Originally Posted by
bigbirdwithsilverwings
flew F PDX-EWR yesterday in a newly reconfigured 737-800 (okay; so maybe they changed the pitch last year on the 800s but they still have 8 900s to go, so this is a "recent" change). I thought it was a terrific improvement in leg room...
Roughly matching AA's legroom is not innovating. It's copying.
AA has 40-42" pitch on their 737s. AS has 41".