Conversion of sCO 737 to include E+?
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Conversion of sCO 737 to include E+?
There is probably a website or wiki or something that would tell me this but I don't know where it would be. How far along is the conversion of the longer range 737 (transcon) to include full E+?
I have been avoiding sCO planes completely but have a couple of flights to WAS coming up and they seem to mostly be on 737s now. I'd rather cram myself into a CRJ to DEN and connect to an Airbus than suffer the old CO Y for 5+ hours.
I have been avoiding sCO planes completely but have a couple of flights to WAS coming up and they seem to mostly be on 737s now. I'd rather cram myself into a CRJ to DEN and connect to an Airbus than suffer the old CO Y for 5+ hours.
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I avoid flying PMCO 737s as well for the same reason. The CRJ-700s are more spacious and the seats more comfortable in Economy Plus than the PMCO 737s. I hope they also replace the seats on PMCO 737s in coach which are old and extremely uncomfortable in addition to adding E+.
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I avoid flying PMCO 737s as well for the same reason. The CRJ-700s are more spacious and the seats more comfortable in Economy Plus than the PMCO 737s. I hope they also replace the seats on PMCO 737s in coach which are old and extremely uncomfortable in addition to adding E+.
It's worth pointing out that the 737s have some of the roomiest E+ in the whole fleet.
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Since the majority of the sCO aircraft are far from "old" (almost all are much newer than the entire A319/320 fleet) then it is clear that their seats are not "old". I've never heard anyone cite a preference for a CR7 compared with a relatively new 737 - that's a first for me
I don't understand why, but I've heard this a few times.
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True - the same could be said about all of the fleets operated by legacy US carriers - the only "modern" interiors to be found across all of UA, US, AA, DL, AS and WN are in the handful of aircraft with the new Boeing Sky Interior - of which UA has the most
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I avoid flying PMCO 737s as well for the same reason. The CRJ-700s are more spacious and the seats more comfortable in Economy Plus than the PMCO 737s. I hope they also replace the seats on PMCO 737s in coach which are old and extremely uncomfortable in addition to adding E+.
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Wow talk about stumping for the home team - 20 out of 700 -- a great reason to fly UA
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Since the majority of the sCO aircraft are far from "old" (almost all are much newer than the entire A319/320 fleet) then it is clear that their seats are not "old". I've never heard anyone cite a preference for a CR7 compared with a relatively new 737 - that's a first for me
It's worth pointing out that the 737s have some of the roomiest E+ in the whole fleet.
It's worth pointing out that the 737s have some of the roomiest E+ in the whole fleet.
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Can we please keep this t a discussion of aircraft with E+?
Thanks,
Xyzzy
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Thanks,
Xyzzy
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