Originally Posted by
halls120
DL is buying more A330s, which still have 18" Y seats. AA's 777's will still have MCE 18" wide seats, so we do have a choice for long haul travel.
The 242t DL A330s will be a fantastic airplane both from a passenger and economic standpoint. An excellent choice.
OTOH, it is confirmed that AA is going to 3-4-3 in MCE on all 772s, and those which were converted to 3-3-3 in MCE will be retrofit. It appears that only the 77W will have 3-3-3 in MCE, and who knows if that will stick around in the long term at Doug Parker's AA.
Originally Posted by
LASUA1K
But UA better not have any ideas of doing this for international flights.
They do, and it's coming with the 77W. You can take that to the bank. UA apparently isn't seeing a book-away factor on the 787 or 747 despite the narrow seats, so in their view, anything else would be leaving money on the table. Sad reality of the business in 2015.