Delta Air Lines will install new flat-bed BusinessElite seats and slimline Economy seats with touchscreen video monitors on each of its 16 Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets.
Hong Kong Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 30 Airbus A320 family jets, plus an A330-200 containing only 116 premium seats, the manufacturer said on Wednesday.
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