First
Class
First
Class
Business
Class
Economy
Class
The following table shows
the best airline seats on long haul aircraft. This is
from our last international survey published in Airguide
Spring 2003 Edition.
Airline
Aircraft
Model
First Class
Pitch in
Business Class
Pitch in
Economy Class
Pitch in
US
AIRWAYS
A330-300
94
60
33
AMERICAN
AIRLINES
767-300ER
92
60
32
BRITISH
AIRWAYS
747-200B
91
73
31
BRITISH
AIRWAYS
747-400
91
73
31
BRITISH
AIRWAYS
777-200
91
73
38/31
LUFTHANSA
GERMAN AIRLINES
747-200B
91
48
34
LUFTHANSA
GERMAN AIRLINES
747-200B
Combi
91
48
34
LUFTHANSA
GERMAN AIRLINES
747-400
91
48
34
LUFTHANSA
GERMAN AIRLINES
747-400M
Combi
91
48
34
AMERICAN
AIRLINES
777-200
88
60
33
ASIANA
AIRLINES
777-200
88
51
33
VARIG
777-200
88
60
33
IBERIA
747-200B
87
54
34.3
IBERIA
747-200B
Combi
87
54
34.3
LUFTHANSA
GERMAN AIRLINES
A340-211
85
48
34
LUFTHANSA
GERMAN AIRLINES
A340-311
85
48
34
THAI AIRWAYS
INTERNATIONAL
747-400
85
40
34
ALL NIPPON
AIRWAYS
747-400
83
50
34
ALL NIPPON
AIRWAYS
747-400
83
65
34
ALL NIPPON
AIRWAYS
777-200ER
83
50
31
ALL NIPPON
AIRWAYS
777-300
83
50
31
ASIANA
AIRLINES
747-400
83
42
32
ASIANA
AIRLINES
747-400M
Combi
83
42
32
CHINA
AIRLINES
747-400
83
50
32
CHINA
AIRLINES
747-400
83
50
32
JAPAN
AIRLINES
747-400
83
62
34
JAPAN
AIRLINES
747-400
83
62
34
KOREAN
AIR
747-400
83
50
31
SOUTH AFRICAN
AIRWAYS
747-400
83
55
34
SOUTH AFRICAN
AIRWAYS
747-400
83
78
34
AIR
FRANCE
A330-200
82
48
33
AIR
FRANCE
A340-300
82
48
33
AIR
FRANCE
747-400
82
48
34
AIR
FRANCE
747-400M
Combi
82
48
34
AIR
FRANCE
777-200ER
82
48
34
EL
AL
777-200ER
82
55
34
QATAR
AIRWAYS
A300B4-600
82
38
32
QATAR
AIRWAYS
A300B4-600
82
48
33
QATAR
AIRWAYS
A330-200
82
48
33
AIR NEW
ZEALAND
747-400
80
50
33
AIR NEW
ZEALAND
747-400
80
50
33
CATHAY
PACIFIC AIRWAYS
A330-300
79
60
32
CATHAY
PACIFIC AIRWAYS
A340-300
79
60
32
CATHAY
PACIFIC AIRWAYS
A340-300
79
48
32
CATHAY
PACIFIC AIRWAYS
747-400
79
60
32
CATHAY
PACIFIC AIRWAYS
747-400
79
50
32
CHINA
AIRLINES
A340-300
78
50
32
IBERIA
A340-300
78
54
32
LANCHILE
A340-300
78
56
33
LANCHILE
767-300ER
78
56
33
QANTAS
AIRWAYS
747-400
(Longreach)
78
60
32
SINGAPORE
AIRLINES
A340-500
78
52
32
SINGAPORE
AIRLINES
747-400
(Megatop)
78
52
32
SINGAPORE
AIRLINES
747-400
(Megatop)
78
52
32
SINGAPORE
AIRLINES
777-200
78
52
32
SINGAPORE
AIRLINES
777-300
78
52
34
UNITED AIR
LINES
747-400
78
55
36/31
UNITED AIR
LINES
777-200
78
55
35/31
MALAYSIA
AIRLINES
747-400
76
50
34
MALAYSIA
AIRLINES
747-400
76
50
34
EVA
AIRWAYS
747-400
75
44
32
EVA
AIRWAYS
747-400M
Combi
75
44
32
AIR
MAURITIUS
A340-300
73
40
33
SWISS
INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES
A330-223
73
62
32
SWISS
INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES
MD-11
73
49
33
MALAYSIA
AIRLINES
777-200
72
50
34
NORTHWEST
AIRLINES
747-200B
70
60
32
NORTHWEST
AIRLINES
747-200B
70
60
32
EL
AL
747-400
69
55
32
PHILIPPINE
AIRLINES
A340-300
65
49
32
ROYAL BRUNEI
AIRLINES
767-300ER
65
45
31.5
UNITED AIR
LINES
767-300ER
64
55
31
SAUDI ARABIAN
AIRLINES
747-400
63
40
34
SAUDI ARABIAN
AIRLINES
777-200
63
38
34
AIR
AFRIQUE
A330-200
62
40
33.1
AIR
ALGERIE
A310-200
62
32
AIR
ALGERIE
767-300
62
32
AIR
FRANCE
747-200B
62
48
34
AIR
JAMAICA
A340-300
62
40
32
AMERICAN
AIRLINES
767-200ER
62
50
32
EGYPTAIR
777-200
62
40
32
EMIRATES
A300-600R
62
49
32
EMIRATES
A310-300
62
49
32
EMIRATES
A330-200
62
52
32
EMIRATES
777-200
62
47
32
EMIRATES
777-300
62
47
32
GARUDA
INDONESIA
747-400
62
42
34.3
GARUDA
INDONESIA
DC-10-30
62
38
32
GULF
AIR
A330-200
62
50
33.1
GULF
AIR
A340-300
62
50
33.1
GULF
AIR
767-300ER
62
40
33.1
KUWAIT
AIRWAYS
777-200
62
40
32
NORTHWEST
AIRLINES
747-400
62
60
32
PHILIPPINE
AIRLINES
747-400
62
39
33.1
PHILIPPINE
AIRLINES
747-400
62
39
33.1
SOUTH AFRICAN
AIRWAYS
747-200B
62
45
34
SOUTH AFRICAN
AIRWAYS
747-300
62
45
34
THAI AIRWAYS
INTERNATIONAL
747-300
62
40
34
THAI AIRWAYS
INTERNATIONAL
747-400
62
50
34
TRANSBRASIL
767-300ER
62
50
32
RESERVATIONS