A330 business class cabin- best domestic business class product in the market.
Will Virgin Blue retain the 2-3-2 J configuration of the Emirates aircraft? I notice they only show the outside set of two seats in the images provided.
Those seats pictured are the newly-refurbished Emirates J product (A332/A343). They are the same model of seat as Qantas' old Dreamtime international J seat. They are 2-3-2 across. Seat pitch was originally 42", but was increased to 60" with the removal of a row of F 4-5 years ago.
Although 2-3-2, the seat pitch and comfort are vastly superior to Qantas' 2-3-2 or 2-2-2 (EBM-N). Qantas will soon be able to claim 'no middle seats in J'. Would that be a competitive advantage against Virgin, despite higher seat comfort (of QF's domestic config aircraft)?
Emirates Refurb'd J 60" Pitch (A332/A343)
Emirates Old J 42" Pitch (A332/A343)