The availability of Polaris business class seats has been reached by United Airlines. The final Boeing 787-9 has just arrived in China where it will be used for reconfiguration with new cabins. New Polaris cabins are included in all United Boeing 787-9s in service. United Polaris milestone:N27958 is departing AMS on the last 789 non-Polaris flight. Aircraft is sked to head to XMN for Polaris later today. Expect N38955 to exit XMN with Polaris/PP soon.United finishes reconfiguring 787s with Polaris cabins
As is the case with so many airlines, it has taken quite some time for the Polaris business class concept to be rolled out on a consistent basis. The Boeing 787-9 and 787-9 variant are flown by United.
At this point, passengers booked on the new plane won't have to worry about a last minute aircraft swap that could land them in the old business class cabin.
Six years after the Polaris concept was announced, United is in a good position when it comes to consistency. There are only a few planes that will still be changed with new cabins. There are 16 of these in United's fleet and the plan is to change them all by the summer of 2023.
The Polaris retrofit program is complete with the exception of the 767-400. The old United business class product, featuring flat beds in a 2-4-2 configuration, is still in use by United.
These planes are not used for international flights. They are mostly used for high capacity domestic flights, such as hub to hub, and to and from Hawaii. The planes are not going to be changed.
New Polaris business class seats will be added to all United Airlines Boeing 787-9s. There is a reconfiguration of the old cabins on the final 797.
The Polaris retrofit program is done and should be finished by the summer of 2023.
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