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Old Feb 1, 2017, 7:24 pm
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Originally Posted by EWR764
Part of me wonders if the company is having some reservations about launching into a major fleetwide project (both new deliveries and reconfigurations) until it has some more feedback from customers about the 77W Polaris seat.

Alternatively, and perhaps more realistic, is the possibility the company is closer than we think on a premium economy product and would rather do 772 retrofits in one shot to include Polaris, PE and 3-4-3 Y, instead of the frustrating piecemeal approach that has been the hallmark of this company's fleet upgrade philosophy since the merger. One can hope...
So if the feedback on the 77W Polaris seat is less positive than expected, they are going to keep IPTE and the pmCO BF seats around for another 2 years while a new seat is designed and certified?

If your latter guess turns out to be right, I'll give that one ^^.
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