Some of it is great, and some is woeful – the problem is you won't know what you're going to get until you end up on the plane.

Prepare for a bit of a shock with Air China Business Class. The Boeing 747-400 has a strange version of First Class – called of all things 'Forbidden Pavillion' Class, with quaint 1980s style First Class seats, arranged as sort of sem-pods, but with very stark utilitarian armchairs. The Boeing 777-300ER has the latest version of First Class with eight large and private first class suites at the front of the aeroplane. The old regional variant of Air China First Class is woeful, with just an old fashioned recliner and a tiny TV screen that pops out of the armrest. There are new, old, and regional variants on Air China, and these are poles apart. A very few of the latest planes now offer Air China Premium Economy, called Super Premium Economy class. From the livery – which is straight out of the 1970s – to the seats – which haven't changed much from the 1980s.Īir China are nothing if not traditional, with a three class layout on most long haul planes, with First, Business and Economy. In fact, not just dated but positively prehistoric. Which makes it a little odd when you get on board that Air Chinas' aircraft seem, well, just a bit dated. Air China has the world's 10th largest airline by fleet size. All of the old 767 have been replaced, with newer models from Airbus and Boeing. It is also surprisingly new, with an average age of six years.

It is also phasing out the use of Boeing 747-400, and to be replaced by 747-8I and 777-300ER.Īir China's fleet is a vast, unwieldy, collection of pretty much every aircraft still flying today. NEWS: Air china has placed an order for 100 A320-200.

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