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Every piece on the journal carrying the 787 9 tag, most recent first.
United's first commercial Polaris 2.0 rotation flew UA1 SFO–SIN on the Elevated 787-9 on April 22. We were on the inaugural and on a later SFO–FRA rotation in May. Here is the doored Polaris Studio cabin assessed against the open Polaris seat it replaces, and against the Delta One Suite, BA Club Suite, and Lufthansa Allegris Business it now has to compete with.
I flew AM1 MEX-MAD seat 2A on XA-ADL and AM57 NRT-MEX on XA-ADD. Here's how Aeromexico Clase Premier on the 787-9 holds up against Delta One JV in 2026.
KLM World Business Class on the 787-9 — Safran Cirrus NG seats, the Delft Blue house tradition, the Schiphol direct-routing strategy, and the SkyTeam transatlantic JV with Delta that quietly anchors the long-haul network.
I flew AC1 YYZ-NRT on C-FGDX and AC32 YYZ-FRA on C-FGDT. Here's how Air Canada Signature Class on the 787-9 holds up against UA Polaris and LH Allegris.
I flew NZ1 Auckland to New York in seat 1A on Air New Zealand's bulkhead-row Business Premier Luxe — four seats per aircraft, a closing door, a guest dining ottoman. Here is the 2026 review of the cabin's most scarce premium product.
Oman Air's 787-9 Business Studio — six former First Class suites, plus the Apex Suite Business cabin — is the bet that brought the airline into oneworld in 2025, and the MCT hub is finally getting the attention it deserved.
I flew LA8181 JFK-GRU and LA533 JFK-SCL on the Thompson Vantage XL 787-9. Here is how LATAM Premium Business holds up post-oneworld in 2026.
I flew BR66 Vienna to Taipei in seat 7A on EVA's 787-9 — the doored Royal Laurel cabin that has quietly become Star Alliance's best mid-tier business class. Here is the full 2026 review of a product that punches above its 1-2-1 staggered weight.
Saudia's 787-9 Business Class is a Vision 2030 calling card — a dry-cabin Collins Super Diamond suite, prayer-direction display, and a SkyTeam routing that still gets surprisingly little attention in the Western premium press.