Dec 9, 2015, 8:52 am
Last edit by: Prospero
The early 2019 787-8 retrofit standardizes 788 seating at C20, W28, Y186 (of which 42 are MCE)
AA begins selling Premium Economy tickets as if 1 May (if not before) on the 787-8.
787-8 Current Status as of 24 April April 2019: NO J28 788s left in service, refit completed.:
Refitting took two weeks per airframe, and two were in the shop at Paine Field at any one time. N800AN was the test article / prototype (PAE Sep 2018), N816AA was the last (returned to service 24 Apr 2019).
here[/u] for fairly current listings.
All Boeing 787-8 have Premium Economy as of 24 April 2019.
All Boeing 787-9 have Premium Economy “out of the box”.
The Rockwell Collins MiQ seat has been selected. This is also the domestic (newly renamed) Business seat in narrowbodies, with added drop down footpegs (foot and leg rest in bulkhead rows), seatback IFE, non-moveable head rests.
Link to AA Premium Economy page.
AA begins selling Premium Economy tickets as if 1 May (if not before) on the 787-8.
787-8 Current Status as of 24 April April 2019: NO J28 788s left in service, refit completed.:
Refitting took two weeks per airframe, and two were in the shop at Paine Field at any one time. N800AN was the test article / prototype (PAE Sep 2018), N816AA was the last (returned to service 24 Apr 2019).
here[/u] for fairly current listings.
All Boeing 787-8 have Premium Economy as of 24 April 2019.
All Boeing 787-9 have Premium Economy “out of the box”.
The Rockwell Collins MiQ seat has been selected. This is also the domestic (newly renamed) Business seat in narrowbodies, with added drop down footpegs (foot and leg rest in bulkhead rows), seatback IFE, non-moveable head rests.
Link to AA Premium Economy page.
Boeing 787-8 / 788 w/ J20, Premium Economy / PE / PEY Discussion (refit completed)
Apr 28, 2019, 10:50 am
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Apr 30, 2019, 8:17 pm
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I am flying on DFW-SCL tomorrow, and managed to snag 7A, however it appears much of the flight is empty. I think there is a high probabily I could snag 3 economy seats to make a poor man's business class. Would you recommend I keeping my premium economy reservation?
Lastly, on these airplanes, does PE get better service? or the same service as economy? I don't think AA is selling PE on this flight....they just tagged the new PE eceonomy seats as MCE.
Lastly, on these airplanes, does PE get better service? or the same service as economy? I don't think AA is selling PE on this flight....they just tagged the new PE eceonomy seats as MCE.
Apr 30, 2019, 11:27 pm
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I am flying on DFW-SCL tomorrow, and managed to snag 7A, however it appears much of the flight is empty. I think there is a high probabily I could snag 3 economy seats to make a poor man's business class. Would you recommend I keeping my premium economy reservation?
Lastly, on these airplanes, does PE get better service? or the same service as economy? I don't think AA is selling PE on this flight....they just tagged the new PE eceonomy seats as MCE.
Lastly, on these airplanes, does PE get better service? or the same service as economy? I don't think AA is selling PE on this flight....they just tagged the new PE eceonomy seats as MCE.
So it’s possible you’ll get Main Cabin service tomorrow - or not. And you can gamble that three MC seats might be available, but they might not. What are you basing your “however it appears much of the flight is empty” on? Occupied seat chart on aa.com? I hope there’s not a tour, cruise or student group with tickets but no seat assignments until they arrive at the airport.
May 1, 2019, 8:26 am
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Iirc Premium Economy of 787-8s go on sale tomorrow.
So it’s possible you’ll get Main Cabin service tomorrow - or not. And you can gamble that three MC seats might be available, but they might not. What are you basing your “however it appears much of the flight is empty” on? Occupied seat chart on aa.com? I hope there’s not a tour, cruise or student group with tickets but no seat assignments until they arrive at the airport.
So it’s possible you’ll get Main Cabin service tomorrow - or not. And you can gamble that three MC seats might be available, but they might not. What are you basing your “however it appears much of the flight is empty” on? Occupied seat chart on aa.com? I hope there’s not a tour, cruise or student group with tickets but no seat assignments until they arrive at the airport.
May 12, 2019, 7:11 pm
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Is row 10 economy (MCE) still good after the refit? Does the wall go all the way to the floor? Is there plenty of legroom?
May 12, 2019, 10:52 pm
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May 29, 2019, 3:17 pm
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Only flown 1a on my 788 flights and I normally fly 3A in J on 77W, as I prefer to be as far from the engines as poss. The legroom is about an inch to two inches less on 788.
cannot help you on 788 coach though I did try PE in Exit Row on 77W when it was still MCE and for a day time flight very acceptable.
cannot help you on 788 coach though I did try PE in Exit Row on 77W when it was still MCE and for a day time flight very acceptable.
May 29, 2019, 3:29 pm
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Meant PE actually. Currently on 9J in a 788 but have 6A (bulkhead) open. If the legroom is the same as on a 77W then I'll switch, that was just there for comparison, because I've seen the 77W myself, but not the 788.
May 31, 2019, 10:05 pm
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Thanks.
Jun 1, 2019, 6:34 am
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I'd like to know the answer to this too. Row 8 used to have a ton of leg room, but I'm not sure what happened after the PE retrofit. Also, I think that when there was row 8 in MCE, 2 of the aisle seats had their foot room in the end of the business class aisle due to the width of the wall, although I can never remember which ones (C and J or D and H). Is this still true?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Jun 4, 2019, 7:28 pm
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I’m not sure if this is the right thread to ask but here it goes. My company got me PE ticket to LHT for this coming Saturday. However when I went to select a seat, it showed all booked and I was told that a seat assignment would come in that day or at the airport. I’m guessing the class is overbooked but what happens next? Will AA bump me down, to another flight where PE is available or offer to upgrade me? I’m guessing the last one won’t work because I’m a Plat, and there would be some fair difference which my company won’t pay for. Will I still be able to take my flight?
Jun 4, 2019, 8:05 pm
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I’m not sure if this is the right thread to ask but here it goes. My company got me PE ticket to LHT for this coming Saturday. However when I went to select a seat, it showed all booked and I was told that a seat assignment would come in that day or at the airport. I’m guessing the class is overbooked but what happens next? Will AA bump me down, to another flight where PE is available or offer to upgrade me? I’m guessing the last one won’t work because I’m a Plat, and there would be some fair difference which my company won’t pay for. Will I still be able to take my flight?
