World's biggest business class comes to British Airways A380

British Airways says it will install what it calls the world’s biggest business class on its upgraded Airbus A380s, revamping the entire upper deck for premium customers. The carrier, part of IAG, plans to update its fleet of a dozen A380s, with the first upgraded aircraft expected to enter service in the coming months. Alongside the business-class redesign, BA will modify first class seating with fold-away dividers, allowing middle seats to be converted into larger group cabins. The reconfiguration reduces overall A380 capacity by 11%, from 469 seats to 417, with economy berths cut by about 30% to 215. Chief executive Sean Doyle said each retrofit takes about 100 days, and he described it as the largest single investment in aircraft reconfiguration ever made by an airline.