Dec 24, 2012, 1:34 am
Last edit by: Prospero
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
Jun 29, 2013, 10:41 am
#228
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B738 Preferred Seating - MCE or Blocked middle seat
Hi ...
Flying ORDLAS next year (I booked early)
Seat map shows Row 8-30 (which I presume means MCE seating).
All seats empty.
I'm 6'1, 215lb so I do prefer extra room at the shoulder more than anything.
Q : Agree with me booking 16 window (with the middle seat blocked) or better to go Aisle seat in MCE rows near the front of Y? (I'm CX *G)
ps - What does the middle seat blocked thing mean? (I spend too much time on MD80s I guess)
Flying ORDLAS next year (I booked early)
Seat map shows Row 8-30 (which I presume means MCE seating).
All seats empty.
I'm 6'1, 215lb so I do prefer extra room at the shoulder more than anything.
Q : Agree with me booking 16 window (with the middle seat blocked) or better to go Aisle seat in MCE rows near the front of Y? (I'm CX *G)
ps - What does the middle seat blocked thing mean? (I spend too much time on MD80s I guess)
Jun 29, 2013, 10:51 am
#229
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They bolt a "seat tray" to the middle seat so that no one can sit there.. As 5'8", it's my preferred choice on a 73.. If I were taller (like you, I'd probably get MCE aisle like you said).. MCE is only in the front of the cabin. Not sure about the reshuffling of the seating on 73s in the future, they might remove the seat blockers..
Jun 29, 2013, 11:03 am
#230
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When AA took out a row for MCE, they were left with 154 seats, 4 over the limit for 3 FAs. So AA decided to just block four middle seats to get down to 150 seats so that they can assign 3 FAs to that flight.
Jun 29, 2013, 11:58 am
#231
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Comprehensive thread about 738s and blocked seats here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
Search term: "blocked" in thread titles.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
Search term: "blocked" in thread titles.
Aug 8, 2013, 10:05 am
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How is seat 8A on B737-800?
I will be travelling in Y several times on B737-800.
My status allows me to select premium seats at no charge.
Currently, I have chosen 8C for easy access. 8A (window) would be preferable, though, if enough legroom to get up easily without disturbing pax in B & C.
Any comments?
My status allows me to select premium seats at no charge.
Currently, I have chosen 8C for easy access. 8A (window) would be preferable, though, if enough legroom to get up easily without disturbing pax in B & C.
Any comments?
Aug 8, 2013, 10:35 am
#233
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Rows 16 and 17 are "preferred"
On all my upcoming 738 flights, the A, C, D, and F seats in rows 16 and 17 are preferred, meaning that there's an upcharge for an ordinary passenger (i.e., peon) to purchase them. Rows 16 and 17 are the rows in which the middle seats are physically blocked. The upcharge is less than that for MCE, but not much less.
Aug 8, 2013, 10:49 am
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...idated-16.html
There is sufficient space to move without having to make everyone get up.
There is sufficient space to move without having to make everyone get up.
Aug 8, 2013, 11:24 am
#235
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It is right behind F.
You will have a window.
You will (more than likely) have someone sitting next to you.
Your nearest exit will be in front of you.
You will have a window.
You will (more than likely) have someone sitting next to you.
Your nearest exit will be in front of you.
Aug 20, 2013, 3:23 am
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Aug 20, 2013, 9:00 am
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Sep 21, 2013, 4:15 pm
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Sep 22, 2013, 8:39 am
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Just sat in 13F last week. The seat reclines a very small amount, not nearly as much as the other seats in the cabin. If you want to recline more, select a row other than 13 or 14.