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MODERATOR GUIDEPOST
The first refurbished Domestic 752 (24 F seats) entered service on 10/18/09. Around half of the domestic 757 fleet had undergone the Cabin Improvement Project as of late 2012 (some older config still active 03/2014).
• For WChou's first-hand report, see :-: Post #19 :-:; for a few photos by WChou, see Post #26
For more information about this refurbished Domestic 752 configuration, see this previous thread: Boeing 757-223 (Domestic 752) Planned Refurbishments (consolidated)
For information about the new International 75L Configuration, see: Reconfigured "international" 757 "L" / 75L Debut Jan 26 2009
AA Forum Moderation Team
The first refurbished Domestic 752 (24 F seats) entered service on 10/18/09. Around half of the domestic 757 fleet had undergone the Cabin Improvement Project as of late 2012 (some older config still active 03/2014).
• For WChou's first-hand report, see :-: Post #19 :-:; for a few photos by WChou, see Post #26
For more information about this refurbished Domestic 752 configuration, see this previous thread: Boeing 757-223 (Domestic 752) Planned Refurbishments (consolidated)
For information about the new International 75L Configuration, see: Reconfigured "international" 757 "L" / 75L Debut Jan 26 2009
AA Forum Moderation Team
Boeing 757 (752) Refurb Domestic Config / New Seats as of Oct 2009 (consolidated)
Jun 25, 2011, 5:53 pm
#151
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Today is the second time I am flying the updated 757 in first, and the new seats really hurt my lower back. Besides the seats are quite hard to sit on. I much rather sat on the old seats! Am i the only one who doesn't prefer the new seats? Besides, when you recline the discomfort gets even greater, it's almost as bad ad those dreaded y seats on cx !
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
Then again, this is someone with strong nostalgia for the woolly mammoth F/J seats. Nothing will EVER replace those.
Jun 25, 2011, 6:05 pm
#152
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Today is the second time I am flying the updated 757 in first, and the new seats really hurt my lower back. Besides the seats are quite hard to sit on. I much rather sat on the old seats! Am i the only one who doesn't prefer the new seats? Besides, when you recline the discomfort gets even greater, it's almost as bad ad those dreaded y seats on cx !
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
It's in Y that the seats are brand new to AA (AFAIK).
I haven't flow the new 757 in F (only once in Y, which I recounted above), but I've flown several times on the new/refuribished 738 F, and don't remember finding it uncomfortable. But at any rate, the 757 F seats of old were unique to the 757 (not used on any other AA aircraft type), so how does the new 757 F seat compare to F seats on other types of AA domestic aircraft? (Or have you never flown any other AA aircraft domestically other than the 757?)
Jun 25, 2011, 6:20 pm
#153
Join Date: May 2001
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 1,602
The best F seats on the 757 that AA had were those cloth seats in the TWA 757s. I hated to see most of those planes move on to Delta.
Jun 26, 2011, 6:44 pm
#154
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: Continental Onepass, American AAdvantage, Hyatt
Posts: 141
Today is the second time I am flying the updated 757 in first, and the new seats really hurt my lower back. Besides the seats are quite hard to sit on. I much rather sat on the old seats! Am i the only one who doesn't prefer the new seats? Besides, when you recline the discomfort gets even greater, it's almost as bad ad those dreaded y seats on cx !
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
Aug 23, 2011, 3:25 pm
#155
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Southern California/Los Angeles
Programs: Various
Posts: 2,778
I had my first experience on a recent flight from LAX-ORD a few weeks ago.
Benefits:
+ Adjustable headrest
+ Updated LCD screens that are fairly well placed (ie not down the center aisle ceiling but above the seating area and thankfully no head bumping into monitors on the way down the aisle)
+ Seat cushioning and comfort in general better.
+ Audio thankfully upgraded with the IFE, thus no odd feedback noises.
Shortcomings:
- Seating made me feel like I was in a high-chair. Good for the legs, but hard to see out the window without hunching down.
- Tray tables seem less spacious and less sturdy.
- Automated announcements interrupting IFE during flight too often.
Questions:
- I presume there is no feature for moving maps (and/or whatever the name of the program is for Gate/Connections information) upgraded on these aircraft.
- Didn't use the restroom, thus can't comment on any change of the 'facilities'.
Benefits:
+ Adjustable headrest
+ Updated LCD screens that are fairly well placed (ie not down the center aisle ceiling but above the seating area and thankfully no head bumping into monitors on the way down the aisle)
+ Seat cushioning and comfort in general better.
+ Audio thankfully upgraded with the IFE, thus no odd feedback noises.
Shortcomings:
- Seating made me feel like I was in a high-chair. Good for the legs, but hard to see out the window without hunching down.
- Tray tables seem less spacious and less sturdy.
- Automated announcements interrupting IFE during flight too often.
Questions:
- I presume there is no feature for moving maps (and/or whatever the name of the program is for Gate/Connections information) upgraded on these aircraft.
- Didn't use the restroom, thus can't comment on any change of the 'facilities'.
