Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Updated Aircraft Get New Interiors, Improved Passenger
Amenities
American Airlines has completed upgrades on two of its original
76 Boeing 737-800s - which are being updated to match the customer
benefits and amenities featured on its newly-delivered 737-800
aircraft. The airline said Tuesday that the second updated jet was
returned to service Tuesday, and is flying with a range of new
features to improve the travel experience. Once the updates are
completed, American's initial fleet of 76 737-800s will match the
84 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft that American began receiving in
March 2009 and will continue to receive through 2011.
Video Still AA/Boeing
The new 737-800s are being delivered to American with several
enhancements, all of which will be added to the initial 76 737-800
fleet. These include new, more comfortable and spacious First and
Economy Class seats, bigger overhead storage bins, updated inflight
entertainment systems, and AC power ports. In addition, the new
configuration of the 737-800s allows for 12 additional Economy
Class seats, for a total of 160 seats.
A prototype of the updated aircraft has been in service since
February. American will continue to upgrade the remaining 74
aircraft in its original fleet by installing new seats, new cabin
interiors, enhanced inflight entertainment systems, and more
storage throughout the aircraft. By accelerating its 737-800 fleet
renewal plan last year, American took a significant step in its
efforts to invest in products and services that benefit customers,
while enhancing its competitive position with new aircraft that are
35 percent more fuel efficient on a seat mile basis than the MD-80
airplanes they will replace. American took delivery of 31 new
737-800s in 2009 and will take delivery of 45 this year and 8 in
2011.
The update effort began in May and the retrofitting is being
done by American's mechanics at its maintenance base in Tulsa,
OK.
"Projects like this 737 retrofit are unique, rewarding and are
appreciated by our engineering and maintenance teams, because we
know that our work is going to directly improve the onboard
experience of our customers," said Bill Cavitt, Vice President -
Engineering, Performance Improvement Strategies and Quality
Assurance.
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