China Southern Airlines adding New Shell Flat Bed Seats in New Airbus A330

China Southern Airlines is putting the 'Premium' back into its world-famed Premium Business Class with the addition of new cocoon-style shell flat bed seats in its new Airbus A330 aircraft.

Currently under construction in Toulouse, France, the brand-new Airbus A330 aircraft will feature 24 Minipod Premium Business Class seats from B/E Aerospace.

Mr. Li Kun, Vice President, China Southern Airlines said that the new minipod design, “offers all of the key design features that our Premium Business Class customers expect of China’s largest and best airline.”

China Southern Airlines’ all-new Premium Business Class seats feature:

- An ergonomically-designed fixed privacy shell which transforms into an eight degree flat bed - 1.9 meters long. The entire seat translates forward - and widens- in one swift motion, offering a private fixed living space for each passenger;

- Independent rotating leg rest adjustments which raises up and down - provides support to lower legs and calves;

- Electrically extending foot rest extension and bottom cushion extension which lengthens and shortens;

- Fully adjustable, automatic lumbar massage function;

- Multi-functional telephone and video control unit which controls 10.4 inch LCD tilting viewing screen and on-board music channels;

- Easily accessible, AC power plug for laptops, CD and MP3 players - no adaptor needed;

- Private storage cavity and hip recess for added personal convenience;

- 58 inches of pitch between shell pods;

- Individual directional LED reading light with full intermediate dimming;

- Pull-out privacy divider separating each passenger.