Originally Posted by
Nosmo King
JS is certified for TO and landing as long as the compartment door is latched open. The vertical back of the JS is physically attached to the underside of the bunk. So yes, it will lose us a usable jumpseat.
Sounds like the new 777LRs- rest compartment is certified for T/O and landing, not sure how many JSs are in it. The remaining 777ERs have compartments but not certified for t/o and ldg, nor are the 7 767ERs with rest compartments.
On the 747-400 and the A330 the BC seats are flat but not quite horizontal. I find them to be useless for sleep, but much better than a seat in steerage class.
Yes, having used a designated BC rest seat so long I can safely say it doesn't compare to getting horizontal, even if it's only for the 21/2 to 3hr. break going to Europe.(from ATL) As for "steerage"-- you won't have to worry about that anymore on dead heading--- any ocean crossing (incl. Hawaii and South America) requires a BC seat per the contract.
As I mentioned in another thread, mamagement would have to remove:
a. Rest seat
b. Jump seat
c. PED power console (120V power plug identical to the biz class seats)
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I don't know if we waived any requirements on the 767ERs with rest compartments, because we do a limited amount of >12hrs. With the addition of winglets, though, we might do more. (My whole interest is in trying to have the "best of both worlds", ie. having a horizontal rest facility on the nice 8-12hr. European flying.
...hmmm....) I would think it would be cheaper for the Co. to add an extra rack in the A330 vs. building more rest compartments for ERs. BTW, is the rest compartment a standard config. on both the A330-200 and -300?