Daleaholic From UK - England, joined Oct 2005, 3184 posts, RR: 15 Posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 7368 times:
I've had a look on seatguru.com to try and find out some information about Delta's transatlantic 757's but couldn't find the info I wanted.
I'm looking at booking flights for the summer and was wondering whether or not the 757's doing the MAN-JFK route have been fitted with the new interior with AVOD. The exterior of these 757's look so smart, I want to know if the inside is the same!
If anybody could help me with finding out this stuff it would be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
Paul
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Gpbcroppers63 From Ireland, joined Jan 2008, 511 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 7290 times:
As far as I'm aware, the 757s on the MAN run have been refitted. I travelled on one of these from JFK-SNN last week so can give you some info on them if you'd like. What do you want to know?
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Alitalia744 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 4657 posts, RR: 45 Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 7193 times:
Flew in BusinessElite two weeks ago JFK-BRU-JFK with both legs on a 757.
Smart interior, AVOD seemed to work fine for most pax.
Not sure what birds you'll be on, but we were on N713TW and N711ZX on the return and both were refitted.
The planes (for interior buffs) feature new side panels, bulkheads, extended overhead bins, new 757 style interior (similar ceiling panel to 73NGs). Recaro in BizE, Weber Slimline in Coach, AVOD throughout (no live TV, but pre-programmed video on demand and several TV shows).
Delta4eva From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 344 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 7150 times:
Quoting Daleaholic (Thread starter): I'm looking at booking flights for the summer and was wondering whether or not the 757's doing the MAN-JFK route have been fitted with the new interior with AVOD. The exterior of these 757's look so smart, I want to know if the inside is the same!
Yes, all summer the MAN-JFK flight will be operated with the new interior 757s. The only transatlantic flights that will see the old TWA/AA interiors with the DL seat covers will be JFK-SNN. JFK-EDI, MAN, BRU, AGP, CDG, LYS, LGW, FRA and CVG-AMS should be operated with the newly refurbished 757s all summer long.
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 6931 times:
Quoting Delta4eva (Reply 4): Yes, all summer the MAN-JFK flight will be operated with the new interior 757s.
Until it is swapped out for (pick a reason) one that isn't. Until they are all done, you cannot say for certain that one particular route will be getting a particular airplane/aircraft.
Panamair From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4583 posts, RR: 26 Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 6790 times:
Quoting Delta4eva (Reply 4): The only transatlantic flights that will see the old TWA/AA interiors with the DL seat covers will be JFK-SNN.
Actually, JFK-SNN is now scheduled to be a BusinessElite-equipped 752 as well. Given that they are now flying fewer 752s across the pond than originally scheduled (e.g. JFK-ORY not starting JFK-CDG remaining a 763ER), there should be enough of the refurbished birds to go around even if there is a delay in the mods.
1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5753 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 6667 times:
Quoting CB777 (Reply 8): Thats great! I wonder if Continental will retro fit their 757 fleet with the new interior in the future
Continental's 757-200s actually feature extended overhead bins as well, but not the curved ceiling panels. However, the 757-300s have a full 737NG-style interior.
Most U.S. airlines actually installed extended overhead bins on their 757s in the early 2000s. Notable exceptions included NW, US, HP, and AA on the ex-TWA 757s. On DL's 757 fleet, the curved ceiling panels were installed on the Song 757s, which now operate as DL's Transcon 757 fleet. When the ex-TWA 757s were delivered to DL, most of them entered service with their old AA interiors, except with leather seat covers and some changes in signage. The overhead bins on them are the old 1980s-style bins, despite the fact that they were made in the mid/late-1990s. The newly reconfigured aircraft were modded with the extended overhead bins and the curved ceiling panels like on the Transcon 757 fleet.
Here is a picture of the interior. You can see the overhead bins toward the back of the aircraft:
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 12, posted (5 years 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 6496 times:
Quoting Evan767 (Reply 6): Looking at the info given above, that is a 1 in 10 chance in the rare case that a ship swap were to actually occur.
10% is still 10%. There are many reasons to swap out an aircraft. Kind of like when we were installing the winglets and/or the AVOD on our 757s. Just when you think you're getting on one, aircraft swap and (as an a.netter) hopes dashed and crushed.
Maybe it's just the photo quality but the interior of this plane looks very bright and spacious, almost as if it were new. Has anyone who has flown on the transatlantic 757s found that they are, in fact, a bit more bright and spacious, or do they seem just like other 757s, at least in coach (I know BusinessElite is different from domestic first, which means more space.)
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COalways From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 336 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 6392 times:
Quoting CB777 (Reply 8): Thats great! I wonder if Continental will retro fit their 757 fleet with the new interior in the future
As of right now CO is retrofitting there 757 with AVOD Nose To Tail curently i believe there are 16 A/C done with the new state of the art sytem. There suppose to install new BF seats across the fleet when the 787 arrive but who knows with all this merger mania.
Gpbcroppers63 From Ireland, joined Jan 2008, 511 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 6365 times:
Quoting Soxfan (Reply 13): Has anyone who has flown on the transatlantic 757s found that they are, in fact, a bit more bright and spacious, or do they seem just like other 757s, at least in coach
They do indeed look very bright and fresh. The only problem is that the new coach seats are quite hard and not too comfortable for sleeping in. The AVOD is great which did help to while away the time when I was unable to sleep. My overall feeling was that the upgrade looks nice but is not a huge leap forward in comfort levels. I'm sure the BizElite is very comfortable though.
According to one of my colleagues, my problem is that I'm addicted to travel!
That 10% only comes into play when there is an aircraft swap, which makes it even more unlikely. Point is, I think the OP can be fairly certain his bird will have AVOD.
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CatIII From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 2274 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (5 years 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 5962 times:
On a related question, I have to fly to Nantes via CDG out of JFK early next month. My options are to go on AF metal to CDG, or take the DL 757 for its BizElite. Is the DL 757 BizElite seat like the current Biz Elite seat?
1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5753 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (5 years 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 5946 times:
Quoting CatIII (Reply 17): Is the DL 757 BizElite seat like the current Biz Elite seat?
It is fairly similar, although there are differences. One disadvantage is that the have 55" pitch rather than 60". However, the seats are 20" wide vs. 18.5" wide on the 767s. The seats also have a unique massaging feature. These BusinessElite seats are made by Recaro rather than B/E Aerospace like on most of Delta's aircraft. They are the Recaro CL 4420: http://www.recaro-as.com/ras/product...class/longrange/cl-4420/index.html
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Alitalia744 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 4657 posts, RR: 45 Reply 19, posted (5 years 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 4984 times:
Quoting 1337Delta764 (Reply 18): It is fairly similar, although there are differences. One disadvantage is that the have 55" pitch rather than 60". However, the seats are 20" wide vs. 18.5" wide on the 767s. The seats also have a unique massaging feature. These BusinessElite seats are made by Recaro rather than B/E Aerospace like on most of Delta's aircraft.
Personally, I prefer the 76E seats (even tho they are narrower).
The 757 seats, while nice, I found to be limited in recline and the massage function to be non-functional.
I'll recompare Tuesday, scheduled to fly TATL on a 76E again.
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