First and Business Class airline seat Star Ranking

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AIRLINE FIRST & BUSINESS CLASS SEATS - COMFORT RANKING

Star Ranking of airline First and Business Class lie-flat / flat-bed seats is conducted by Skytrax Research, and results illustrated below.

Each airline Star Ranking is applied after a series of detailed comfort and quality evaluations for each seat type - rankings shown apply to seats available at the time of testing in 2007. (As many airlines upgrade / fit new seats, ratings are updated twice every 12 months).

Data refers to international, medium / long haul flights

AIRLINE

FIRST CLASS

BUSINESS CLASS

Seat rating data uses multiple ranking factors to establish the final Star Ranking level.

Items assessed in the Star Ranking include:

- Seat pitch

- Seat configuration

- Seat width

- Upright comfort

- Lounge comfort

- Lie flat comfort

- Seat privacy

- Ease of access

- Seat controls

- Footrest

- Legrest

- Headrest

- Cushion comfort

- Lumbar support

- Massage option

Aer Lingus

n/a

Aeroflot

n/a

Aerolineas Argentinas

n/a

Air Canada

n/a

Air China

Air France

Air India

Air Jamaica

n/a

Air Mauritius

Air Namibia

n/a

Air New Zealand

n/a

Air Tahiti Nui

Alitalia

n/a

All Nippon Airways

American Airlines

Asiana Airlines

Austrian

n/a

bmi British Midland

n/a

British Airways

Brussels Airlines

n/a

Cathay Pacific

China Airlines

China Eastern Airlines

n/a

China Southern Airlines

n/a

Continental Airlines

n/a

Delta Air Lines

n/a

Dragonair (A330)

Egyptair

El Al

Emirates

EOS Airlines

n/a

Ethiopian Airlines

n/a

Etihad Airways

EVA Air

n/a

Finnair

n/a

Gulf Air

Iberia

n/a

Icelandair

n/a

Iran Air

n/a

Japan Airlines

Jet Airways

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

n/a

Kenya Airways

n/a

Korean Air

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L'Avion

n/a

LAN Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines

n/a

Lufthansa

Malaysia Airlines

Middle East Airlines

n/a

Northwest Airlines

n/a

Olympic Airways

n/a

Pakistan International

n/a

Philippine Airlines

Qantas Airways

Qatar Airways

Royal Brunei Airlines

n/a

Royal Jordanian

n/a

SAS Scandinavian

n/a

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Silverjet

n/a

Singapore Airlines

South African Airways

n/a

SriLankan Airlines

n/a

Sudan Airways

n/a

Swiss Int'l Air Lines

TAM Brazilian

TAP Air Portugal

n/a

Thai Airways

United Airlines

Vietnam Airlines

n/a

Virgin Atlantic

n/a