US Airways unveils 767 Envoy seats

[delta777]

http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/trave...oy_seating.aspx


http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/trave...envoyclass.aspx

Certainly an improvement over the current oferings, but not nearly as nice as the new business class offerings forthcoming from AA/UA/ and DAL. And why is LCC only putting the upgraded seats on 10 767's and not the A330's?

 

[beachboy]

Honestly, must you even ask the question? Because they are like baboons at the zoo! 🙄 They think small and can't see the forest for the trees. Picking flees off each other's backs in Tempe.

 

[CynicalResAgent]

What are the 757's getting for the front cabin?

 

[US1YFARE]

If you think it looks cheesey in the pictures, I guarantee it will be ten times worse in person. They do NOTHING competetive. Why should they??? CUSTOMERS WON'T PAY FOR THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE. Don't you know that Tempe has figured this secret out and AA, CO, DL, and UA will be shocked when their customer service enhancements cause them to go out of business leaving LCC to be king of the ghetto airline world.

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

If you think it looks cheesey in the pictures, I guarantee it will be ten times worse in person. They do NOTHING competetive. Why should they??? CUSTOMERS WON'T PAY FOR THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE.

That's just what "DP & Scooter" will use as justification when they whack another row of two off Ennvoy! 🙂 🙄

 

[donttouchthebeauty]

The sad part is, if they are going to make an investment and spend money, why not be in line with the competition - which would be CAL and DAL... Those look worse than the OLD business class seats at UAL. The minds in Tempe absolutely baffle me. Those seats are awful :down:

 

[beachboy]

OK. Click the EAT part of that Flash Demo and you see our Envoy tray of, well third rate food. A butter pat thrown on the tray, hell even I -Hop has a nice cup or something for the butter. And as Flight Attendants we don't get any extras so as we go around with more bread sorry! Tempe has allotted you one butter pat. Use it wisely. :blink: Then notice the dark blue packet? That's your salt and pepper! I mean GHETTO. Where the heck are all the glass ones we use to serve domestic on the 757? Auction them off Doug?

 

[UWCactus]

you guys will never be happy, so it's ok. The people that were directly involved with this seat selection happen to do a great job at what they do and have been doing it for years, at US Airways East before coming to the new US Airways. As I've said before, upgrades are slow but progressive and i don't think it much matters to those daily posters on here that seem to hate life and work at the same time.

 

[tadjr]

you guys will never be happy, so it's ok.

"You guys" are making sure of that arent you? 😛h34r:

 

[Elevation]

The usual suspects chime in with their hate. 🙄 They ask for improvements (this one is much needed)yet they hate it without even seeing it. Lame.

 

[longing4piedmont]

The usual suspects chime in with their hate. 🙄 They ask for improvements (this one is much needed)yet they hate it without even seeing it. Lame.

Wow, I’m so excited about the new seats I can’t wait to try them out*. I mean really, who wouldn’t want a blanket, a foot rest, a reading light and an oversize food tray with premium wine in Envoy.

You westies have absolutely no idea how to run an airline. Amazing.


*Don’t hold your breath until I do…..

 

[EMBFA]

They are okay for a decade ago... they are about on par with the current A330 Envoy seat, and should have been put on the 767 back then. They probably found these in a dumpster behind Delta or United's hangar and covered them in thier dime store chintzy pattern material. Honestly, they are not terrible, certainly better than the current ones, but we are always catching up with the competition about a decade later. Considering the recent upgrades competing American carriers have unveiled recently though these are pretty lame.

Okay, am I honestly the only one who thinks whoever our 'design' person is must be a colorblind old lady who collects "southwestern style" trinkets? Enough with the goddamm heat waves!!! Or whatever they are, seriously! I'm sorry to harp on it, but the livery, the seats, the swooshes, what is up?!? They are freaking awful, maybe that look is cool down in Tempe, but give it a REST! Are we Native American? Are we the official airline of the Flintstones? My grandmother had a couch in that pattern until my dad made her throw it out. The 1998 US Airways blanket they threw on the man shown 'sleeping' is the slickest looking thing here (yeah, the plaid goes really well with the heatwaves- these cheap mo-fos can't even design a matching blanket?) The current A330 cabin with the teal, gray, and silver colors are so much more modern and stylish looking than these.

I was a little surprised to see that they actually showed the paltry meals, cardboard salt packets and all... It made me giggle how they really think they are really outdoing themselves here... "Your linen-covered tray table" -WOW!!! "Take a break at our snacking station" WHAT! A Cart with a snack basket on it, no way!!! Savor delicious entrees- yeah, you better savor every bite 'cause there's not much to it, and we've been told there will be less food and less fluff.

They should change the name to "Cactus Class", I think maybe they are trying to recreate the feeling of being in the desert- heat waves everywhere, not enough water or food available, and no intelligent lifeforms to be seen.

"In early 2008 we're redesingning our Envoy menu for a healthier, All-American experience."

 

[US1YFARE]

Cactus Class...it is perfect

The good new is that with all the money AA is spending on wine bottles with corks, warm nuts in ramakins, meals on flights more than 2 hours, glassware on all flights, and a reliable website, they will be out of business in no time and helping with ultimate goal of reducing capacity so that they can charge more for even less.

 

[US1YFARE]

i don't think it much matters to those daily posters on here that seem to hate life and work at the same time.

I am loving life on AA and they are loving my money...they tell me every chance they get and show it by providing value.

 

[JAMAKE1]

you guys will never be happy, so it's ok. The people that were directly involved with this seat selection happen to do a great job at what they do and have been doing it for years, at US Airways East before coming to the new US Airways. As I've said before, upgrades are slow but progressive and i don't think it much matters to those daily posters on here that seem to hate life and work at the same time.

Actually, I think you're missing the point. The ones critical on this forum know what it was like to work for and/or fly on an airline that had a transatlantic product that set high standards across the pond, thanks to Mr. Wolf and his team at the time. Sadly, that standard has morphed into an international product that is so below standard, while at the same time, USAirways tries to extract an inflated revenue premium for an inferior international product. It's indicative of a "denim and kakis" mentality trying to run a "world class" airline. Parker and his team of desert dwellers don't have the vision, the finesse, the class, nor the sophistication to understand the sensibilities of the eastcoast business traveler. The boys in the desert are not of the same caliber. This isn't something that is learned. Either you have it, or you don't. These new Envoy seats, while a slight improvement, still reflect the C-rate product that USAirways has become. So stop being a Parker apologist. It isn't that these daily posters hate life and work at the same time, it's that they understand who their customer base is, and they're saddened and embarrassed to continually witness the continuing degradation of what was once a truly World Class product for which they could be proud to deliver. I don't even work for Airways, but I DO understand their pain.