- Seat 14a is a good seat if you want to have a place to rest your head. The window in this row is in line with seat 13a. The cooling and ventilation unit is LOUD.
- Many of the window seats are positioned where it's hard to see the monitors unless you tilt your head in an awkward way, but then again it is/was sort of the same in the non-reconfigured 757s.
- The power ports in coach are in the same rows as shown on the seat map (ie not all rows have them) Plugging in down there is a challenge if you don't do it before seatmates arrive; have to do it by feel and touch.
- With new seats come improved AVOD hardware. The controls for sound and channel are easier to change, and the port/plug for headphones is on the front of the arm rest. Can't tell you how many headphone plugs/headsets of my own I jacked from the awkward location on older a/c.
Aug 23, 2011, 7:35 pm
#156
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: MIA
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This gets a little personal, but I wonder if the reports of comfort vary based on the size of the individual. I'm wondering if heavier set individuals are more inclined to not like the new seats, as they are narrower.
Aug 24, 2011, 7:33 am
#157
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP/OW Emerald
Posts: 209
Today is the second time I am flying the updated 757 in first, and the new seats really hurt my lower back. Besides the seats are quite hard to sit on. I much rather sat on the old seats! Am i the only one who doesn't prefer the new seats? Besides, when you recline the discomfort gets even greater, it's almost as bad ad those dreaded y seats on cx !
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
Only positives are seat power and seat pockets with better storage space.
Aug 24, 2011, 8:19 am
#158
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FYI, the crew can easily fix the recline, if they know how. It involves removing the seat cushion and either bending or releasing something in the seat. I've been on a couple of flights that had the "no recline" problem - on the first, the captain came out and fixed it (and showed the cabin crew the trick), on the second, the cabin crew already knew the trick.
Aug 24, 2011, 9:06 am
#159
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: STL
Programs: AA EXP(?), Admirals Club, Hilton Gold, Avis Preferred
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I flew one of the upgraded 757s yesterday on a flight from ORD to STL.
The interior looks very nice. I sat in Y in a middle seat (rebooked on a later flight because my original return flight cancelled). I'm tall, have broad shoulders, so the middle seat pretty much sucks for me no matter what type of plane.
Still, the interior looked nice, the seat wasn't bad considering the circumstances and the short flight.
Has this program started up again? I remember it was on hold while the older 738s were reconfigured.
The interior looks very nice. I sat in Y in a middle seat (rebooked on a later flight because my original return flight cancelled). I'm tall, have broad shoulders, so the middle seat pretty much sucks for me no matter what type of plane.
Still, the interior looked nice, the seat wasn't bad considering the circumstances and the short flight.
Has this program started up again? I remember it was on hold while the older 738s were reconfigured.
Sep 15, 2011, 10:13 am
#160
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Finally flew on one of these refurbed birds yesterday (DFW-BOS)! 
I had just gotten off of a red-eye flight, so I was a little groggy - threw me for a complete loop when I walked on-board and saw non-brown/grey slAAveship seats in F.
(Sat down in 2E and started to look around, trying to figure out if I was on a 737 or why the Mad Dogs were flying into BOS again. Finally had the "ah ha!" moment to simply turn backwards and count the number of rows in F. 
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I had just gotten off of a red-eye flight, so I was a little groggy - threw me for a complete loop when I walked on-board and saw non-brown/grey slAAveship seats in F.
(Sat down in 2E and started to look around, trying to figure out if I was on a 737 or why the Mad Dogs were flying into BOS again. Finally had the "ah ha!" moment to simply turn backwards and count the number of rows in F. )
Sep 15, 2011, 1:44 pm
#161
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: LAX
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had my first experience on one today - LAX-MIA. 4 of the seats were broken, but the FA's basically took them apart and made them work for some happy customers.
Oct 27, 2011, 12:12 pm
#162
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
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Posts: 66
Still only 9 of the new/refirbed domestic 757's out there? Flying F BOS-MIA and back next week and are wondering about my chances.
Oct 27, 2011, 12:20 pm
#163
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The most recent update from "the other side" indicates 20.
Oct 27, 2011, 12:34 pm
#164
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I removed the seat cushion and tried to figure out what prevented the seat from reclining. It turned out that a metal peg popped out of the flimsy track where it was supposed to slide back and forth. I popped it back in place and the seat worked fine for the balance of the flight.
Oct 27, 2011, 12:48 pm
#165
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
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The most recent update from "the other side" indicates 20.
I was in a broken seat in one of the reconfigured 757s last week. The flight attendant could not fix it. However, she told me that the seat worked on the inbound flight; the heavy set man who was in that seat was constantly adjusting the recline.
I removed the seat cushion and tried to figure out what prevented the seat from reclining. It turned out that a metal peg popped out of the flimsy track where it was supposed to slide back and forth. I popped it back in place and the seat worked fine for the balance of the flight.
I removed the seat cushion and tried to figure out what prevented the seat from reclining. It turned out that a metal peg popped out of the flimsy track where it was supposed to slide back and forth. I popped it back in place and the seat worked fine for the balance of the flight.