Dec 24, 2012, 1:34 am
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AA Boeing 737-800, type 738D
(configured 16F, 144Y, including 30 MCE - including Exit rows). Current seats seem to be Zodiac 5751 slimline seats.
All aircraft have been converted to the type 738K Oasis/Kodiak configuration
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Under “Project Oasis” this type will ultimately be refitted to 737 MAX 8 “Project Oasis” standards, with 170 seats: 16 F / J seats with reduced pitch and recline, and 156 ultra-slimline Rockwell Collins (previously B/E Aerospace) Meridian seats with 30” pitch in Main Cabin, 33”pitch in Main Cabin Extra and ultra-slimline lavs, onboard served WiFi IFE (no seatback) IFE, etc.
All 738s delivered prior to 10 Dec 2013 are equipped with center ceiling mounted drop down screens;
738s delivered on or after 10 Dec 2013 currently have seat-back AVOD and 110 VAC plus USB seat power. The IFE will ultimately be replaced by WiFi served IFE.
Link to AA fleet list - 737-800 configuration information by registration ("tail") numbers.
738s (until modified to 7M8 standards) are laid out:
First / Business rows 3-6 (no rows 1 or 2)
Economy from rows 7-30; MCE from rows 7-9, and MCE exit rows 14 and 15. Row 15 has full recline.
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(configured 16F, 144Y, including 30 MCE - including Exit rows). Current seats seem to be Zodiac 5751 slimline seats.
All aircraft have been converted to the type 738K Oasis/Kodiak configuration
Archived content
Under “Project Oasis” this type will ultimately be refitted to 737 MAX 8 “Project Oasis” standards, with 170 seats: 16 F / J seats with reduced pitch and recline, and 156 ultra-slimline Rockwell Collins (previously B/E Aerospace) Meridian seats with 30” pitch in Main Cabin, 33”pitch in Main Cabin Extra and ultra-slimline lavs, onboard served WiFi IFE (no seatback) IFE, etc.
All 738s delivered prior to 10 Dec 2013 are equipped with center ceiling mounted drop down screens;
738s delivered on or after 10 Dec 2013 currently have seat-back AVOD and 110 VAC plus USB seat power. The IFE will ultimately be replaced by WiFi served IFE.
Link to AA fleet list - 737-800 configuration information by registration ("tail") numbers.
738s (until modified to 7M8 standards) are laid out:
First / Business rows 3-6 (no rows 1 or 2)
Economy from rows 7-30; MCE from rows 7-9, and MCE exit rows 14 and 15. Row 15 has full recline.
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Unrefitted 738 / 737 pre-Oasis, non-MAX MCE / Main Cabin + Extra Seats
Apr 2, 2013, 2:58 pm
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Apr 2, 2013, 3:43 pm
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It's an FAA-approved method of rendering a seat permanently vacant (so it's not counted in the 1 FA to every 50 seat ratio). It's no more an obstacle to the window seat passenger evacutating than a dead body in the middle seat (in fact, it's a much less imposing obstacle than would be a corpse).
Apr 2, 2013, 3:47 pm
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It's an FAA-approved method of rendering a seat permanently vacant (so it's not counted in the 1 FA to every 50 seat ratio). It's no more an obstacle to the window seat passenger evacutating than a dead body in the middle seat (in fact, it's a much less imposing obstacle than would be a corpse).
Apr 2, 2013, 4:20 pm
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It's an FAA-approved method of rendering a seat permanently vacant (so it's not counted in the 1 FA to every 50 seat ratio). It's no more an obstacle to the window seat passenger evacutating than a dead body in the middle seat (in fact, it's a much less imposing obstacle than would be a corpse).
Apr 15, 2013, 5:58 pm
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MCE 737-800 LCD Entertainment
Im flying ord -sfo next month on a 737-800 8x30 config seeing if the mce will have tv's installed on the back of the seats or not haven't see pics with them Please let me know. also how is the 1st product on these planes after upgrades any changes vs 737-800 28 seat config.
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Apr 15, 2013, 11:02 pm
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Im flying ord -sfo next month on a 737-800 8x30 config seeing if the mce will have tv's installed on the back of the seats or not haven't see pics with them Please let me know. also how is the 1st product on these planes after upgrades any changes vs 737-800 28 seat config.
Apr 16, 2013, 7:21 am
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They may have started taking deliveries of new ones with personal IFE, but I haven't seen/heard anything yet.
Apr 16, 2013, 7:22 am
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Im flying ord -sfo next month on a 737-800 8x30 config seeing if the mce will have tv's installed on the back of the seats or not haven't see pics with them Please let me know. also how is the 1st product on these planes after upgrades any changes vs 737-800 28 seat config.
Apr 16, 2013, 8:34 pm
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Just have a few questions.Just booked a flight last night and booked on row 14 MCE and after reading this thread not sure if that was a good pic. They would not let me book row 15 which looked like a better pic but could not tell me if my seat reclined. It is a red eye from San Diego to Miami so I would really like the ability to recline especially for the extra $130.00 that I paid .Were rows 16 & 17 extra dollars?? and should I move my seat?? great info here Thanks for any info..
Apr 17, 2013, 4:54 pm
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Just have a few questions.Just booked a flight last night and booked on row 14 MCE and after reading this thread not sure if that was a good pic. They would not let me book row 15 which looked like a better pic but could not tell me if my seat reclined. It is a red eye from San Diego to Miami so I would really like the ability to recline especially for the extra $130.00 that I paid .Were rows 16 & 17 extra dollars?? and should I move my seat?? great info here Thanks for any info..
14 Does indeed have limited recline, but excellent legroom. Row 17 are preferred seats and also have a fee to reserve. From my experience, it's half the cost of an MCE seat. These seats have the standard recline, standard legroom, but extra shoulder/elbowroom (as well as leg room to the side) thanks to the middle seat being blocked.
Row 16 is the same as 17, but also reserved for elites.
Are all other MCE seats booked? If not, I would switch to one of those if you want to recline fully and "get your money's worth" so to speak.
Rows 8 through 10 and the ABC part of 11 are MCE seats that are also reserved for elites and will show up as booked on the seatmap, these might become available during check-in as well.
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Apr 17, 2013, 9:30 pm
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Row 15 is reserved for elites, so they're blocked for everyone else. Though you may be able to get them on the day of departure. These seats have standard recline.
14 Does indeed have limited recline, but excellent legroom. Row 17 are preferred seats and also have a fee to reserve. From my experience, it's half the cost of an MCE seat. These seats have the standard recline, standard legroom, but extra shoulder/elbowroom (as well as leg room to the side) thanks to the middle seat being blocked.
Row 16 is the same as 17, but also reserved for elites.
Are all other MCE seats booked? If not, I would switch to one of those if you want to recline fully and "get your money's worth" so to speak.
Rows 8 through 10 and the ABC part of 11 are MCE seats that are also reserved for elites and will show up as booked on the seatmap, these might become available during check-in as well.
14 Does indeed have limited recline, but excellent legroom. Row 17 are preferred seats and also have a fee to reserve. From my experience, it's half the cost of an MCE seat. These seats have the standard recline, standard legroom, but extra shoulder/elbowroom (as well as leg room to the side) thanks to the middle seat being blocked.
Row 16 is the same as 17, but also reserved for elites.
Are all other MCE seats booked? If not, I would switch to one of those if you want to recline fully and "get your money's worth" so to speak.
Rows 8 through 10 and the ABC part of 11 are MCE seats that are also reserved for elites and will show up as booked on the seatmap, these might become available during check-in as well.