Anyone know which 737-800's have the satellite tv?
 

Flying on Thursday to Cincinnati from Portland, just wondering which planes were the one's that got upgraded with the satellite service according to FlyerTalk.com

Not getting my hopes up since it's not that big of a route but you never know.

I'm pretty sure it's the a/c with the code 73Y

Actually, it's 73H

The ones with humps on top of the fuselage ;)

So if it's identified as a 737-800 it's not a ship with PTV?

If the aircraft code is 738, then it's a regular old 738 with no PTVs.
If it's 73H, then it's a reconfigured 738 with PTVs.
If it's 73W, then it's the new 737-700s with PTVs.

Unfortunately, there is no way to tell in advance from the seatmaps anymore as non-AVOD 738s now also have the same 16F/144Y configuration as the AVOD-wingletted-737-800s.

I'm looking at my itin, and it simply says 737-800:
Given that it's a rather long flight, it would be nice if it was a PTV-equipped aircraft. The route used to be operated with an ex-Song 757, which was very comfortable, and just recently switched to a 738.

Unfortunately, it looks like DL1223 is a regular 738 with overhead/drop-down screens for IFE.. - it's denoted as a "738" in various reservation systems. An aircraft substitution could always happen, I suppose...

Thanks for the clarification all, I'm thinking it's just a regular old 737-800.

I was looking at flights JFK-LAX the other day, which are supposed to be all IFE planes. On the screen listing all flights, planes were either 757 or 737. I expected to see 757 or 73H, so perhaps they are not specifically noting the IFE planes anymore, at least on the DL website.

I am on a 737-800 from ATL-BGI in November...anyone know if that route has the AVODS?

I wonder if thats why flight 756 from Dallas to Atlanta is now a 737 instead of an MD80 or is Delta retiring the MD80s too, sorry I guess I just relalized this after booking a flight and checking flightaware for aircraft timeliness

Delta.com seems to have made a change in how it denotes these ships.

It used to refer to the AVOD birds as "73H" vs the "Boeing 737-800," which denoted non-AVOD. Now, "73H" seems to have become "Boeing 737..." and non-AVOD is still "Boeing 737-800."

It's confusing, and all the more reason to invest in a subscription to expertflyer. There, as ClipperDelta said, it's "73H," "738" and "73W."

It does not. I was on that route in August.

PDX-CVG will be a regular non-AVOD 737-800...

FYI, the 73H vs 738 vs 73W designation can be found with the downloadable-for-PC Delta timetable found on delta.com. The schedules in there not only list the various 737s, but also 752 (ex-TW/AA BE-equipped 757s) vs 757 (domestic 757s)...