Following its delivery late last month, Thai's first A380 has been operating silky smooth intra-Asia routes for just over a week, and we've managed to hop on board to experience the airline's Royal First service from Hong Kong to Bangkok, followed by a Royal Silk (business) segment to Singapore. The Airbus flagship has been ferrying passengers around the globe for a half-decade, but Thai's in-flight experience is among the world's most luxurious, making us eager to see how the world's largest jetliner would serve to make one of the planet's best airlines even more desirable. Economy appears to be in line with what we've experienced on other A380s, so we skipped right to the premium cabins. The journey was fantastic, and we're happy to share – keep reading to hop aboard the industry's leading super jumbo for a couple short jumps in this five-star beauty.

Gallery: Thai A380 First and Business

We knew it was coming, but now that we've had a chance to step on board United Airlines' latest jetliner in person, we'll surely be counting the days until we can ease into one of those airborne recliners as the carrier's 787 takes to the skies. Just days after getting its first coat of paint (and that unique nose-to-tail swoop), United opened up its Dreamliner for journalists, select customers and a handful of staffers to take a first look at the 787's interior, which includes 36 flat-bed BusinessFirst seats in a 2-2-2 configuration, 72 Economy Plus seats with up to 36 inches of pitch and 111 Economy seats with a fairly standard 32 inches of pitch.

You could have garnered that from glancing at a seat map. What's not so clear is just how magnificent this aircraft is to ride, or, in the case of our grounded demo at Boeing's Everett factory today, how it looks from the ground. This isn't our first trip down the aisles of a 787, having flown on ANA's Dreamliner with Engadget in Japan last year. In comparison to the 777, however, where we've spent weeks of time in flight, it's quite exciting to see how the in-flight experience is improving, even when compared to the pleasant ride on the carrier's previous-generation flagship.

Gallery: United Dreamliner Exterior