A 25-year-old plane with 25-year-old interior
Oct 7, 2018, 1:23 am
#16
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Yes. All DL planes with IFE, including the domestic 767s, have individual TVs where every passenger can decide what they want to watch at any time, unlike the UA setup you described.
Oct 7, 2018, 2:31 am
#17
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Great airplane...I'm shocked someone is complaining..they should sit in a middle seat cross country of the 7379 or the a321 and then they will know what to appreciate..the twin aisles make the plane so easy for the passengers to move around...the lavatories are nice as well....I always thought the boarding was faster with the twin aisles
and I can't remember the percent but i thinks it's 83 % of the seats are windows and aisles...very few middle seats...do the math !..
I am hoping Delta will move 10 to 20 767's that are international and reconfigure them for domestic 767 service for their last 10 years of service...
Delta I hope you are thinking of this idea...for load heavy routes like ATL-LAX and ATL-LAS and ATL-SLC and ATL-SEA and ATL-SFO and ATL-SAN
When you do the reconfigure you could update the bins and put in the larger IFE
You may be able to pick up some used 767's on the market as well
and I can't remember the percent but i thinks it's 83 % of the seats are windows and aisles...very few middle seats...do the math !..
I am hoping Delta will move 10 to 20 767's that are international and reconfigure them for domestic 767 service for their last 10 years of service...
Delta I hope you are thinking of this idea...for load heavy routes like ATL-LAX and ATL-LAS and ATL-SLC and ATL-SEA and ATL-SFO and ATL-SAN
When you do the reconfigure you could update the bins and put in the larger IFE
You may be able to pick up some used 767's on the market as well
In theory, they could use the brand new PE seats for domestic F in a 2-2-2 and the regular seats with the new IFE in the back for C+ and main cabin. It’s actually not a bad idea imo.
Oct 7, 2018, 5:40 am
#18
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Very surprising that this system is still flying. I was surprised to see it on a United flight back in 2014 - tiny screen with a poor selection of looping video... but I figured it must have been on its way out at the time. Guess not.
Oct 7, 2018, 7:06 am
#19
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Great airplane...I'm shocked someone is complaining..they should sit in a middle seat cross country of the 7379 or the a321 and then they will know what to appreciate..the twin aisles make the plane so easy for the passengers to move around...the lavatories are nice as well....I always thought the boarding was faster with the twin aisles
and I can't remember the percent but i thinks it's 83 % of the seats are windows and aisles...very few middle seats...do the math !..
I am hoping Delta will move 10 to 20 767's that are international and reconfigure them for domestic 767 service for their last 10 years of service...
Delta I hope you are thinking of this idea...for load heavy routes like ATL-LAX and ATL-LAS and ATL-SLC and ATL-SEA and ATL-SFO and ATL-SAN
When you do the reconfigure you could update the bins and put in the larger IFE
You may be able to pick up some used 767's on the market as well
and I can't remember the percent but i thinks it's 83 % of the seats are windows and aisles...very few middle seats...do the math !..
I am hoping Delta will move 10 to 20 767's that are international and reconfigure them for domestic 767 service for their last 10 years of service...
Delta I hope you are thinking of this idea...for load heavy routes like ATL-LAX and ATL-LAS and ATL-SLC and ATL-SEA and ATL-SFO and ATL-SAN
When you do the reconfigure you could update the bins and put in the larger IFE
You may be able to pick up some used 767's on the market as well
Oct 7, 2018, 8:25 am
#20
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This was last December, so relatively recent. ORD-CDG. I was a bit flabbergasted to be honest.
Oct 7, 2018, 8:41 am
#21
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Do Delta's domestic 767's have IFE where you can select from a variety of shows and movies and play/pause independently of others on the plane?
Because United still flies, intentionally I might add, planes where there are three movies and they start and stop at the same time for everyone. Like watching a movie on a bus in high school. Can't pause anything. Awful experience.
Because United still flies, intentionally I might add, planes where there are three movies and they start and stop at the same time for everyone. Like watching a movie on a bus in high school. Can't pause anything. Awful experience.
Oct 7, 2018, 8:50 am
#22
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AA's 763s have overhead screens that play the same movie for everyone. They fly internationally, and AA has no plans to update them. AA Boeing 763 / 767-300ER Technology (IFE, power, WiFi, etc.)
Oct 7, 2018, 8:54 am
#23
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AA's 763s have overhead screens that play the same movie for everyone. They fly internationally, and AA has no plans to update them. AA Boeing 763 / 767-300ER Technology (IFE, power, WiFi, etc.)
OP, things could be significantly worse.
Oct 7, 2018, 12:11 pm
#24
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Legacy AA A321s (32B) are awesome planes. A really nice AVOD system (I personally like it better than DLs) and USB and AC power at each and every seat, plus a generous amount of MCE seats. The legacy US A321s, IMO, are crap. No power, no IFE and only exit row and bulkhead MCE, I hate those birds and tried to avoid them at all cost. Discount Duggie is removing the IFE on legacy AA narrow bodies. That, along with leaving the LUS A321s in their US confit with no power or MCE, played a significant factor into my leaving AA for DL earlier this year.
Oct 7, 2018, 6:21 pm
#25
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I have flown these on AA quite a number of times. To say they are a joke completely understates the situation. They are an absolute embarrassment. My favorite thing is being handed a table in J with a few movies on it as my IFE and then having them collect it and the headphones AN HOUR before arrival into your destination. I don't think there is any way anything on DL could ever be as bad as things are over at AA right now. I'll take DL's crap 763 and smile all of the way.
Oct 7, 2018, 6:54 pm
#26
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Legacy AA A321s (32B) are awesome planes. A really nice AVOD system (I personally like it better than DLs) and USB and AC power at each and every seat, plus a generous amount of MCE seats. The legacy US A321s, IMO, are crap. No power, no IFE and only exit row and bulkhead MCE, I hate those birds and tried to avoid them at all cost. Discount Duggie is removing the IFE on legacy AA narrow bodies. That, along with leaving the LUS A321s in their US confit with no power or MCE, played a significant factor into my leaving AA for DL earlier this year.
Oct 8, 2018, 3:43 pm
#27
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Flew this bird this morning in Y. Excellent comfort compared to the alternative (739) - plush, wide seats and a little extra pitch.
My one complaint is that the Wifi was terrible. Since they are retiring this plane they never upgraded it to satellite internet - and I don't think they even upgraded it to the higher (10 mbps) ATG solution. 3 megabits per second for a 260+ passenger plane is just way too little. Even syncing email was a challenge.
My one complaint is that the Wifi was terrible. Since they are retiring this plane they never upgraded it to satellite internet - and I don't think they even upgraded it to the higher (10 mbps) ATG solution. 3 megabits per second for a 260+ passenger plane is just way too little. Even syncing email was a challenge.
Oct 8, 2018, 8:41 pm
#29
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The 76H/76Z is the international configuration. With that said, not much difference seat-wise versus the domestic version (wide, comfortable seats). You should enjoy the flight (although some people get cranky about the slightly dated IFE).
Oct 9, 2018, 12:07 am
#30
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Expect... a great flight. The international planes are much more recently updated with modern overhead bins and other amenities. They’re still not gleaming new airplanes, but they’re nothing like the 80’s time warp that the domestic versions are. C+ on these planes is fantastic, with a pretty humane 2-3-2 layout. The only real downside is a fair amount of foot traffic to the mid-cabin lavatories.