“The other day, we operated to Paris on 100-per-cent load,” Mr. In a recent earnings call, Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu was pretty happy about the new planes. The new 777 was introduced on AC’s Montreal (YUL) to Paris (CDG) flights. AC is using new “slimline” leather seats with a slightly increased seat recline of six inches.
The configuration has gone from 3-3-3 to 3-4-3 in almost every row – 10 across! The seat width is down from 18.5″ to 17″, and the pitch has dropped by an inch to 31″. Seating capacity has jumped from 307 in AC’s existing -300ERs to 398 in the new planes. Economy Class on Air Canada’s new 777-300ER.
