United Unveils New Aircraft Interior and Polaris Cabin
United Airlines today the interior for new Boeing 787-9 aircraft which will include two, new business class suites, including a United Polaris Studio.
The airline’s new United Polaris Studio suites are positioned in the first row of each business class section and total eight, lie-flat, all-aisle-access seats that are 25% larger than standard United Polaris with privacy doors and an extra ottoman seat for companions. Service also includes exclusive entrée options, an Ossetra caviar amuse-bouche service, and new amenity kits with luxury skincare offerings. There’s also wireless charging, Bluetooth connectivity, and a 27-inch, 4K OLED seatback screen.
United Polaris Studio will be priced differently than standard United Polaris, but United has not revealed any pricing yet.
Standard United Polaris seats also get upgraded to suites with the addition of sliding doors and larger, 19-inch 4K OLED screens.
United says that expects to take delivery of the first United 787-9 with the elevated interior before the end of 2025 with the first international passenger flights planned in 2026 from San Francisco to Singapore and San Francisco to London.
All of United’s future 787 deliveries will get United Polaris Studio suites and Elevated interiors, and the airline expects about 30 of these planes to join its fleet by 2027. Aircraft with the Elevated interior will also be among the first United widebody planes to have free Starlink connectivity for United MileagePlus members.
Schedule
The first deliveries of 787-9 aircraft with the Elevated interior will include:
- Eight United Polaris business class Studio suites
- Two rows across two sections, 1-2-1 configuration
- 56 United Polaris business class suites
- 14 rows, across two sections, in a 1-2-1 configuration
- Customers can choose between seats that face the window or center of the aircraft (ideal for individual travelers) and seats where all the suites face the aisle (perfect for those flying together)
- 35 United Premium Plus seats, the most in United’s fleet
- 5 rows in a 2-3-2 configuration
- 33 United Economy Plus seats and 90 United Economy seats
- 15 total rows in a 3-3-3 configuration
The carrier’s 787-9s currently have 48 United Polaris seats, 21 United Premium Plus seats, 39 United Economy Plus seats and 149 United Economy seats.
United Polaris Studio
Located in the first row of each business class section, United Polaris Studio includes superior features and design elements. Here’s what United said about the new product in its press release:
“United Polaris Studio suites are larger and include an ottoman with a seatbelt for companions in six of the eight seats. Each United Polaris Studio suite also has a huge, 27-inch, 4K OLED touchscreen – the largest among U.S. carriers, Bluetooth connectivity, wireless charging as well as separate USB-C and electrical outlets. The suite also includes digital seat control options, quartzite tables, a soft, wool-blend seat and wood grain trim.
United Polaris Studio amenities are also upgraded, and include exclusive hoodie-pajamas and slippers on all flights, new noise-cancelling headphones powered by Meridian technology, amenity kits featuring clinically formulated Perricone MD Cold Plasma Plus+ luxury skincare products, United-branded playing cards (ideal for passing the time with someone in the ottoman seat), a plush velvet throw pillow on the ottoman as well as Saks Fifth Avenue bedding that includes a duvet, day blanket, large pillow and cooling gel pillow.
And customers who book a United Polaris Studio suite have access to the airline’s Global Reception® area, receive preferred boarding alongside United Global Services® customers and are eligible for United’s tarmac transfer program.”
