Five Boeing 787-9 Layouts Offer at Least 40 Business-Class Seats

Five airline configurations of the Boeing 787-9 feature at least 40 business-class seats, with United’s Elevated layout leading the group at 64. The configurations show how airlines tailor the same aircraft model to different cabin plans.

Key details

• Qantas: 236 seats, including 42 business-class seats in a 1-2-1 arrangement, 28 premium economy seats and 166 economy seats.
• ANA The Room FX: 206 seats, including 48 business-class suites with doors and forward- and rear-facing orientations.
• American Airlines 787-9P: 244 seats, including 51 business-class seats: eight Flagship Suite Preferred seats and 43 Flagship Suites.
• Japan Airlines: a 203-seat layout with up to 52 business-class Sky Suite III seats in a 1-2-1 arrangement.
• United Elevated: 222 seats, including 64 Polaris business-class seats, eight of them larger Polaris Studio suites, plus 35 Premium Plus and 123 economy seats.

United’s 222-seat Elevated 787-9 configuration includes 64 Polaris business-class seats.

Why it matters

A 787-9 seat map can vary by airline and, in some fleets, by individual aircraft configuration. Travelers can use the aircraft’s specific layout to check which cabin and seat product their flight will offer.