First version of Boeing 777-300 may accommodate 398 passengers in two classes.

Business class may transport 42 passengers. There are 7 rows of seats here. Passengers of the seats 11DEG, 12AC and 12HK will take advantage of extra legroom. However, the noise from the galley and lavatory may cause discomfort. For passengers traveling with babies the seats 12AC and 12HK have bassinet locations.

The only disadvantage of the seats 18AC and 18HK is close location of the galley.

Economy class seats are divided into three sections. There are 356 seats here. Most of the seats have 3-3-3 configuration.

First section consists of 14 rows of seats. Passengers of the seats of the 39th row as well as passengers of the seats 40HJK will feel comfortable thanks to extra space for their legs. Among disadvantages of these seats: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing, reduced width as the tray tables are in the armrests. Other passengers tend to congregate in the area of these seats while waiting to use lavatories. The seats 39DEG are first reserved for passengers with infants as these seats offer bassinet locations.

The main disadvantages of the seats of the 52nd row are limited recline and close location of the lavatories.

The other 14 rows of seats are located in the second section of economy class.

Due to exit row located in front the seats of the 53rd row offer extra legroom. However, these seats are narrower than standard, have no floor storage during take-off and landing and are located close to lavatories. In addition missing windows make the seats 53a and 53K bad seats. For passengers with infants the seats 53DEG have bassinets.

The seats 53BC and 53HK are designated as premium seats.

Limited recline and proximity of the galleys are the disadvantages of the seats of the 66th row.

Behind another exit row the third section of economy class seats is located. Extra legroom is the main advantage of the seats of the 67th row. At the same time proximity of the galleys may cause discomfort. Also the width of these seats is a little reduced as the tray tables are built-in the armrests making them immovable. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats. For passengers with babies the seats 67DEG have bassinet locations.

Due to missing seats behind the seats 76C and 76H are often bumped by other passengers passing by. Close location of the galley may represent problem as well.

Limited recline, proximity of the lavatory and galley make the seats 78AC, 78HK and 79DEG bad seats. Also passengers of these seats will be among the last to deplane.

The second version of Boeing 777-300 offers the seats in three classes: business, premium economy and economy.

Business class consists of 40 flat bed seats located in two sections. First section contains 7 rows. All these seats are standard, only the seats 19A and 19K have no windows. Also close location of the galley may cause discomfort.

There are 14 seats in the second section. Passengers with babies are often seated on the seats 20D and 20G as they have bassinets. Proximity of the galley and lavatory may represent problem.

Behind the seats of business class 32 seats of premium economy are located. There are 4 rows of seats here that have 2-4-2 configuration. The best seats in this class are considered the seats of the 30th row as these seats have extra space for passengers’ legs and have electric legrest as in business class. However, as the tray tables are in the armrests, the width of these seats is reduced a little and there is no floor storage for these seats during take-off and landing.

Economy class may transport 268 passengers. The seats of the economy class are located in three sections. First section is the smallest one and contains 4 rows of seats. Among disadvantages of the seats of the 39th row: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and reduced width. Another disadvantage of the seats 39AC and 39HK is proximity of the bassinets and of the seats 39DEG – position of the bulkhead that may cause discomfort. Passengers of the seats 39AC and 39HK will take advantage of extra legroom.

As there are no seats in front the seats 40C and 40H have extra space for passengers’ legs. However, close location to the bassinets may be bothersome.

Limited recline and close location of the lavatories are the main disadvantages of the seats 41HJK, 42AC and 42DEG.

The seats 43ABC and 43HJK are Preferred seats to reserve which an extra fee must be paid. Due to exit row located in front these seats have additional space for passengers’ legs. But these seats are narrower than standard and have no floor storage during take-off and landing. The noise from the lavatories will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 43C, 43DEG and 43HJK.

The position of the bassinet, reduced width of the seats and lack of floor storage will also cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 43DEG.

The noise coming from the galleys will cause inconvenience to passengers of the seats 55DEG, 55HJK, 56C and 57ABC. Another disadvantage of the seats 55DEG, 55HJKand 57ABC is limited recline.

