Overview
- Delta, which announced the upgrade Monday, will debut its new Delta One business-class suites on Airbus A350-1000 jets in early 2027 with roughly 50–53 suites in a reverse-herringbone layout with sliding doors.
- Key additions include an 83-inch lie-flat bed that is three inches longer, a pillow-top cushion over memory foam, a 24-inch 4K screen with Bluetooth, wireless charging, USB‑C power, added storage, and a self-serve refreshment station.
- Delta will begin retrofitting selected Airbus A330‑200/300 aircraft later in 2026 with enclosed suites and nose-to-tail upgrades, using a staggered Vantage XL layout with 20-inch 4K screens and adding larger screens, Bluetooth, memory-foam cushions, and about an extra inch of legroom in coach.
- The A350-1000 fleet will be heavily premium-weighted, Delta has 20 of the type on order, the company is investing over $1 billion in the rollout, and it aims for 90% of Delta One seats to be suites with doors by 2030.
- The new seat is built on Thompson Aero Seating’s VantageNOVA platform with Delta as launch customer, reflecting a wider industry shift as United and American also push upgraded front cabins to capture growing premium demand.