Yes, it does vary on the AA and TW 757 (223 and 231). Some long-legged critters like the A or F seat behind the two-seat row becuase it has a window and tons of legroom, and one can get out to go to the loo without clambering over two seatmates opr asking them to move it.
For the -231, 8 ABC-F and 7 DE look like they are comparable with legroom - but I've not flown a 231 in those seats, that I can recall.
The 757s remind me of a large dugout I once took on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala - one paid 50 cents for riding, 25 cents if one rode and rowed!
Originally Posted by ptsailor
YOur reply explains the confusion... on the legacy AA 757's row 9 is the exit row, and that must be what folks are talking about when speaking of the great row 9.. On the ex-TWA 757s it's row 7 that is the forward exit (with only seats D and F, no B nor C.) So it WOULD be row 8 that are the preferred coach seats on this aircraft.
As it's a flight from STL to LAS, I'll probably take the upgrade if offered, I just couldn't figure out what was so great about the seats a row BEHIND the seats with all the obvious extra legroom. I thought that maybe row 8 had been moved up a few inches and you could get more legroom without the trays in the armrests in row 9.