Qatar Airways has begun flying the first of its eight A330-200 aircraft on its London Heathrow/Doha route.The Airbus A330-200 offers the ultimate in passenger comfort and safety, including a three-class configuration of 12 First, 18 Business and 208 economy class seats.
Beyond this high capacity of 238 passengers, the service includes such features as cutting edge entertainment systems, seat-back television screens for all classes, and state-of-the-art comfort with newly designed seats.Qatar Airways has introduced the very latest seating technology onto the A330-200s with the EADS Sogerma Services "CLASS 180" flatbed seats for the First Class cabin.
With a 79-inch seat pitch, the CLASS 180 flatbeds are fully electronically driven and provide an exceptional degree of privacy.In a clear breakthrough from previous generations of seats, the Business Class cabins on the A330 will introduce the EADS Sogerma "Business Plus" seats, featuring full electronic-operation and providing movement from 90° to 160° by a simple press on a keypad.With a 55-inch seat pitch and fixed shell concept, passengers will have comfort and total privacy from their neighbors.Qatar Airways has also installed the very latest DVD video entertainment system. The airline was, in fact, the launch customer for IEC International's integrated In-Seat DVD players with their 8.4" monitors on a deployment arm, passenger control unit and power supply unit.