Luxury Plane Interiors: The New British Airways Dreamliner

But BA and its First customers can’t be praised alone for working together to tailor the ultimate ride: it’s a three-way partnership between them and leading British suppliers that’s been integral to the creation of this super-plane. The seats, for example, are not only reclined at just the right angle but beautifully upholstered by Prototrim – the top quality seat trimming expert responsible for those game-changing finishing touches inside the likes of Bentley and Jaguar cars. For this sky-high motor, the material specialist developed a high quality soft leather for the seats, opting for plush quilting and a neat fabric trim to finish.

And it’s not just the touch test that the cabin passes with triumph: a large part of its inviting ambience comes courtesy of the bespoke lighting delivered by London-based lighting specialists Pritchard Themis. Helping jet-setters to drift off to sleep at night and wake up in the morning, the illumination in each cabin can be set to reflect the natural time of day. A feature which, alongside the huge windows that give horizon views to every seat in the house, demonstrates the Dreamliner’s impressive efforts to ward off sensations of jet lag and keep travellers feeling fresh during and after their journey.

The addition of a new locker – thoughtfully positioned at eye-level – lessens the awkward stretching that sometimes comes with on-flight storage systems, and offers a perfect place to keep those smaller items that you really don’t want to lose, such as tablets, spectacles, wash bags and your passport. A mirror fitted inside the locker door means personal grooming while gliding becomes an effortless task.

We’re seeing more and more instances of technology and luxury paired hand in hand, and the Dreamliner marries the two concepts impeccably to create an aircraft that introduces a new class of flying. A synthesis of forward-thinking design and British Airways’ heritage, the plane draws on the airline’s wealth of experience in customer service by making sure every possible essential need, simple want and itch for that something extra is covered, right down to the perfecting the air we breathe on board. Different pressurisation means the internal cabin altitude is the equivalent of 6,000ft – 2,000ft lower than other aircrafts – which leads to greater humidity and reduces the drying effect of cabin air. The plane’s smooth ride technology also provides extra comfort during any turbulence.

Putting sublime comfort levels, on-point style and the ultimate use of intimate space at the core of the experience for travellers, it’s safe to say the Dreamliner positions itself as not only by far the most luxurious recruit to join the British Airways fleet but the summit of aviation excellence.

Images and video courtesy of British Airways.

Seats for the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner are now on sale at ba.com.