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Originally Posted by Montague S
more likely age, some of those 777 are pushing a dozen years old.
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Correct. The older 777s will be retired as the A330s are delivered.
As for the new seats, they will be a significant upgrade to the regional offerings. Think angled lie-flat seats in C, and slightly modified 77W/A380 seats in economy. The -SY* series 773's will be refitted from February onwards with a similar offering in C and Y, as well as 77W seats in First.
Ash - The routes that the A330 will be operating all currently get the -SR* birds, which are regional 2-class config. They are programmed at 84k lb thrust (vs 92k for the long haul ones), 2-3-2 seating in C (50" pitch) and a regional recliner seat.