Originally Posted by tismfu
I wonder if the J seats from the 763s (which will be removed) could make it in a revamped International 757 F cabin (of course marketed, like 763s, as J), therefore they wouldn't have to pay for new hardware but just for configuration and installation. Perhaps AA could make a business case for a small sub-fleet of J'd 757s for thin routes to Europe out of JFK, trans-cons, and Hawaii ops from the West coast.
Nice ideas. But tough going, I think. The 763 seats need 50" (LRTB) to 62" (MRTB+) of pitch, which means you can't fit many rows between doors 1 an 2 on the 757s. (Four rows? Or only three?) Also, the 763 seats are pretty narrow -- they're right for six-across J seating on the 763s, but they'd probably look and feel funny on the 757 cabin which has enough width for four bigger seats in a four-abreast config.
Plus, AA currently disfavors the complexity associated with sub-fleets. Recall standardization of the 763s on a single config (no more Hawaii config) etc.