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Air India sent passengers on a flight to nowhere after dispatching a leased ex-Delta Boeing 777 that did not have enough emergency oxygen for the route it was flying. Much of the early coverage blamed the aircraft type or Canada paperwork, but the real problem appears to have been that this specific subfleet was not properly configured for the terrain-critical routing.
United is storing Pratt-powered Boeing 777s because engines and parts are scarce. More incidents could cause certification issues, with significant affects on United’s ability to fly long haul.
American Airlines has finally sent its first Boeing 777-300ER to Hong Kong to start the long-delayed Project Olympus retrofit, trading Flagship First for all-new business suites with doors and much bigger premium cabins.
American Airlines will keep its aging 777-200 fleet flying—starting with faster WiFi in 2026 and new cabins to follow.
American Airlines will start selling Premium Economy on New York JFK – Los Angeles on Monday for some flights beginning October 5th. This represents pulling the Airbus A321T that currently operates the route – with first class, business class, and economy – and replacing those with Boeing 777-200s.
American Airlines is eliminating Flagship First Class in favor of more business and premium economy seats on its fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The end of first class on the last U.S. carrier to offer it internationally is sad to me, but the project has been pushed back. As American has planned to wind down the offering, they’ve really let the product slide.
These Boeing 777-300ERs are getting a lot more seats – and a lot more premium seats – 84 to 114 total premium seats, without losing any coach seats. In order to do this, it means that current seats have to be squeezed. Here’s the final layout of the reconfigured premium-heavy Boeing 777-300ER.
As one passenger onboard the aircraft put it, “Thinking something burst.” Since it was near a lavatory they’re lucky because the thing that burst could have been worse! The passenger nearest the flood appears remarkably unbothered.
An American Airlines business class passenger from Los Angeles to London Heathrow on Saturday was not happy about her seat. Flight 134 is on a four-cabin aircraft with first class, and she was “complaining she’s in [business class] instead of first class” according to a nearby passenger, and was “demanding the person who booked her be fired.”
American Airlines is eliminating Flagship First Class on these Boeing 777-300ERs, and introducing business class suites with doors as well (and also on new delivery Boeing 787-9s). That project is delayed, so I wonder whether the ‘imminent’ replacement of seats is what leads to a more haphazard approach to cabin maintenance.
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