AA737-823 From United States, joined Mar 2000, 3651 posts, RR: 5 Posted (1 year 1 month 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1408 times:
Hi, folks.
I just booked my annual nonstop pilgrimage from ANC to IAH nonstop on the 757-224. Sadly, Houston didn't grow any closer to Anchorage in the past year, and so the flight is still a tiresome 7.5 hours in duration.
So I wonder how the upgrade to AVOD in Y class is going? How many aircraft have been completed?
...I suspect DutchJet knows the answer...
Thanks,
Randy
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No, it doesn't. It's a snapshot in time, not an answer forever. The 757 fleet will not remain at 1 bird forever, so the question was what is the CURRENT status of the upgrade.
I believe the second one is being finished right now. It takes a while due to the new seats and the AVOD. Someone said 20 days IIRC.
But others will know more.
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
AA737-823 From United States, joined Mar 2000, 3651 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (1 year 1 month 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1049 times:
Wow.
Never have I created a post that generated so much finger-pointing.
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 2): Nah......EWRCabincrew is your guy to find out all-things CO.
Clearly, you know not whereof you speak.
Dutchie is the source for all things CO. EWRCabincrew is (and he knows how much I respect him, because I have told him so in the past) also a good source.
Ewr767 From United States, joined Oct 2004, 58 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (1 year 1 month 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 962 times:
I just worked a flight from BRS to EWR on the 2nd. Our a/c was the ship that was already completed. Let me tell you, it really does make a difference for the passengers. They seemed to enjoy it. No lines for the bathrooms either. People pretty much stayed in their seats and played with the avod. I'm so happy we are investing in it. Not to mention that it makes the interior of the a/c seem more luxurious.
MX757 From United States, joined Aug 2005, 478 posts, RR: 7 Reply 11, posted (1 year 1 month 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 789 times:
Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 10): Looks like, by the 29th, I will have a 3 in 41 chance.
Doesn't look promising
Your chances will increase as the year goes by. Judging by this December's workload it looks like we will be installing Y class AVOD on 2 to 3 A/C a month for the next year. Don't hold me to that because things change around here on a daily basis.
Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 10): Which is the ship that's already done? With pictures on that OTHER website?
Ship 130.
If you check with IAHcsr he can give routing info.
CALTECH From United States, joined May 2007, 662 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (1 year 1 month 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 767 times:
Quoting EWRCabincrew (Reply 4): I appreciate that. MX757 would know more. He does the retrofitting, IIRC, at MCO. He's your guy for this.
Actually, we in MCO believe MX757 is working the terminal, line maintenance, he is not here in the north hangar where the retrofits will take place on the MOD line. The schedule is correct, but we have heard there may be a delay till after the holidays, needing the aircraft for the heavy loads coming.
MX757 From United States, joined Aug 2005, 478 posts, RR: 7 Reply 13, posted (1 year 1 month 19 hours ago) and read 686 times:
Quoting CALTECH (Reply 12): Actually, we in MCO believe MX757 is working the terminal, line maintenance, he is not here in the north hangar where the retrofits will take place on the MOD line. The schedule is correct, but we have heard there may be a delay till after the holidays, needing the aircraft for the heavy loads coming.
Ikramerica From United States, joined May 2005, 15872 posts, RR: 49 Reply 17, posted (1 year 1 month 1 hour ago) and read 543 times:
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 6): Am I the only one who sees the paradox in these two comments??
If you read the post you reference, it is not necessarily current even though it was posted on the 5th, nor is it providing the status of the program. It is an explanation of what CO offers across the fleet. But the statement that there is only 1 plane with AVOD front to back is only half true even today. Another is due any day, so if someone wants to know a specific answer, like "will there be AVOD on X date" then they would need more than "ship 130 has it on Dec 5th."
Since he hadn't told us when his trip was, it could be anywhere from 1 plane to 41...
Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 10): Looks like, by the 29th, I will have a 3 in 41 chance.
I'm flying one 752 on the 22nd and one on the 2nd (both domestic runs), so it would seem I would have a bit more than a 10% chance in getting one of the birds on that trip.
But since I'm flying F, I will absolutely have it at my seat anyway. I'll try to remember to see if the Y section of my planes have it.
STT757 From United States, joined Mar 2000, 10563 posts, RR: 41 Reply 18, posted (1 year 1 month ago) and read 515 times:
Quoting Ikramerica (Reply 17): But since I'm flying F, I will absolutely have it at my seat anyway. I'll try to remember to see if the Y section of my planes have it.
My Wife and I flew Business First from MCO-EWR back in May, we had the AVOD which kept both of us busy the whole flight. I watched the Simpsons and various music videos and my Wife watched episodes of Entourage.
"makes much more sense to live in the present tense"
AA737-823 From United States, joined Mar 2000, 3651 posts, RR: 5 Reply 19, posted (1 year 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 489 times:
Quoting STT757 (Reply 18): which kept both of us busy the whole flight.
Indeed. You can argue all you want to about how ridiculous IFE is, and that a person should just look out the window or bring a book... but for those of us on a 7-hour flight at night, over a lot of water, and who can't sleep on planes very successfully, IFE is a great feature.
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