Overview
- Delta, which announced the upgrade Monday, will debut its VantageNOVA Delta One suites on new Airbus A350-1000 jets starting in early 2027.
- The new suites add sliding doors, lie-flat beds three inches longer, pillow-top memory-foam cushioning, 24-inch 4K Bluetooth screens, wireless charging, and a self-serve refreshment station.
- Delta is the launch customer for Thompson Aero Seating’s VantageNOVA design and has 20 A350-1000s on order.
- Starting in September, Delta will retrofit 42 older A330-200/300 aircraft nose-to-tail with forward-facing Delta One suites on the Vantage XL platform to create a more consistent cabin experience.
- Delta targets 90% of Delta One seats to be suites by 2030, will retire older 767s rather than add doors, and is pushing premium growth as rivals roll out new business-class products.