Malaysia Airlines' original A350 first class, later rebranded as Business Suites.
In addition to the forthcoming A330s and A350, Malaysia Airlines will take delivery of six Boeing 737 MAX jets throughout this year, with a remaining 16 arriving across 2025-2026.
12 Dec 2023
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It is pretty interesting that Malaysia Airlines didn't choose the new generation Elements seat but rather the previous gen Elevation seat. It's pretty weird
Also is it just me or the aesthetics of the cabin reminds me of the mock Airbus cabins they put on air shows?
06 Feb 2021
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Booked to fly Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur in November, looking forward to these new seats.
03 May 2013
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Best business class seat out there. Wish Qantas had gone down this same road. The alternate seating is confusing and means some seats are better than others.
28 Mar 2018
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When you throw in the Malaysian satay service, arguably the best value business class.
Wish other carriers had a signature cuisine worth writing about. (Eg. SQ satays, BTC lobster, etc)
Carriers could improve their load factor if they removed the roulette element in their inflight dining. Quite often business class food are just poor to average and do not live up to the hype of their menu.
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