American Airlines is beefing up its business class with Flagship Suites

American Airlines is beefing up its business class with a seat so good that the Oneworld member will remove first class from its international fleet.

The all-new Boeing 787 Flagship Suites feature more personal space than American’s current business class, along with the very on-trend sliding door.

As a halfway point to transforming into a lie-flat bed, American claims its Flagship Suites convert into a relaxed “chaise lounge position” – which to us sounds like marketing-speak for what other airlines and seat-makers invariably refer to as Lazy Z, sun-lounge or deckchair mode.

Other creature comforts include several storage nooks, power from AC and dual USB-A and USB-C sockets and, Executive Traveller understands, wireless charging for smartphones.