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Old Aug 31, 2022, 10:14 am
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Can they please pull the 737-400 seats out of storage and put them in the -800s, -9, and -900s pretty please!
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Old Aug 31, 2022, 12:47 pm
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N559AS will be the first -800 with the cabin mod.
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Old Aug 31, 2022, 9:12 pm
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That Box Water is tempting, but sometimes I'm in coach.
Quelle horreur!
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Old Sep 3, 2022, 10:55 am
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Awesome, so we’ll keep an eye out for -800s at GSO as an indication for cabin mods. The -800s have always had a funky smell to me. Hopefully the new carpet, etc will help
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Old Sep 3, 2022, 1:34 pm
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Looks like Weebly is now tracking this more explicitly. Did this thread prompt that? Rather than just a nebulous "Maintenance @ GSO", I now see the status of N559AS as "Cabin Mods @ GSO" (and also N512AS as "2Ku Mod @ SAT"). N563AS and N579AS are still "Maintenance @ GSO", so not sure if they're just there for routine maintenance or perhaps they're in the queue for cabin mods after N559AS?

The home page seems to have also been updated to call out the cabin refresh. There's now a dedicated "737-800 Cabin Refresh" section summarizing progress, as well as a "Cabin Mods" section to the right of "Recent Updates".
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Old Sep 24, 2022, 3:50 am
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First Class is staying with 12 seats? Was hoping they'd add a row
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Old Sep 24, 2022, 9:11 am
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Originally Posted by cpworld
First Class is staying with 12 seats? Was hoping they'd add a row
yes - staying at 12.....
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Old Oct 26, 2022, 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by Putzy
One -800 is at GSO for interior mod. Expect it to be back in service sometime in the second half of September. SAT is being used for 2ku mods.
Any updates on 559? I know it entered cabin mods back in mid august, any idea on when we'll see it back in service?
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Old Oct 27, 2022, 1:39 am
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Originally Posted by Tack
Yes. However, the 800’s are losing one of the aft lavs and getting 3 additional Y seats. When the cabin refit is done the 800 will seat 177 total. AS says that PC and FC won’t see a reduction in seat pitch. In total the 800 will get new Bulkhead Mural, Cabin Dividers Personal Device Holders, carpet, new seat cushions and the new FC seat. They also announced that 2 of those 800’s will be converted to all cargo in 2023.
The -700s also got the space saver lavs during their refresh—is that also planned for the 800s?
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Old Nov 6, 2022, 6:06 pm
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Any updates on how this is progressing? The weebly website has had the same tail number at GSO for the refresh for several weeks.
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Old Nov 6, 2022, 9:53 pm
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Originally Posted by ASA_1
The -800s have always had a funky smell to me. Hopefully the new carpet, etc will help
Yeah, I've wondered about that. Thought maybe the carpeted missing triangles on the bulkhead might be contributing. You don't get it on the MAXes with the newer, non-carpet bulkheads.
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Old Nov 7, 2022, 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by jashah
Any updates on how this is progressing? The weebly website has had the same tail number at GSO for the refresh for several weeks.
still there according to Flightradar24 too! Trust me, I’ve been checking it daily to see when it will fly out
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Old Nov 7, 2022, 3:03 pm
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Originally Posted by itripreport
still there according to Flightradar24 too! Trust me, I’ve been checking it daily to see when it will fly out
with all refreshes - there are regulatory issues to deal with and unforeseen challenges when retrofitting a cabin for the first time. Clearances are off, things needing to be addressed pops up not taken into account in the mock up. I’m not surprised it’s taking a while.
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Old Nov 7, 2022, 4:27 pm
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Originally Posted by isaacchambers
with all refreshes - there are regulatory issues to deal with and unforeseen challenges when retrofitting a cabin for the first time. Clearances are off, things needing to be addressed pops up not taken into account in the mock up. I’m not surprised it’s taking a while.
I second this. While digging around on AFA's website it mentioned the first retrofitted -800 would be in service in mid 2023 or sooner.
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Old Nov 20, 2022, 6:45 am
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559AS is scheduled to return to service today: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/as9460
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