Old Interior 737-800s
Jan 17, 2021, 8:25 pm
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Old Interior 737-800s
Longing for travel had brought me to my old travel pictures, when I recalled there being a sub-fleet of MH 737-800s with old interiors (Blue 90s-esque recliners in J and newer black leather seats in Y). The planes do not have IFE, and seats 1A and 1C has a great amount of legroom. On my logs, 9M-MLK and 9M-MLJ are part of this sub-fleet, but after a quick Google search, websites like Airfleets such claim that the planes were delivered new 9 years ago, to my surprise.
Does anyone know the history/story behind these planes?
Does anyone know the history/story behind these planes?
Jan 17, 2021, 11:37 pm
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Believe they were bought from another airline (or they were intended to be used by that airline ). If I remember right it was an American airliner, AA or UA.
Jan 17, 2021, 11:43 pm
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Boeing Sky Interior was announced sometime 2009, so I'm guessing whoever placed B738 orders before then (B738 been around commercially since 1998) would have the old interior.
In MH's case, the Boeing Sky Interior only featured on MAS Boeing 737-800 with 9M-MX series as 9M-ML series are leased.
In MH's case, the Boeing Sky Interior only featured on MAS Boeing 737-800 with 9M-MX series as 9M-ML series are leased.
Jan 18, 2021, 2:53 am
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Boeing Sky Interior was announced sometime 2009, so I'm guessing whoever placed B738 orders before then (B738 been around commercially since 1998) would have the old interior.
In MH's case, the Boeing Sky Interior only featured on MAS Boeing 737-800 with 9M-MX series as 9M-ML series are leased.
In MH's case, the Boeing Sky Interior only featured on MAS Boeing 737-800 with 9M-MX series as 9M-ML series are leased.
Jan 18, 2021, 9:09 am
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Boeing Sky Interior was announced sometime 2009, so I'm guessing whoever placed B738 orders before then (B738 been around commercially since 1998) would have the old interior.
In MH's case, the Boeing Sky Interior only featured on MAS Boeing 737-800 with 9M-MX series as 9M-ML series are leased.
In MH's case, the Boeing Sky Interior only featured on MAS Boeing 737-800 with 9M-MX series as 9M-ML series are leased.
Jan 22, 2021, 6:34 am
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm just failing to understand why the J cabin on some of the 9M-ML planes are very shabby compared to the relative age of the plane.
For instance, this picture is from 9M-MLK and you could just see how worn the seats look (this picture is from 2018)
For instance, this picture is from 9M-MLK and you could just see how worn the seats look (this picture is from 2018)
Jan 22, 2021, 6:59 pm
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm just failing to understand why the J cabin on some of the 9M-ML planes are very shabby compared to the relative age of the plane.
For instance, this picture is from 9M-MLK and you could just see how worn the seats look (this picture is from 2018)
For instance, this picture is from 9M-MLK and you could just see how worn the seats look (this picture is from 2018)
Jan 22, 2021, 10:12 pm
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Feb 15, 2021, 10:29 pm
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm just failing to understand why the J cabin on some of the 9M-ML planes are very shabby compared to the relative age of the plane.
For instance, this picture is from 9M-MLK and you could just see how worn the seats look (this picture is from 2018)
For instance, this picture is from 9M-MLK and you could just see how worn the seats look (this picture is from 2018)