Dec 24, 2012, 1:34 am
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AA Boeing 737-800, type 738D
(configured 16F, 144Y, including 30 MCE - including Exit rows). Current seats seem to be Zodiac 5751 slimline seats.
All aircraft have been converted to the type 738K Oasis/Kodiak configuration
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Under “Project Oasis” this type will ultimately be refitted to 737 MAX 8 “Project Oasis” standards, with 170 seats: 16 F / J seats with reduced pitch and recline, and 156 ultra-slimline Rockwell Collins (previously B/E Aerospace) Meridian seats with 30” pitch in Main Cabin, 33”pitch in Main Cabin Extra and ultra-slimline lavs, onboard served WiFi IFE (no seatback) IFE, etc.
All 738s delivered prior to 10 Dec 2013 are equipped with center ceiling mounted drop down screens;
738s delivered on or after 10 Dec 2013 currently have seat-back AVOD and 110 VAC plus USB seat power. The IFE will ultimately be replaced by WiFi served IFE.
Link to AA fleet list - 737-800 configuration information by registration ("tail") numbers.
738s (until modified to 7M8 standards) are laid out:
First / Business rows 3-6 (no rows 1 or 2)
Economy from rows 7-30; MCE from rows 7-9, and MCE exit rows 14 and 15. Row 15 has full recline.
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(configured 16F, 144Y, including 30 MCE - including Exit rows). Current seats seem to be Zodiac 5751 slimline seats.
All aircraft have been converted to the type 738K Oasis/Kodiak configuration
Archived content
Under “Project Oasis” this type will ultimately be refitted to 737 MAX 8 “Project Oasis” standards, with 170 seats: 16 F / J seats with reduced pitch and recline, and 156 ultra-slimline Rockwell Collins (previously B/E Aerospace) Meridian seats with 30” pitch in Main Cabin, 33”pitch in Main Cabin Extra and ultra-slimline lavs, onboard served WiFi IFE (no seatback) IFE, etc.
All 738s delivered prior to 10 Dec 2013 are equipped with center ceiling mounted drop down screens;
738s delivered on or after 10 Dec 2013 currently have seat-back AVOD and 110 VAC plus USB seat power. The IFE will ultimately be replaced by WiFi served IFE.
Link to AA fleet list - 737-800 configuration information by registration ("tail") numbers.
738s (until modified to 7M8 standards) are laid out:
First / Business rows 3-6 (no rows 1 or 2)
Economy from rows 7-30; MCE from rows 7-9, and MCE exit rows 14 and 15. Row 15 has full recline.
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Unrefitted 738 / 737 pre-Oasis, non-MAX MCE / Main Cabin + Extra Seats
Mar 3, 2014, 10:23 pm
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Is this seat a good seat? Is it cramped because of the exit door? It's in the first exit row which I purchased for the extra leg room (very tall).
...I noticed on both my departing and returning flight, the 2nd exit row is already taken but seats in the first exit row (row 14) are available. Are both exit rows equal in leg room on this aircraft? I purchased exit row seat 14F on both my departing and returning flight.
...I noticed on both my departing and returning flight, the 2nd exit row is already taken but seats in the first exit row (row 14) are available. Are both exit rows equal in leg room on this aircraft? I purchased exit row seat 14F on both my departing and returning flight.
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Mar 4, 2014, 9:05 am
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Is this seat a good seat? Is it cramped because of the exit door? It's in the first exit row which I purchased for the extra leg room (very tall).
...I noticed on both my departing and returning flight, the 2nd exit row is already taken but seats in the first exit row (row 14) are available. Are both exit rows equal in leg room on this aircraft? I purchased exit row seat 14F on both my departing and returning flight.
...I noticed on both my departing and returning flight, the 2nd exit row is already taken but seats in the first exit row (row 14) are available. Are both exit rows equal in leg room on this aircraft? I purchased exit row seat 14F on both my departing and returning flight.
Mar 5, 2014, 8:20 am
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Row 14 is great, but row 15 is the one to be in on the 738.
