In theory they are supposed to be angled to compensate for the pitch of = the aircraft in flight creating a truly flat bed. Mark -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of = Grant McKenzie Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 3:39 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Northwest profit - Business Class Beds At 01:35 AM 19/10/03, you wrote: >Yeah, I would have to say the new scheme looks great and I hear that=20 >the new NW business class seats are "the longest beds in the sky".=20 >Given that SQ and QF are saying the same I wonder who really does have=20 >the longest beds and how they actually measure them. > >Also interesting is that as far as I know, only BA have fully flat beds = >in Business, does anyone know of any other carriers that have flat beds = >in business? Do they actually claim they are fully flat? I slept on one a couple of months ago flying from NRT to LHR and it seemed to me like it was tilted = at a slight angle. I tried the QF one out last week and it was the same. Grant SYD QF --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 29/09/2003 =20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 29/09/2003 =20