With seats matching the best in the
industry after the change, and Air India traditionally
enjoying an edge in its on-board services through in-flight
offerings and high standard of service provided by the
experienced cabin crew, the national carrier offer the
finest First Class product between India and the Western
destinations viz. London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Newark
and Los Angeles.
The seats have a provision for adjusting backrest and
leg-rest to the desired position as per the requirement of
the individual passengers. These adjustments are possible
through the push buttons on the seat function control unit.
The seat function control unit also has three push button
for pre-defined (Pre-programmed) positions of the seat viz,
1. Take-off and landing position
2. Comfort or reading position
3. Full flat sleeping position.
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India has installed sleeperettes, 180-degrees, flat bed
seats in First Class, on all its Boeing 747-400 aircraft.
B747-400 aircraft are deployed by the national carrier on
the India/USA/UK/Europe routes.
The
seat equipment and controls are so positioned on the seats
so as to provide simplified use and maximum comfort to
passengers. Further, to ensure utmost safety, all moving
parts viz. backrest, leg-rest, footrest and armrests have
been designed to avoid pinching or shearing. 
The
two independent single First Class seats assembled on a
common basic structure are upholstered in blue coloured
leather to lend elegance and match the poly-carbonate parts
which are in a combination of light and dark grey.
As
Air India is also introducing DVD players for enhanced
inflight entertainment facility for First and Executive
Class passengers, a small table has been integrated with
each seat to support the DVD player.