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Old Nov 6, 2018, 4:04 pm
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zymm
 
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"However, on the 787-8 and -9, American operates with one fewer Flight Attendant than United."

And there are 28 v. 36 J seats on the 787-8 and 30 v. 48 J seats on the 787-9. So yeah, it's almost like you need fewer FAs when you have fewer pax.
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