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Originally Posted by baccarat_king
(Post 23036193)
I fly the A330 quite often (AMS-BOS-AMS); more often the -300. Really enjoy this aircraft. On both planes, love 2J; since it is far from the galleys and very quiet. But, the only caveat is since they serve (back to front); you are the last to be served (doesn't bother me that much, though the BOS-AMS red-eye flights are quite short, so that might be an issue for some).
7J (and the entire row 7, first row of the mini-cabin) on the -200 has a very nice "extra shelf" that is quite convenient; as is the "mini-cabin." People seem to stay away from the "mini-cabin," so if it's not a totally full flight, is can also be a bit more empty (most recent flight AMS-BOS was half-full in the "mini-cabin," but entirely full in the larger forward BusinessElite cabin). http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...s6612daab.jpeg |
The BE "pods" in the triple 7 are different in the fact that the window seats face other seats, not the window. It is very hard to look out the window in the triple 7 vs the 744 pods which face the windows.
777 BE http://www.walagata.com/w/trenchkraken/777_small.jpg 744 Upstairs BE http://www.walagata.com/w/trenchkraken/1364077.jpg 744 Downstairs BE http://www.walagata.com/w/trenchkraken/2124274.jpg |
Haven't had the opportunity to fly 744 J since the retrofit. Plenty of 764, which I really dislike. The footwell is very cramped. The A330 refurb is so much better.
As far as the 744, it was a big deal for DL to refurbish these planes in the first place. IIRC press stories at the time said this decision went all the way to the BOD as there were some real risks keeping them going. They need to keep the frames going into 2018-2020 to get the ROI, but after that at best DL may keep some around for charter and emergency use. That's what NW did with the 742 fleet. |
Originally Posted by motytrah
(Post 23039311)
Plenty of 764, which I really dislike. The footwell is very cramped.
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Originally Posted by pbarnette
(Post 23039454)
The bulkheads are fine.
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Originally Posted by Radiohead71
(Post 23038761)
The BE "pods" in the triple 7 are different in the fact that the window seats face other seats, not the window. It is very hard to look out the window in the triple 7 vs the 744 pods which face the windows.
777 BE http://www.walagata.com/w/trenchkraken/777_small.jpg 744 Upstairs BE http://www.walagata.com/w/trenchkraken/1364077.jpg 744 Downstairs BE http://www.walagata.com/w/trenchkraken/2124274.jpg |
Originally Posted by DL2SXM
(Post 23039571)
Not to mention 1000 times better then the old style BE sleeper angled seats
On the plus side for the 767, though, is the side shelf. I really like having the extra space there and it helps keep the seat from feeling claustrophobic, which can be a bit of an issue on the 777. If in a non-bulkhead, I prefer the A330 to the 767, but the 767 bulkheads are really great seats. I prefer all 3 seats to the various flat beds that do not give direct aisle access. |
I need to grab a 747 flight, just need to have the money first....
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Originally Posted by underpressure
(Post 23032745)
I have to agree about the upstairs... the ultimate flying experience.
I have done that on Korean, AF, JAL, Singapore. Any one of them better than the next. |
Originally Posted by grahampros
(Post 23034008)
Officially no. But very poor sales. If that continues for a couple of more years Boeing will have run out of orders to assemble. Will get the Air force 1 contract for the planes in all probability.
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