Originally Posted by
UASleeper
Has anybody heard anything substantial about when the 777-2 and 767 Polaris seat retrofits will start? So far I have heard nothing but unsubstantiated rumors ranging from "oh, I think they already have started retrofitting the first 767s" by a United staffer at the EWR Polaris event in August 2016 to "probably not anytime soon" by a 767 pilot on a EWR-AMS flight in late December 2016.
Feel free to post any retrofit updates in this thread (but ONLY about the retrofits - not about the delivery of new 777ERs, 787-10 and 350 which will come with Polaris seats ex factory).
At the United Polaris event in San Francisco last September, I was told:
The 777-300 is due for delivery in January and will come with the new Polaris seats. There will be 60 seats in C.
The planned retrofit is the 767s first, starting sometime between 2/17-4/17. There will be 30 seats in C. They will have a 1-1-1 configuration.
The 777-200 (excluding Hawaii Configuration) is planned to start sometime between 7/17-9/17. There will be 50 seats in C. 1-2-1 configuration.
The 787-900 will not be retrofitted with Polaris seats, even those still not delivered. The 787-10 orders will be delivered with the Polaris seats.
The Hawaii configured 772s will receive the old C lie flat international seats in a 2-4-2 configuration. They weren't sure how many or the time frame, but it would be similar to current C seating. They will receive the Saks linen.
The international 757s will receive some kind of Polaris seats. They haven't made a decision yet. They will receive the linens, as will the ps aircraft.
No new seats in the 747 which they will retire in 2018. (Now 2017)