sbm12

Larger (likely accessible) lav on the port side and not starboard. Split the difference in extra space among the rows of seats in that zone and you get the MCE legroom for "free" there. Makes complete sense in that context.

ashill

What kind of coding error could possibly create a configuration like this? It's possible that releasing this new seat map was a mistake, but I don't see how something like this could be created completely by accident.

I don't care if there's a MCE section; I care if there are MCE seats. This configuration appears to have 42, which is not bad at all. If AA can fit MCE seats in more efficiently by spreading them around the airplane based on the assymetric details of the bulkhead, door, exit, lav, and galley positions, more power to them. ^

JDiver

The seat chart may be erroneous, given presumed MC and MCE seats are shown in rows with the same seat pitch. We'll have to see what's up with this.

In the meantime we have added a Wikipost to (top of page) this thread with links and information about the new 21 Premium Economy and 50 Main Cabin Extra configuration.

The reconfiguration should be complete in 2018, and as TPG articlevstates the PEY seats are on sale for flights 15 Jan 2018 and past that date. In the meantime, PEY will be available as MCE until that date.

As TPG states (link):

"Which A330 routes will have the premium economy seating?

American Airlines announced that the following A330 (-200) routes current have premium economy available for sale beginning January 15, 2018:

Charlotte (CLT) to Frankfurt (FRA)
Philadelphia (PHL) to Paris (CDG)
Philadelphia (PHL) to Rome (FCO)
Philadelphia (PHL) to Madrid (MAD)
Philadelphia (PHL) to Manchester (MAN)
Philadelphia (PHL) to Munich (MUC)"

N1120A

Think about how KLM has their Economy Comfort section on the 747, with that oddball galley set up they have. It uses the space well. In this case, they can add PE and MCE without removing all that many seats. Pretty decent compromise.

Fanjet

Does anyone else find it odd that there will be 50 MCE seats on this aircraft? It seems that with the other widebodies having a PE section (really the 789 so far), the MCE seat section is basically the exit and bulkhead rows (with maybe one additional row of MCE seats).

ACA321

JDiver mentioned there is an A332 already flying with PE seats- anyone happen to know which specific registration as PE?

ashill

I don't know the numbers, but this looks to my eye like the sort of configuration that could be just a rejiggering of seats: maybe with the space available for the economy section on A332s with premium economy (given the assymettry of a handicapped lav on one side but not the other someone mentioned upthread) there's a little extra room which can be distributed into several MCE rows, but not enough room for an extra row of coach without making the pitch more ridiculously short than even Doug Parker is willing to go with.

Having one, set-apart section of MCE doesn't necessarily make the best use of space in a plane.

JDiver

Unless a member posts, we're possibly in for a wait. The American Fleet List doesn't list a reg or hull number with PE / W yet, though they're seemingly preparing for listing that given the A330-200 status chart here.

cboy

Oops delete

JonNYC

Can someone point to the genesis of the information that there is, presently, an A332 that already has PE installed?

alien

I could find no genesis other than an a mistaken inference in Post #441 . I don't believe there is one flying yet.

JonNYC

Me neither.

JDiver

There was a seemingly definitive post. I wish I could recall in which thread.

JonNYC

I recall it somewhat too, but it was erroneous.

JDiver

Thanks for letting us know.