Dear Mr Boeing
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From: united arab emirates
Dear Mr Boeing
After changing types from the Airbus and being on your 777 for a little while now. I have this to say , you have spent millions of dollars in building a great machine and about 1$ building what has to be the worst seat I have ever had the displeasure of sitting in. Enough for me to overlook all the other brilliant engineering , especially when the daily back ache is there as a surly reminder.
PLease Please get it right on the 787 !!!! I will be happy if you could spend perhaps 2$ on it , and so will many of my colleauges.
ps John Deere is a tractor, 777 is a long haul airplane.
PLease Please get it right on the 787 !!!! I will be happy if you could spend perhaps 2$ on it , and so will many of my colleauges.
ps John Deere is a tractor, 777 is a long haul airplane.
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I know where you're coming from.
Though not on the 777, or a real Boeing for that matter, the driver's seats in the Douglas-Boeing 717 are the worst I've sat in in an aeroplane, and most of my sectors are only about 1:40!
I know where you're coming from.
Though not on the 777, or a real Boeing for that matter, the driver's seats in the Douglas-Boeing 717 are the worst I've sat in in an aeroplane, and most of my sectors are only about 1:40!
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I gather that the pilots' seat is a customer option. Sounds like you should be blaming your company for buying the cheapest.
However I stand to be corrected.
...dozing off! 
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My Boeing experience is limited to 757/767 but I remember when a capt's seat broke and had to be replaced we were told that it had cost as much as a good model BMW.
I found they were tolerably comfortable when the cushions were new but unfortunately the company had no routine for replacing them other than on a major check.
I suggest you make a tech log entry for replacement.
As an interim try swapping the cushion for the one from the jump seat though you may find someone else has thought of it first!
I found they were tolerably comfortable when the cushions were new but unfortunately the company had no routine for replacing them other than on a major check.
I suggest you make a tech log entry for replacement.
As an interim try swapping the cushion for the one from the jump seat though you may find someone else has thought of it first!
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Seats in the 747 are comfortable.
I had to laugh a few weeks ago. The FE was getting out of his seat at the end of a trip, and went to reposition the seat electrically. I heard a snap and he let out a yell. I'm not sure what wire he found or how he found it, but he got zapped. Eight hours of peaceful rest from A to B, then shocked back to wakefulness by his own chair.
I had to laugh a few weeks ago. The FE was getting out of his seat at the end of a trip, and went to reposition the seat electrically. I heard a snap and he let out a yell. I'm not sure what wire he found or how he found it, but he got zapped. Eight hours of peaceful rest from A to B, then shocked back to wakefulness by his own chair.
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Funny, the older seats seem to be better, the 727 seemed just right, although the old MD80 seats were almost the worst I have experienced (worst being the Saab 340)
757 not too bad, 767 too bloody hard.
757 not too bad, 767 too bloody hard.
they didn't? 
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From: Marion, South Australia
Does the manufacturer ever canvass the flight crews for seat comfort?
Is cabin ergonomics ever reviewed on a 'regular' basis?
Do the purchasers ever tell the manufacturer that the comfort is marginal at best?
Mike McInerney
Is cabin ergonomics ever reviewed on a 'regular' basis?
Do the purchasers ever tell the manufacturer that the comfort is marginal at best?
Mike McInerney
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Obviously I have been lucky, 757/767-300/747-400, all lovely seats so it must have a lot to do with customer choice in the first place and like I said, I have been lucky! They all had the sheep skin wrap around which makes a real difference.
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From: united arab emirates
Assuming it is a customer choice , to allow the " bottom of the range" chair to be so poorly designed is still inexcusable. Give me an airbus chair anyday( and that was the same when I flew it for different companies and on differing types). By the way I do like the rest of the 777 immensely.
I,m off to get some morphene to help me get through my trip tonight !
I,m off to get some morphene to help me get through my trip tonight !
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Sounds like the pilots seats in an Airbus are pretty darned good - well done Airbus! 
Just a pity the rest of the aircraft is Euro-trash.
Sorry but "going Boeing" is still the mantra for the "discerning, sophisticated, dashing" aviation professional.
I know because I is one.
Just a pity the rest of the aircraft is Euro-trash.
Sorry but "going Boeing" is still the mantra for the "discerning, sophisticated, dashing" aviation professional.
I know because I is one.
