Originally Posted by
Jasper2009
The wayback machine websiteis awesome for airline enthusiasts.
I was just looking at the 2004 version:
- J cabin: recliner seats on most aircrafts (flat beds only on the 345), big announcement about the "new Executive First" cabin to be launched soon on select aircrafts
The A345s had angled lie-flats that were uncomfortable in the flat position.
Originally Posted by
Jasper2009
- apparently AC also had 762s and 763s with a 2-2-2 layout upfront that were sold as J within NA and as PE on int'l routes. I honestly had no idea AC offered PE back then
The problem was domestic J was all that was promised on domestic/transborder routes, and occasionally AC would substitute a 2-2-2 767 for an internationally configured 767 on these routes at short notice with no compensation. There are plenty of threads about this in the FT archives.
Originally Posted by Jasper2009
They used A333s with the extra mini-J cabin in the winter when there was more demand for J on international routes, and then swapped out the mini-J cabin with Y to carry more leisure travellers in the summer.
It doesn't seem like that long ago ...