The Room FX: ANA’s New No-Recline Boeing 787 Business Class Suite

In 2026, All Nippon Airways plans to start overhauling the cabins of its international Boeing 787-9s, which includes introducing new seats in all cabins. While the airline had already revealed its new premium economy and economy, there’s now a major update, as ANA has just unveiled its new business class. It should look sort of familiar.

New ANA 787 business class product revealed

ANA is known for its incredible “The Room” business class, available exclusively on select Boeing 777-300ERs. The airline now plans to introduce a new business class on select Boeing 787-9s, which looks similar on the surface, but has some major differences. The new product is called “The Room FX,” with the “FX” standing for “Future Experience.” In other words, it’s an evolved version of “The Room.”

Designed in partnership with Safran and Acumen, the product is described as “the world’s largest seat in its class on a mid-sized aircraft.” ANA’s 787-9s are expected to have 48 business class seats, spread across 12 rows, in a 1-2-1 configuration. Seats will alternative between being forward facing and rear facing, with each seat having a privacy door.

Here’s the first thing that makes this seat interesting — this is a “no-recline” business class, much like you’ll find on Finnair. That’s to say that when you want to get into bed mode, you don’t recline the seat back, but instead, you just slide down.

The airline describes the seat as having a pre-reclining function that transforms the backrest into a sofa-like configuration, allowing passengers to relax in a variety of positions, similar to lounging on a living room sofa. When it comes to seat dimensions, the bed has a maximum length of 76.5″, and a maximum width of 41.5″.

As far as tech goes, each seat has a 24″ HD monitor with bluetooth audio. The charging options are also extensive, with USB-A, USB-C, AC, and wireless charging.

Here’s how Victoria Foy, CEO of Safran Seats, describes this product:

“At Safran Seats, we are proud to deepen our long-standing partnership with ANA through the launch of ‘THE Room FX.’ This new business class seat represents a step-change in comfort, versatility, and innovative design for the Boeing 787-9. By combining our engineering expertise with ANA’s commitment to passenger excellence and Acumen’s creative vision, we are setting new benchmarks in the world of premium air travel.”

Here’s how Ian Dryburgh, CEO of Acume, describes this:

“‘THE Room FX’ project is a result of a profound long-standing partnership between ANA, Acumen and Safran – shaped by years of trust, creativity and innovation. Building on the success and DNA of the ‘The Room’ B777, this next-generation suite elevates the flying experience with a rare balance of comfort, flexibility and elegant engineering. This is a refreshingly original and market leading Business Class product that we believe will exceed passengers’ expectations for many years to come.”

This looks like an excellent new business class

The Boeing 787 fuselage isn’t quite as wide as that of the Boeing 777, and often that leads to a compromise in terms of seat comfort. ANA’s “The Room” business class on the 777 is regarded as one of the best in the world, and I’d say the 787 evolution sounds excellent.

Compared to the 777, the product has the benefit of boasting improved tech, from bluetooth audio, to better charging options. Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if this product ends up being a little less comfortable than the existing 777 business class, but who knows.

Regardless, it sounds like a massive improvement over ANA’s existing 787 business class. Also keep in mind that the Dreamliner makes up a huge part of ANA’s fleet. The airline has 35 international 787-9s, with an additional 27 on order.

The last thing worth mentioning is just how much space ANA is dedicating to these cabins. As we see airlines introduce new business class products, they’re often not willing to compromise on footprint, since they don’t want to reduce cabin density.

In this case, ANA is installing just 24 business class seats between the first and second set of doors on the 787-9. Compare that to the 30 business class seats that many other airlines fit into the same space (or that ANA has on its existing 787-9s)…

Bottom line

ANA has unveiled its new Boeing 787 business class, named “The Room FX.” The product represents an evolution of the existing “The Room” seat that’s found on Boeing 777s, and it looks great. Expect upgraded tech and much more spacious seats, with the only catch being that this is a no-recline concept, much like you’ll find on Finnair.

What do you make of ANA’s new 787 business class?