Originally Posted by
Tom Williams
Seems to me that 4 rows of BE seats would not fit in the same cabin length as 6 rows of domestic F seats. Will these BE seats have a shorter pitch, or will the economy cabin be impacted (or am I mistaken about the relative size of BE and F seats)?
I think they'll fit just fine. Here's my back of the envelope calculations:
The ex-TWA 757 seat pitch is about 40 inches. Six rows equals about 240 inches. Remove two rows, that leaves 240 inches divided by four remaining rows equals about 60 inches of pitch per row. That's plenty of room for a cradle-type reclining biz seat. In fact, AA is installing its lie-flat-at-an-angle J seats on its 767s with about 60-62 inches of pitch.