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Flagship Business (Super Diamond)

Boeing 787-8 (788)Business ClassIntroduced 2016
Overall score 8.5/10
Multiple versions

There are 2 versions of American Airlines 787-8 business class

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American Airlines 787-8 Flagship Business (Super Diamond) cabin
American Airlines Flagship Business (Super Diamond) · Boeing 787-8Config 788

4 seats per row · Lie-flat

AeroLOPA subtype aa-788t identifies Super Diamond; aa-788 identifies the separate Concept D variant

More ways to identify the seat
  • 20 business seats across rows 1–5; every seat faces forward
  • Center seats have privacy dividers and individual storage compartments
  • Seat-map drawings shown well before departure may not identify the operating seat variant reliably

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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. This is a different design from the alternating forward- and rear-facing Concept D cabin.

Cabin Highlights

  • ✓Fully flat seats with direct aisle access throughout
  • ✓All-forward-facing reverse-herringbone layout
  • ✓Center privacy divider with fixed and retractable sections
  • ✓15.4-inch touchscreen entertainment
  • ✓Storage compartments, AC power and USB ports

Seat Dimensions

53cmSeat Width
198cmBed Length
Lie-flatRecline

Strategic Seating

Rows to Avoid
  • Row 5 window seats: the published aircraft tour identifies missing windows on both sides

All routes for this cabin

18 routesShare of airline flights
How these shares are calculated

Shares combine aircraft mix and cabin assignments across both directions of a route. Observed aircraft mix uses up to 84 days of flights; cabin assignments use six months of tail history or fleet estimates. Aircraft and cabin versions can change before departure, so check the airline’s seat map.

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