Behind the exit row the third section of economy class seats is located. There are 14 rows of seats here.

The seats 59A and 59K have limited legroom because of the exit door protrusion. As the tray tables are built-in the armrests the width of these seats is reduced a little. Also these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

The other seats of the 59th row, i.e. the seats 59BC and 59HJ these seats are designated as preferred seats to reserve which extra fee must be paid. The disadvantages of these seats are: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing, reduced width and close location of the galley.

For passengers with babies the seats 60DEG have bassinets, position of which may be bothersome. Proximity of the galley, reduced width and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing are other disadvantages of these seats.

The only disadvantage of the seat 65G is lack of overhead bin.

Due to missing seats behind the seats 70C and 70H are often bumped by other passengers passing by.

Close location of the lavatories and limited recline make the seats 71AC, 71HJ and 72DEG bad seats.

This version of Boeing 777-300 offer seats in four classes: first, business, premium economy and economy.

First class has 6 open suites that are located in 2 rows. Proximity of the galley will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 1D and 1K.

Business class consists of 53 flat bed seats divide into two sections. First section has 2 rows of seats that have 1-2-1 configuration. The only disadvantage of the seats of the 12th row is close location of the lavatories and galley.

The second section of business class seats has 12 rows of seats. Missing window makes the seat 15A bad seat.

Most of the seats in business class have two windows, but the seats 21A and 21K, 24A and 24K have only one window and this is the only disadvantage of these seats.

Behind the exit row 34 recliner seats of premium economy class are located. Thanks to the exit row located in front the seats 30DEFG have extra legroom. However, these seats are narrower than standard as the tray tables are in the armrests making them immovable and have no floor storage during take-off and landing. These seats may have bassinet locations. Another disadvantage of the seat 30G is proximity of the lavatories.

Passengers of the seats 31AC will take advantage of extra space for their legs. As the tray tables are in the armrests the width of these seats is reduced a little. Also these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing. In addition, the seat 31A has no window but the seat 31C is often bumped by crew members and other passengers passing by.

Proximity of the lavatory may represent problem to passengers of the seat 31G.

Passengers with babies are often seated on the seats 32HK as these seats have bassinet locations. Among disadvantages of these seats: limited legroom, lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and reduced width as the tray tables are built-in the armrests.

Economy class may accommodate 182 passengers in two sections. Most of the seats of the economy class have 3-3-3 configuration. First section contains 8 rows of seats. Position of the bassinet may be bothersome for passengers of the seats 39AC and 40HJK. These seats offer bassinet location for passengers traveling with infants. The main disadvantages of the seats of the 39th row and 40HJK are: reduced with and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing.

The best seat here is the seat40C because this seat has extra legroom due to missing seat in front.

Proximity of the galley and lavatory and limited or no recline are the main disadvantages of the seats 45ABC and 46JK.

Limited recline and close location of the lavatory and galleys make the seats 46DEG and 46H bad seats.

Behind the exit row the second section of economy class seats is located. There are 14 rows of seats here. Because of the exit doors protrusion the legroom of the seats 59A and 59K is limited. As the tray tables are in the armrests these seats are narrower and also they have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Missing window make the seat 59K bad set.

Position of the bassinet may cause discomfort to passengers of the seat 60G. Among other disadvantages: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and reduced width of the seats.

The seats 59BC and 59HJ are designated as preferred seats to reserve which an extra fee must be paid. Passengers of these seats will feel comfortable thanks to extra legroom. However, close location of the galley will cause discomfort as well as reduced width and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing.

For passengers with infants the seat 60G offers bassinet location. These seats are narrower than standard because the tray tables are in the armrests and have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

The only disadvantage of the seat 65G is lack of storage room in the overhead bin.

As there are no seats behind the seats 70C and 70H are often bumped by other passengers passing by.

Limited recline and close location of the lavatory and galley make the seats 71HK and the seats of the 72nd row bad seats.

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This airplane serves flights of medium and long-haul. For today it is the biggest two-engine passenger airplane in the world.

