Aircraft Guide: AA Boeing 737 MAX 8 / 7M8 First / Business Seats, Etc.
With little fanfare, American’s newest aircraft - the Boeing 737 MAX 8 - flew the inaugural flight MIA-LGA the morning of 29 November 2017.
The 7M8 is essentially a generational advance of the 737-800 AA has a fleet of 302, with only two more on order. The 7M8 order book is for 100, with two in service as of this writing. Engined with the CFM International LEAP, the 7M8 is said to be extremely fuel efficient.
The 7M8 is arriving “out of the box”in the following 172 passengers configuration:
16 First / Business seats that are essentially the same seat AA has chosen for widebody Premium Economy, albeit without seatback IFE and footrests), with 37” pitch, 21” width and 4”recline (these seats do not slide forward, so 2” less recline than A319)
30 Main Cabin Extra Rockwell Collins Interior Design "Meridian" slimline seats seats with 33”pitch (plus bulkhead and exit rows) and 16.6 - 17.8” width
126 Main Cabin “Meridian” seats with 30” pitch
All seats have 110 VAC Universal plug and 5 VDC USB plug power.
In-Flight Entertainment is provided by an online server using WiFi to transmit offerings to passengers’ PED / own devices. Ka band WiFi is also be available for a fee.
Last edited by JDiver; Apr 19, 2018 at 8:59 am