AV new Business Class !
Jun 24, 2014, 1:37 am
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AV new Business Class !
Here are pictures of the new C-Class of Avianca which is in all new widebody aircrafts they will recive. I am not sure if they will retrofit the old ones !?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21149
and more pictures:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21181
This is the first aircraft with the new C. A330-200 (N508AV)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21149
and more pictures:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21181
This is the first aircraft with the new C. A330-200 (N508AV)
Last edited by northernstar84; Jun 24, 2014 at 3:06 am
Jun 24, 2014, 1:11 pm
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Great news. Hope this extends to the older TACA fleet (now AV).The only acceptable business class is their A330 but they have only a few. Just flew again the A320-A319 MEX-SAL-LIM and back direct, and C seats just barely recline. Otherwise service in AV/TA is outstanding!
Aug 4, 2014, 1:49 pm
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It's Really Good!
Here are pictures of the new C-Class of Avianca which is in all new widebody aircrafts they will recive. I am not sure if they will retrofit the old ones !?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21149
and more pictures:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21181
This is the first aircraft with the new C. A330-200 (N508AV)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21149
and more pictures:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=21181
This is the first aircraft with the new C. A330-200 (N508AV)
Aug 18, 2014, 8:19 am
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http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N508AV
Jul 7, 2015, 10:22 am
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I have to say that I wasn't overly impressed with it, other than the lie-flat bed. The IFE screen is far too close to the seat (not to mention a remarkably small selection of IFE choices), the arm rest attached to the console is quite uncomfortable and not ergonomically designed, and the tray table is very small and cannot slide forward or backward. This seems like the discount version of similar seats.
Of course, for overnight, or even just long, flights, it's an amazing improvement, but the experience was less than what the pictures led me to believe it would be.
Of course, for overnight, or even just long, flights, it's an amazing improvement, but the experience was less than what the pictures led me to believe it would be.
Jul 7, 2015, 7:46 pm
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I have to say that I wasn't overly impressed with it, other than the lie-flat bed. The IFE screen is far too close to the seat (not to mention a remarkably small selection of IFE choices), the arm rest attached to the console is quite uncomfortable and not ergonomically designed, and the tray table is very small and cannot slide forward or backward. This seems like the discount version of similar seats.
Of course, for overnight, or even just long, flights, it's an amazing improvement, but the experience was less than what the pictures led me to believe it would be.
Of course, for overnight, or even just long, flights, it's an amazing improvement, but the experience was less than what the pictures led me to believe it would be.
Jul 8, 2015, 9:23 am
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I have to say that I wasn't overly impressed with it, other than the lie-flat bed. The IFE screen is far too close to the seat (not to mention a remarkably small selection of IFE choices), the arm rest attached to the console is quite uncomfortable and not ergonomically designed, and the tray table is very small and cannot slide forward or backward. This seems like the discount version of similar seats.
Of course, for overnight, or even just long, flights, it's an amazing improvement, but the experience was less than what the pictures led me to believe it would be.
Of course, for overnight, or even just long, flights, it's an amazing improvement, but the experience was less than what the pictures led me to believe it would be.
I just clicked that link again to see where N508AV has been flying.
BOG NYC you have a choice of AV or UA, I am sure it's better than UA F on a narrow body
BOG MIA, beats AA F on a 757 or angled F seats on a 767. LA 767 J is nice but showing its age, same goes for BOG SCL
BOG MEX. Aeromexico's business class on a 737 doesn't look to be anything special
BOG MAD. IB's new J is very nice, but that's the only route I can see the AV J seat has any serious competition.
Other routes to Europe, LH, AF, TP still have angled seats out of BOG. I don't know about KL
Jul 8, 2015, 11:53 am
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Certainly superior to any UA option into BOG, including the int'l 752 from IAH with lie flats in 2-2 config.
An airline like CX, which uses same seats but with much nicer finishes, has to worry about competing with SQ.
Jul 14, 2015, 11:29 am
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I have to admit that I'm back to LA574 on the 767 for the SCL-BOG route rather than the AV 787. While I love the 787 as an aircraft, the seat and IFE was so poorly designed that I'll take a proven yet aged "middle-aisle" J seat on LAN and enjoy the in-flight experience much more.