American is installing new angled-lie flat seats on its Boeing 767-300 aircraft by early 2007, followed by its Boeing 777s from 2007. American is also installing a fully AVOD entertainment system for business class.
Detail in this press release and on its website.
In short, American is finally coming up to the standards that many international airlines (e.g. Singapore, Cathay) have had for four to five years. This is a positive step forward and it can only be hoped that the AVOD system extends to all classes. That would definitely put American ahead of other US carriers. However, by the time it has done so, many of those airlines will already be into their next generation of seating.
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