Yesterday American quietly put a Boeing 777-200 into service with their newest business class product, featuring B/E Aerospace Super Diamond seats. This caught me off guard, since I thought American's Boeing 787-9 would be the first to feature American's newest business class seats. There are several things that I found strange about this: -- The…
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They could have reconfigured economy this way because they plan on installing premium economy soon.
Ultimately I have a feeling the 9-across vs 10-across MCE issue will become a moot point once Premium Economy is installed. I bet even the 773s will be reconfigured to 10-across MCE at that time.
@Jeff, look again at images posted by Lucky. Rows 13-25 show 10 across. Lucky is referring to the newest configuration when talking about 10 seats per row in MCE. Not the previously newest configuration ...
Well, actually it's rows 14-24 that show 10 seats abreast ... but I think one gets the idea about which picture I am talking 😉
@Ralfinho, I see it better now. Was reading this on my phone before and missed the first picture. Yeah that kind of sucks. Airlines are just trying to squeeze more $$ out of each flight.
Things have been getter "better" for some time now, what with fully flat seats in J, and planes with Suites, Apartments, and showers. It seems we have hit the top, and are now headed back down.
With FC gradually becoming ancient history, J is the "new FC", PE is the "new J", MCE is the "new PE" and Economy is the "new (ie much worse) Y". We have seen the future, and after all that previous improvement, it's a big disappointment.
Typically, what would an airline do with seats that are no longer in use, especially the Zodiac seats are so new? Are they disposed/recycled or do they try to sell them to other airlines?
Are the B & K bulkhead seats in economy truly 'non seats' ?
I'm just glad to have participated in the 'golden age' of air travel,
Now just burnin' my miles.....
There are also apparently 8 fewer business class seats with the latest reconfiguration?
So when premium economy comes to these planes will they have 3 economy subdivisions or will MCE go away?
So expected fewer business class seats for purchase or upgrade and expect a much tighter economy cabin. OUCH!
So when AA finally upgrades a 777 they reconfigure an already new business class instead of one with their old 90's angled crap WTF are these US execs high or something
Just flew this aircraft the other night from MIA to SCL in J. I had Seat 7L, which I selected when I thought the aircraft was going to have the old new configuration. Seat itself was fine. Your legs go quite far under the side of the seat in front, but the space was not restrictive.
Two notes about 7L: 1) there is only one window; and 2) there is no curtain blocking light from the galley and entrance/snack bar area. If you do not like sleeping with eyeshades, you will find it to be very disturbing.