Originally Posted by
EWR764
The Koito F seats on most of the 737-800s and straight 737-900s have to be replaced, and those airplanes will get the latest all-new F seat with wireless charging pad. Koito seats have already been pulled off the 737-700s for the first-generation "new" F seat, and I understand eventually will be refurbished when they go in for NEXT.
Most or all of the 737-900ERs have a B/E Aerospace seat and those are being refurbished during the NEXT mod.
The ex-Alaska seats were a temporary solution during a supply chain disruption amid the Koito scandal, but were replaced with UA seats within a few months and none remain in service.
Thank you! I knew someone better than me would have all the details.
It’s pretty amazing that the Koitos are still with us after all that…. Thankfully, not for much longer.
I’m just glad we don’t have the pmUA F seats from the 757 fleet. There was some kind of a metal bar right down the spine of the back that I found *supremely* uncomfortable. The rest of the seat was fine but that metal bar I found like a torture device.
Thanks again.