<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 777Brit:
With regard to your second question, it may, it may not. Depends when the 757 reconfigs start happening. If you're in F anyway, why even worry about it?</font>
AA employees have posted in various places that the 757 reconfiguration begins in early January, so coach will probably still be MRTC in December.
To your second question, maybe
David Kung is debating whether to stay in coach rather than upgrade to AA's most uncomfortable First Class seats.