Originally Posted by
etiene
Could go either way for the Y traveller, I guess - initial improvement if they arrive only 10 across but then have to hope densification never happens!
Does the 777-8/9 feature the lower cabin altitude/higher cabin presssure & humidity of the more modern clean sheet designs?
The new Boeing 777 has a 4 inch wider cabin due to slimming of the cabin walls. It means 10 abreast economy goes from 17.2 inch wide seats to 18 inch wide seats, which should calm the screamers who find that .4 of an inch each side a deal breaker.
Also, it will have a 6,000 foot cabin altitude, which is the same as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, so the on board comfort should be similar. Finally, the windows increase from 140 inches squared to 162 inches squared, which is 29% larger than at present (the current 777 has windows 12% larger than the A350 as it is, according to Boeing).
All in all, it will be a different experience to today's 777s. Plus folding wingtips, so there's that too!