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DL Platinum
DL is going through all of the NW equipment it is keeping and changing them to the Leather seats. IMHO, this is a huge improvement over the "fabric" that NW used. I found the NW seats , even in F, to be not very well padded and rather uncomfortable. As to seat pitch, no it hasn't changed. The DL seats in newer aircraft do move differently to provide what seems to be more room, but in actual measurement, it really is the same.
That said, DL is adding IFE to the old NW 757s. A319/320 and DC9-xx get new seat covers but little else other than a paint job and internet access via gogo.
As to detail on Pitch: DL 757s are typically 37 inches as compared to AA with 39 and UA with 38.
Funny but I generally dislike the Delta Cab Pleather (yes I know it's real leather). Much prefer the cloth from NW. That said, the leather on Midwest was top shelf if you ever got a chance to fly them...
As for adding IFE to NW 757's - technically not yet. They are using IFE on NW jets in the lower 48 that already had it installed but NW didn't provide programming for. But NW 5500 series planes that had their IFE stripped have yet to have the systems reinstalled. It's suppose to be coming.