Originally Posted by
t_cliff
787 economy seats have 31" pitch. There are roomier economy seats on other planes.
Uh, no. This is entirely variable across airlines.
The 787
is known for having very skinny seats since most airlines have it in a 3-3-3 config (with JAL being the only 2-4-2 holdout), but even then there's variation between airlines in the precise Y seat width.