Beginning June 5, 2025, American Airways’ latest airplane will take flight — bringing a brand-new premium configuration to the skies.

The brand new Boeing 787-9Ps (the P stands for premium) can be among the many most luxurious planes in American’s fleet, every that includes 51 lie-flat enterprise class seats, 32 premium economic system seats and 161 economic system seats, 18 of which may have further legroom. In contrast, American’s current Boeing 787-9 planes have solely 30 enterprise class seats and 21 premium economic system seats.

American can be including sliding privateness doorways to its Flagship enterprise class on these planes, rebranding it as Flagship Suite. The enterprise class cabin is break up into two sections, and the entrance rows of every part will function extra spacious seating and upgraded facilities, dubbed Flagship Suite Most well-liked. The additional privateness and considerate design touches make this an thrilling addition to American’s fleet, and one which flyers will doubtless respect.

American invited me to a media preview of the brand new airplane earlier than it enters industrial service on June 5. Right here’s what it’s like onboard.

Enterprise class suites are taking the U.S. airline business by storm, with American the most recent to introduce sliding privateness doorways to its enterprise class seats. Each Delta Air Strains and JetBlue Airways have enterprise class suites, whereas United Airways, which not too long ago unveiled the designs for its latest planes, is planning to introduce them as effectively.

Whenever you first enter the enterprise class cabin, you’ll discover quite a lot of wooden and earth tones, from the sliding doorways to the brown leather-based headrests. These design decisions had been made deliberately to echo the wooden tones that American is incorporating into its newer Flagship lounges. You’ll additionally discover refined touches of crimson, similar to within the stitching on enterprise class seats and within the inside of some storage areas.

The design all through the airplane — not simply within the enterprise class cabin — additionally makes use of quite a lot of aluminum finishes, a nod to the polished aluminum livery that was featured on American’s planes.

American can be including a wi-fi charging pad and extra private space for storing. There are some enjoyable storage areas that I wasn’t anticipating, similar to slightly cubby that pops open in entrance of the charging pad.

One design ingredient I appreciated was the angled charging pad. The wi-fi charging pads on different airways are usually flat, making it arduous to make use of your cellphone whereas it’s charging.

These seats will even embrace a chaise lounge function, permitting you to take a seat up towards the wall whereas the seat is in lie-flat mode. There’s even an extra seatbelt so that you can use within the chaise lounge place.

Amenity kits will embrace hand and physique lotion from skincare firm Joanna Vargas, in addition to lip balm, a toothbrush, toothpaste, tube socks, an eye fixed masks and earplugs. For bedding, passengers will obtain a cover, slippers and a pillow that options cooling expertise on one facet. Every seat will even have a pair of noise-canceling headphones from Bang & Olufsen, an organization that focuses on high-end audio tools.

For these searching for further luxurious, American is following the “business-plus” development, making a extra elevated Flagship Suite Most well-liked expertise out of the extra spacious seats within the bulkhead rows. These seats have as much as 19% extra mattress house than commonplace enterprise class seats, in response to American, in addition to 42% extra residing space.

The Flagship Suite Most well-liked seats function a moodier design, embracing darkish grays and reds to distinguish them from the remainder of the cabin. Whereas the sliding doorways for traditional enterprise class seats have a lightweight wood-grain end, the Most well-liked seats have darkish grey sliding doorways with a crimson line throughout the door. Even the tray tables are the identical darkish grey shade.

As well as, they may include extra luxurious facilities than commonplace enterprise class seats, together with an upgraded amenity package with facial mist from Joanna Vargas and a towelette, a luxurious mattress pad, pajamas, an extra throw blanket, and a lumbar pillow with American’s signature eagle beak emblem.

One space that passengers would possibly discover missing within the Flagship Suite Most well-liked seats is the dimensions of the in-flight leisure display screen with its thick bezel. Contemplating the additional house, it might have been good to go for a bigger display screen, however the airline opted not to try this right here.

Not like United’s not too long ago introduced business-plus product, the Flagship Suite Most well-liked expertise won’t embrace enhanced catering or on-the-ground privileges, similar to lounge entry or precedence boarding.

To pick a Flagship Suite Most well-liked seat, all it’s worthwhile to have is a confirmed ticket in Flagship enterprise class. Anybody will have the ability to choose these seats with out an upcharge. That is completely different from how United is approaching its Polaris Studio seats, which would require an upcharge.

The brand new planes may have 32 premium economic system seats with privateness headrest wings and wi-fi charging pads. As you progress towards the again of the airplane, the design shifts right into a denim blue shade palette with brown leather-based accents, similar to on the headrest or within the seatback pockets.

The wi-fi charging pads are situated in slightly pocket beneath the seatback display screen, which I believed was a intelligent design. That’s a fantastic place for small gadgets that may be straightforward to lose on planes, similar to earbuds and glasses.

There’s even a water bottle storage space in case you want it. Further touches like these are useful upgrades to the premium economic system expertise, which I’ve all the time discovered missing by way of private space for storing.

If you happen to’re sitting in these premium economic system seats, you’ll discover adjustable calf and footrests, in addition to an amenity package, noise-reducing headphones, a blanket and a lumbar pillow from the wellness firm Ostrichpillow.

Whereas premium cabins are getting an improve, the economic system cabin is downsizing. Current Boeing 787-9 planes have 200 Primary Cabin seats, with an extra 34 Primary Cabin Further seats that function further legroom. On the latest planes, there’ll solely be 143 economic system seats, with an extra 18 seats with further legroom.

Nevertheless, these seats will include all the fashionable bells and whistles. All seats on the airplane may have Bluetooth connectivity, seatback leisure and entry to energy.

Plus, beginning January 2026, American can be including complimentary Wi-Fi for members of its AAdvantage loyalty program to its planes, together with these brand-new ones.

The seatback leisure will function 4K screens, in addition to USB-A and USB-C ports.

At every economic system seat, you may look forward to finding a fleece blanket and a pillow.

American is within the technique of receiving these new planes, and it expects to obtain eight this 12 months and 30 by the tip of the last decade.

Meaning you’ll solely have the ability to fly these planes on choose routes.

Beginning June 5, American will fly its Boeing 787-9P from Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport to Los Angeles Worldwide Airport. On the identical day, it can additionally fly between Chicago O’Hare and London Heathrow.

You’ll additionally have the ability to discover it on routes from Philadelphia to London and Zurich in summer season 2025, and from Dallas Fort Price Worldwide Airport to Brisbane, Australia, and to Auckland, New Zealand, in winter 2025.

Even if you happen to’re not flying on these planes, you would possibly nonetheless see these new options quickly. American plans to retrofit its current Boeing 777-300ERs with the brand new seats. You’ll additionally discover these seats on new deliveries of narrowbody Airbus A321XLRs, which can function on transcontinental routes and different worldwide locations.