Imkeww From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (10 years 12 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2893 times:
Hello, I just got back from a trip to good ol' Denver, Calaradah, and fancied experiencing United's new interiors. Now this is a true rhapsody in blue.
Here's a teaser:
Notice the attractive blue seat fabrics with subtle stripes and squares of different blue hues.
It's very hard to make out the new carpeting, but its a rich blue with lots of little gray spots, like confetti. The description might make it seem tacky, but it works quite well with the decor.
As for the bulkheads, laminates, etc., United has chosen to standardize on a plain "airliner" beige for these.
AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 4856 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (10 years 12 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1937 times:
That looks almost identical to the new American fabric. Which looks nearly identical to the new Delta fabric. Which bears a striing resemblance to the new Continental fabric.
WHAT HAPPENED to each airline having a personality? WHAT HAPPENED to Braniff's multicolored interior of the 747 Braniff Place era? WHAT happened to interiors like TWA's, with Red, Grey and BLUE seats?
AM I THE ONLY FREAKING PERSON ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE EXACTLY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?!?! I am really starting to get scared here.
Yes, I will grant you that the thing does look good, and is in taste with the new millenium style. BUT- it's just like every other friggin' airline seat. That is frustrating. WHY THEN whould I chose United over American? THey have similar service, one is not more attractive than the other, so what's the point?
Why don't we just have one huge megamerger with just ONE government controlled airline with ALL the same seats and the same livery!?!? I have an idea- part AA, like bare metal, and then the deltaflot tail, with the bottom Continental Blue and the top United Grey and then a big TWA stripe down the side??? HOW'S THAT!?!?
I am sorry to make such a big deal out of this, but does anybody hear what I am saying???
EIPremier From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1526 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (10 years 12 months 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1885 times:
LAX From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 2290 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (10 years 12 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1816 times:
Just thought of an intriging question about that pic above...........Why would anyone even take this picture? Needed to waste some film perhaps? Curious....
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 8545 posts, RR: 14 Reply 12, posted (10 years 12 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1729 times:
I think the blue goes well with the aircraft interior. I do like the blue and florescent colours on BAs World Traveller seats.
ILUV767 From United States of America, joined May 2000, 3140 posts, RR: 10 Reply 13, posted (10 years 12 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1692 times:
Thats it? Nothing special. They are almost a little bit of a disapointment. Well, I guess that anything is better than the grey interiors and the greyhound like designs.
Imkeww From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (10 years 12 months 3 days ago) and read 1676 times:
The pictures really do not do the decor justice.
First of all, my camera is real crap... I mean, 1 megapixel... pshhhawww!
And while everything else in the cabin is plain (it's a shame they did not put fabric or laminate on the bulkheads or make the tray tables, armrests gray), the fabric is something special.
I've flown on DL's, AA's, and CO's newest interiors (but not NW's), and while these are all shades of blue, none of the fabrics were as "intriguing" (for lack of a better word) as United's.
The interesting thing with the seat fabric is that the squares and stripes have some metallic sheen. They are very hard and subtle to make out while you are walking through the cabin; when you first walk in, it seems it is all just plain blue. However, when certain shades of light strike the fabric, the seats take on a shiny luster, and you can clearly see the squares and stripes. The bright flash of the camera is precisely why these are visible.
Here is a better pic to show this:
As for looking like Reno Air's seats, there is some resemblance-- but Reno's fabric wasn't as contemporary, and simply more plain.
I dunno, you may find the seat fabrics completely unremarkable and my interest in them boring, but I certainly appreciate the way materials contribute to the environments around us, especially in aircraft cabins.
L1011 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1530 posts, RR: 12 Reply 15, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1648 times:
I agree that the seats are part of an airline's personality. In the days of colorful interiors, I could look at a picture of the seats and immediately tell if it was Eastern, Delta, United, etc. Now they all look pretty much the same. I like the US Airways interior. Even though it is mostly gray, it can easily be distinguished from the others. Colorful interiors were acceptable to the public for many years. Who decided that they are no longer acceptable?
Passenger From Italy, joined May 2011, 1 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1637 times:
Are you sure this is a new interior? I think this is the OLD "new" interior that was test marketed last year on a few aircraft, most notably the new two class 777's and it didn't go over well and has subsequently been dropped...
Goallegheny From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 340 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1635 times:
I agree as well -- although there are times, especially when I'm tired, that I could care less (except when I am on Southwest, and wretch at the horrible color scheme). My friends joke that Stephen Wolf's wife must like modern art a lot - why else would he do blue and gray liveries at both USAirways and United? Anyway, the reality is that the airline business is matured, for better or worse, and for most people they're just buses in the sky.
