When AA was deciding between full-flat and lie-flat, lie-flat was chosen because going full-flat would have removed quite a number of seats form the J cabins on both planes.

A new J product is already in the works for 2013, rolling out first on the new delivery 777s and 787s. There will also likely be a new F product. In J, what we will likely see is AA going to a "scattered" layout such as ANA i soon to launch, which allows a high-density J cabin and full-flat seats.

Whether or not the 763s get the product remains to be seen, because with 787 deliveries, the 763s will likely be moving to a lot of domestic and LatAm flying out of MIA.

What I personally think will happen (and this is based on my feelings, not anything I have heard) is that AA will take about 15 763s into a 3-class layout to replace the 762 fleet and use them on JFK-LAX/SFO and select MIA-LAX. They could place two rows of flagship suites in front, and have room for maybe 30 or so of the current J seats by moving J back into the mini-Y cabin. The rest of the fleet would see a reduced J cabin, with domestic J seats and a huge Y cabin to be used on short-haul out of Miami.

Until then, there plans, but not yet approved, to install built-in PTVs in the 763s starting in spring 2010.

Anybody complaining about AA's product need only fly Delta's 763s/752s, or Northwest's planes, or LOT, or Egyptian, or Air France's Airbus/744 product, or EVA, or Asiana, or...well, the list goes on and on.

And AA is the <b>only</b> U.S. airline that currently guarantees you a flat, albeit angled, seat on every single long-haul international flight.