Originally Posted by dreadFOroberts

To be fair, it's not domestic Mint.

Mint is a specific brand and product that is really clearly defined. This is not that. Calling it "mini mint" or "junior mint" (and yes, I've done it) really does sort of dilute the brand.

One of the things this company does well is product marketing/branding (not to be confused with advertising) and while they're sorting things out with the seats, they're likely preparing the package for this new product.

What I'd really like to see is the next 20 A220s we're getting to be delivered with the new seats instead of doing a retrofit. I don't know if that's possible, but it would be kinda cool.

Also - calling it knee-jerk is, I think, inaccurate; it's been the worst-kept secret for a long time, and it takes a while to get all the moving parts in place to do a project like this. They had a bunch of stuff to get clear of so they could pay for this.