Imkeww From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1629 times:
No. The old "new" interior was Decor 5, which featured new bulkheads and plastic laminates. It was tested on at least 1 A320 and 1 767-300 (got this directly from a UA F/A).
Decor 5 featured lots of "Earth Tones", which included lots of Green, and even smidgeons of brown!
Instead, United rolled out a new, more conservative "I'm Blue Dabadee" interior starting with domestic 777-222 ETOPS deliveries.
Oh, and one more thing: the new F class seat fabrics are wonderful! They feature the same soothing blue color, but with a plaid/gingham/cross-stripe pattern.
Wilcharl From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1158 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1631 times:
Why it looks just like the fabric airtran has in the 717...
Imkeww From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1614 times:
The one that did not go over well was Decor 5, which is what the F/A told me. While knowledgable, they aren't necessarily the most reliable sources, so take that for what you will.
Imkeww From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1613 times:
You'll also notice this is the interior featured in the media-blitzed commercial that ran after last summer, featuring good ol' dumbass Jimmy Goodwin giving a false apology.
James Goodwin From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1584 times:
Hello Everybody,
I'm glad that all of you enjoy our new interiors. These new designs will make it so you no longer need anti-depressents to fly on United. Right now we are implementing this fleet wide, with the ultimant goal of standardzing on an utterly mediocre interior.
[Computerized signature here]
Prefessionally,
James Goodwin
CEO UAL Corp.
Chicagoland Community College Dropout
A proud welfare to work recipient
Flyua From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 288 posts, RR: 7 Reply 24, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1577 times:
"Passenger" and "Imkeww"--
You are both correct! The Decor 5 design and the designs pictured in the first posting are both "old new" designs. Decor 5 featured the same Economy seat colors in the pictures in this post, but also featured light gray/brown carpeting that showed stains after its first flight. The design in this posting's photo shows the modified Decor 5 interior that is found only a select few B777XA aircraft.
BOTH designs have since been dropped. Take it from me: King of all United Geekdom! I really hated the Decor 5 green/blue/tan designs, so I tracked down the manager of the interior redesign project at United's HQ, Tom Nelson. He explained that the redesigns received very unfavorable reviews from both employees and customers, so the redesign team returned to the drawing board and came up with a "NEW new" design that is currently featured on only ONE United aircraft: Airbus A320 nose #4619, which I saw recently in SFO.
The carpeting is dark blue with gray and tan "flecks," the First seats are navy blue with a dark gray checkerboard design, the Economy Plus seats are gark gray with a small "UNITED" logo patch in the center of the headrest, and the Economy seats are bright blue, with the same logo patch on the headrest. The bulkheads are no longer simply beige plastic: they feature a navy blue bottom half and a shiny gray metallic design on the top half. Overall, the design is somber and conservative.. except for the bright blue in Economy.
The renovation was put on hold after the single A320 redesign when United started to cut the budget. No additional aircraft redos are planned at this time... at least not until United stops its fiscal blood-letting.
26 Imkeww: Flyua-- Thanks for the clarification! I sure hope I can get on a/c 4619, as within the next month or so I'll be flying on 4 A320-232s... SJC-ORD and b
27 Flyua: Let me know when you're planning the SFO-PHL-SFO trip! That's my usual run.... Along the lines of the interior redesign, the uniforms of both the Pilo
28 Flyua: I just found a tiny picture of the new United Economy Plus seat color, as well as the new pillow and blanket designs: if you can find it, take a look
29 IFE/PTVLover: Flyua: I am an oboard service/decor/uniform detail freak myself hehehe. Thanks for all the good information! Keep it coming!
30 Deltaflyertoo: I too think that AA/CO/DL all have pretty much identical interiors. They are all off by a slight shade, but overall they all have that same blue. I th
31 Imkeww: Flyua-- You are awesome! I already booked my flight a while ago, thanks to those splendiferous MP miles =) I'm on Flt 100 Jul 11 SFO-PHL and Flt 93 Ju
32 Imkeww: I meant the may Business Traveller Intl magazine
33 Flyua: Hass-- My July schedule will be determined the last week of June. I'll let you know. The "Business Traveler" magazine? Consider it done!
34 Imkeww: Flyua-- Jammy git =) which is to say, awesome. Thanks! E-mail me anytime imkeww@imkeww.com
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