I've been curiously following the hard-to-find updates on the lay-flat B/E seat installation on DL's fleet of 747-400. I'll be traveling from DTW to NGO in B/E next week and since my booking it has stated my aircraft is to be a 747-400.

Many weeks ago, I gave up and accepted that I'm not going to be getting a new lay-flat B/E seat and I'm honestly perfectly content with the 176-degree "flat" ones.

However, just now I was browsing around the internet and found this blog. To save you the hassle of reading through the lengthy blog post, let me just give you the highlight:

The blog shows a photo of the new lay-flat seats with a caption of "Delta Business Elite Seats to Nagoya". Also, the blog post is from March 2011.



Do you think their equipment got changed to a 767? Or is it a typo (since the rest of the blog text talks of going to Narita, not Nagoya)?

The picture looks like a 777. The 767-300ERs didn't start to go in for lie-flat refurbs until after that blog was posted.

Also at over 6500 miles I don't think a 767 has the range to make it....

Ok, thanks.

So, either she mis-typed "Nagoya" when she meant "Narita", or there was an equipment change from 747 to 777. Good enough for me.

I'm pretty sure the first 747 went in for mods recently but don't think it will be done in time for your flight next week unfortunately.

Yeah, I read today that the first 747 went in for the mods within the past week or so and should be complete by November. (...maybe in time for my return flight on 11/11?? )