767 International Fleet seating update
Several people have asked me for more information about the seating in the International 767 fleet, so I went to the source and here is the current update:
The plan is to equip the entire 767-300 fleet with flat Bed BE seating, and updated seating in coach, but at this point a final decision for the entire 767-300 fleet seating has not yet been made. Hopefully that will be finalized in the next few weeks. The current priorities regarding the fleet seating are as follows:
I will get an update on the rest of the international fleet as soon as a decision has been made - hopefully in the next few weeks. I know many of you have more questions, and more details will be coming soon, but I got the go ahead to share this update with you now. Final note, Delta realizes that improvements need to made to the Vantage seats in BE on the 76D's (767-400 Flat Bed), especially regarding the tray table. They have been working with the manufacturer and designer to get these done as quickly as possible, ideally before next summer. Hope that helps. |
Originally Posted by atldlff
(Post 12673389)
Final note, Delta realizes that improvements need to made to the Vantage seats in BE on the 76D's (767-400 Flat Bed), especially regarding the tray table. They have been working with the manufacturer and designer to get these done as quickly as possible, ideally before next summer.
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Will the slim line seats be used to cram in more rows? Or to improve seat pitch and comfort?
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Do you have any information about the refitting of the 777-200ER fleet used for long haul flights for the flat bed seating????
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I am curious what this means:
12+ hour 767-300ER (76T's) |
Originally Posted by stephem
(Post 12674360)
I am curious what this means:
Does this mean that any 767-300ERs on routes under 12+ hours wont get upgraded seats? |
I was so excited when DL first announced these flat bed seats. Because my flights are always 10+ hours, I thought that I'd be seeing these seats soon (by now). Now, I feel like I will be dead before the lie-flat seats will be on the planes on the routes I take.
It's always nice to dream.... Oh wait, I can't because I can't sleep in the uncomfortable seats on the plane. |
Originally Posted by MarqFlyer
(Post 12674392)
And if it does, how many 767-300ER routes are 12+ hours?
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There is a subset of the 763ER ships that is configured with crew rests, winglets, & GE engines (better SFC over PW) for the longest of the 763 trips like JFK-AMM, TLV, CAI. They are ships 1607-1613, a total of 7 ships. These will likely be first to get the mods, but I wouldn't be surprised to see other 763ER's getting the same mods eventually, it just makes sense to deploy them on the longest routes first.
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Funny that there was no mention of the 777ER modification plans.
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Originally Posted by flyinglots
(Post 12676077)
Funny that there was no mention of the 777ER modification plans.
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Originally Posted by WidgetHead
(Post 12676058)
There is a subset of the 763ER ships that is configured with crew rests, winglets, & GE engines (better SFC over PW) for the longest of the 763 trips like JFK-AMM, TLV, CAI. They are ships 1607-1613, a total of 7 ships. These will likely be first to get the mods, but I wouldn't be surprised to see other 763ER's getting the same mods eventually, it just makes sense to deploy them on the longest routes first.
JFK-TLV 5677 miles 11:05 eastbound, 12:50 westbound in November schedules JFK-CAI 5614 miles 10:55 eastbound, 12:45 westbound JFK-AMM 5738 miles 11:15 eastbound, 13:00 westbound It would be great if DL followed CO's example and announced specific timetables for completion by aircraft type, although even that would not preclude the hundreds of threads to come 'Will my flight have flat seats?' |
Originally Posted by AndyTLe
(Post 12673469)
That is a heck of a long time to find a fix when they found the problem the first week of flying with these seats. Any word on the reliability of these seats as DL did fly with a flight mechanic for the first month or so?
Originally Posted by doglover
(Post 12673525)
Will the slim line seats be used to cram in more rows? Or to improve seat pitch and comfort?
Originally Posted by secretsea18
(Post 12673627)
Do you have any information about the refitting of the 777-200ER fleet used for long haul flights for the flat bed seating????
Originally Posted by stephem
(Post 12674360)
Does this mean that any 767-300ERs on routes under 12+ hours wont get upgraded seats?
As noted:
Originally Posted by atldlff
(Post 12673389)
The plan is to equip the entire 767-300 fleet with flat Bed BE seating, and updated seating in coach, but at this point a final decision for the entire 767-300 fleet seating has not yet been made. Hopefully that will be finalized in the next few weeks.
Originally Posted by 3Cforme
(Post 12675932)
Somebody will correct me - it's FT - but I think that's a short list. Twelve hours is pretty much total range of the 767-300ER.
Originally Posted by WidgetHead
(Post 12676058)
There is a subset of the 763ER ships that is configured with crew rests, winglets, & GE engines (better SFC over PW) for the longest of the 763 trips like JFK-AMM, TLV, CAI. They are ships 1607-1613, a total of 7 ships. These will likely be first to get the mods, but I wouldn't be surprised to see other 763ER's getting the same mods eventually, it just makes sense to deploy them on the longest routes first.
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FYI there may be a small up-tick in overall seating capacity pending cabin reconfigs.
one thought is to move FA crew rest under-deck similar to 76D a/c. |
Originally Posted by DLGrkItalNY
(Post 12677383)
FYI there may be a small up-tick in overall seating capacity pending cabin reconfigs.
one thought is to move FA crew rest under-deck similar to 76D a/c. |
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