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7/24/12

"Lie-flat seats" coming to domestic cross-country routes on new A321 American Airlines flights

American airlines new Airbus A321
American Airlines will add lie-flat seats to its new Airbus A321 jets that will fly transcontinental routes between New York and California.

"We intend to be the only airline to offer a three-class service and the first to offer fully lie-flat First and Business Class seats on transcontinental flights with our Airbus A321 transcontinental aircraft," Virsab Vahidi, AA's Chief Commercial Officer, says in a release.

The Airbus A321s will join American's fleet as part of previously announced orders for 460 jets. As part of those orders, which included deals with both Boeing and Airbus.

AA plans to take delivery of 130 current generation Airbus aircraft from the A321 and A319 variants and up to 100 Boeing 737-800s through 2017.

Read more: AA: Lie-flat seats coming to domestic cross-country routes - USATODAY.com

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