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Old May 30, 2014 | 7:25 am
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Originally Posted by Shamrock55
But, are they really "next generation"? I mean, the seats are just the same as the older domestic A330s with fairly average seat pitch etc. Nice entertainment but wondering what they mean about next gen. Perhaps they mean the fact its now a 737-800 compared to the 737-400?
Exactly. Everything from a 737-700 and newer is "Next-Generation". Launched in 1997, they've been around for a while. But the eight in question are new airframes and new to QF.
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