Originally Posted by
kq747
I'm no insider/guru but I figure that since these are ULR frames they would be best used on the US/South America 777 routes and nearby destinations between ULR rotations. The ULR frames are definitely starting to feel outdated when you consider that in BOS we sometimes get non -ICE digital widescreen frames. For the US, it's definitely a welcome change especially when you consider that IAH and DFW were downgraded from the 380, so the difference to a J passenger is pretty big on a 12-16 hour flight.
I also really don't know why BOS doesn't get newer frames given that routes such as IAH, DFW, and ORD are getting the newest 10 frames. It's obviously not a LH vs ULH problem.
Looks like it's BOS, SEA, and MCO as far as 77Ws go (ECA-EGH). BOS-DXB on June 20th for me was ECO and the return on July 9th was ECM. Meanwhile the DXB-BLR and BLR-DXB sectors were EPU and EGR with newer IFEs.
The 1st gen IDW touchscreens don't work properly either. You touch it in one place and the mouse moves about 1.5 inches to the right of where you tapped.