Mar 7, 2014, 5:54 am
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First time on AA in years though been preferred with US for several so I guess we're on the same team now. The misses and I are going to BOS to OGG in the fall on AA. The first leg is on the 737-8. We're in row 11 MCE. I'm a bit confused with the new BSI. Have all the 737's been retrofitted? How do we know if we'll be on one? To confirm, there is no personal AVOD correct? Just drop down screens?
Mar 7, 2014, 12:00 pm
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First time on AA in years though been preferred with US for several so I guess we're on the same team now. The misses and I are going to BOS to OGG in the fall on AA. The first leg is on the 737-8. We're in row 11 MCE. I'm a bit confused with the new BSI. Have all the 737's been retrofitted? How do we know if we'll be on one? To confirm, there is no personal AVOD correct? Just drop down screens?
You are correct about the entertainment.
Mar 7, 2014, 12:50 pm
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There are about 7 738s with AVOD in the fleet now. There is a very small chance that one will be the aircraft assigned to your flight.
Mar 9, 2014, 12:24 am
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First time on AA in years though been preferred with US for several so I guess we're on the same team now. The misses and I are going to BOS to OGG in the fall on AA. The first leg is on the 737-8. We're in row 11 MCE. I'm a bit confused with the new BSI. Have all the 737's been retrofitted? How do we know if we'll be on one? To confirm, there is no personal AVOD correct? Just drop down screens?
Last edited by SFOPhD; Mar 10, 2014 at 8:39 pm Reason: New not retrofitted
Mar 9, 2014, 8:49 am
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Mar 10, 2014, 6:39 pm
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To add to the previous replies, there are three kinds of 737s flying around, all of which have the same seat map. One is the old 737 with overhead monitors. The second is the improved BSI 737s that are essentially the same but newer and nicer looking. The third is a retrofitted 737 with personal AVOD and different seats. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell which one you're going to be on at the moment.
They won't be. Until recently, BSI wasn't offered as a retrofit on 737's (it is now, though). Apparently it is incredibly expensive though, as it requires some major changes, but I forget the specifics (wiring among other things.)
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Mar 10, 2014, 8:39 pm
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Apr 14, 2014, 12:18 pm
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Does middle or aisle seat get cold on row 15 (738s) as well? I was doing YYZ-LAZ on 15A this past weekend and my legs were frozen numb second half of the trip. Just wondering if thats bcos of sitting next to the door or aisle row altogethor.
May 22, 2014, 8:38 am
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The planes with the blocked middle seats in some of the rows
I tried to do a search to find that old thread about the best seats - obviously my plane number was not the keyword.
We're on a 737-800, and I have some very specific questions about those seats with the blocked center seat:
At what level is the surface that blocks the aisle and window - is it armrest level, or shoulder level? Does that middle seat ALSO have a conventional tray table which can be lowered?
We like to play cards, and I at first thought it would the perfect "table", but now I'm wondering...too high and it would not be. Maybe we should just switch to a regular exit row middle and aisle? Any advice?
We're on a 737-800, and I have some very specific questions about those seats with the blocked center seat:
At what level is the surface that blocks the aisle and window - is it armrest level, or shoulder level? Does that middle seat ALSO have a conventional tray table which can be lowered?
We like to play cards, and I at first thought it would the perfect "table", but now I'm wondering...too high and it would not be. Maybe we should just switch to a regular exit row middle and aisle? Any advice?
May 22, 2014, 8:44 am
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I tried to do a search to find that old thread about the best seats - obviously my plane number was not the keyword.
We're on a 737-800, and I have some very specific questions about those seats with the blocked center seat:
At what level is the surface that blocks the aisle and window - is it armrest level, or shoulder level? Does that middle seat ALSO have a conventional tray table which can be lowered?
We like to play cards, and I at first thought it would the perfect "table", but now I'm wondering...too high and it would not be. Maybe we should just switch to a regular exit row middle and aisle? Any advice?
We're on a 737-800, and I have some very specific questions about those seats with the blocked center seat:
At what level is the surface that blocks the aisle and window - is it armrest level, or shoulder level? Does that middle seat ALSO have a conventional tray table which can be lowered?
We like to play cards, and I at first thought it would the perfect "table", but now I'm wondering...too high and it would not be. Maybe we should just switch to a regular exit row middle and aisle? Any advice?
May 22, 2014, 8:47 am
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