Originally Posted by
cmd320
I believe JDiver was referring to the first (initial) flat J seat CX had installed which was very tight and coffin-like. The new J seat is quite good, and is the same one AA uses on the 77W.
Yes I believe JDiver was referring to the old CX J seat, which can still be found on their 340s.
Originally Posted by
JIMCHI
Do you think AA ever pre-tested these seats and the cabin layout (forward and backward facing seats, seat width and space, ability to look out the window, etc) with actual passengers before they committed to what I think is a bizzare layout ? Do 50% of the people actually prefer to fly backwards? Certainly not me.
UA and BA have large numbers of rear facing business class seats. They're fine. Quite a few people prefer them.