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American Airlines 787-8 Business Class

CabinScore has measured 2 physically different business-class cabins that American Airlines flies on the 787-8 — rated 8.9 and 8.5 out of 10 — and booking sites sell every one of them as the same “Business” fare. Your route decides which one you board.

The Versions, Ranked2 versions · 5 tracked routes

01

Flagship Business (Concept D)

53.34cm wide · 198.12cm bed · direct aisle access

8.9Elevated
American Airlines Flagship Business (Concept D) cabin on the 787-8

American's Concept D version of Boeing 787-8 Flagship Business has lie-flat seats facing both forward and backward. Every passenger has direct aisle access, with an open area for the feet when sleeping.

Spot it

  • AeroLOPA subtype aa-788 identifies Concept D; aa-788t identifies the separate Super Diamond variant
  • 20 business seats in five rows, numbered 1–5
  • Window seats in odd-numbered rows face forward; window seats in even-numbered rows face backward
02

Flagship Business (Super Diamond)

53.34cm wide · 198.12cm bed · direct aisle access

8.5Elevated
American Airlines Flagship Business (Super Diamond) cabin on the 787-8

American's Super Diamond version of Boeing 787-8 Flagship Business has forward-facing lie-flat seats angled away from the aisle. Every passenger has direct aisle access, and the center divider combines fixed and retractable sections.

Spot it

  • AeroLOPA subtype aa-788t identifies Super Diamond; aa-788 identifies the separate Concept D variant
  • 20 business seats across rows 1–5; every seat faces forward
  • Center seats have privacy dividers and individual storage compartments
53cmWidth
198cmBed
Seat Dimensions8.8
Cabin Density8.6
Privacy7.5
Product Age10 years old
Direct Aisle AccessYes
Where it flies5 routes
DFW → FRADallas-Fort Worth – Frankfurt am Main52%MIA → SCLMiami – Santiago47%BCN → ORDBarcelona – Chicago46%CDG → ORDParis – Chicago36%GRU → MIASão Paulo – Miami29%

Route shares are the share of American Airlines's observed flying on a tracked route that is this cabin, resolved from flight history to individual registrations. They describe the routes we track, not American Airlines's whole 787-8 fleet — a version we haven't measured would not appear here at all.

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