Originally Posted by
Jhoc
Presumably the TA config is the same as the domestic?
Unfortunately no. There are three versions of the 757. The East TA planes have 12 Envoy seats and are used for some domestic (including Caribbean in the domestic category). The true East domestic 757's have 8 standard F/C seats. The West 757's all have 14 F/C seats and are used for Hawaiian as well as domestic service.
Eventually there'll only be two versions - the East TA version and the West version. The latest info is that all but 15 to 21 will be returned to the lessors, with those remaining all ETOPS capable but remaining in either the East TA or West domestic configuration.
Jim