The length of Boeing 777-300 is 73.86 meters with wing span 60.93 meters. This aircraft was created to replace outdated airplanes Boeing 747-100 and 747-200. As compared to these models new Boeing 777-300 has passenger capacity and flying range compared with these models but at the same time its operating losses are 40% less.

Flying range of Bowing 777-300 is from 7500 to 10595 kilometers.

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This airplane may transport 335 passengers: 42 in business class and 293 in economy class.

Business class consists of 7 rows of recliner seats. All these seats are standard. The only disadvantage of the seats 11DEG, 12AC and 12HK is close location of the galleys and lavatory. Passengers with infants are often seated on the seats 12AC and 12HK as they have bassinet locations.

Behind the exit row 2 sections of economy class seats are located. Most of the seats have 3-3-3 configuration.

First section of economy class seats contains 20 rows of seats. Due to bulkhead position the seats of the 39th row as well as the seats 40 ABC have limited legroom. Other passengers tend to congregate in the area of these seats while waiting to use lavatories thus causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. Among other disadvantages: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and reduced width as the tray tables are in the armrests making them immovable. For passengers with babies the seats 39DEG offer bassinet locations.

Close location of the lavatories will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 57C, 57DEG, 57H and to passengers of the 58th row.

The second section of economy class consists of 14 rows of seats. The main disadvantages of the seats of the 59th row are: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing, close location of the lavatories and these seats are narrower than standard as the tray tables are built-in the armrests making them immovable. Also the seats 59DEG have limited legroom because of the bulkhead position. As to the other seats of this row, i.e. the seats 59ABC and 59HJK, they, on the contrary, offer extra space for passengers’ legs.

As there are no seats behind, other passengers and crew members passing by tend to bump into the seats 70C and 70H.

The seats of the last 72nd row are considered bad seats due to proximity of the galleys and lavatories.

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Depending on the model and configuration Boeing 777 is able to transport 300-550 passengers.

Being the biggest two-engine passenger jet airplane, Boeing 777 is the accident flight record holder under ETOPS standard (Boeing 777-200ER has spent in the air 177 minutes with one working engine). Of course all routes for the flights made on Boeing 777 airplanes are planned in accordance with ETOPS requirements (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards) which increases passenger safety.

The base model of the family became Boeing 777-200 that was fully planned with the help of three-dimension (3D) computer system CATIA.

Airplane Boeing 777-200 has made its first flight in 1994 and in May 1995 United Airlines got this airplane for commercial use.

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Business class consists of 38 open suites that have 180 degrees recline. These seats are divided into two sections. First section has 8 rows of seats.

For passengers traveling with a partner will be perfect all the D and G seats.

Proximity of the galley and lavatory may cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 11D and 11G.

For passengers with babies the seats 12A and 12K offer bassinet locations. These seats offer excellent privacy.

The noise from the galleys is the main disadvantage of the seats of the 19th row.

The second section of business class seats consists of 2 rows of seats per 4 in each. Close location of the galley and lavatory will cause inconvenience to passengers of the seats of the 20th row.

Behind business class seats 4 rows of premium economy class seats are located. These seats are more reclining than the seats of the economy class and the footrest of these seats may be lifted up.

The seats of the 30th row have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Passengers traveling with babies are often seated on the seats 30AC and 30HK as they have bassinet locations.

Economy class seats are divided into two sections. Most of the seats have 3-3-3 configuration.

Passengers of the seats 39DEG will take advantage of extra space for their legs. Among disadvantages: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing, as the tray tables are built-in the armrests, the width of these seats is reduced a little. These seats have bassinet locations.

The best seats here are considered the seats 40ABC and 40HJK because these seats have extra legroom. However, these seats are narrower than standard and have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

Other passengers tend to congregate in the area of the seats 47ABC, 47DEG, 47H and 48HJK as these seats are located close to lavatories.

Behind the exit row the second section of economy class seats is located. There are 16 rows of seats here.

Thanks to the exit row located in front the seats of the 59th row offer extra legroom. But the armrests of these seats are immovable as the tray tables are in the armrests and that is why these seats are narrower than standard. Also these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Proximity of the lavatories is another disadvantage of these seats. For passengers with babies the seats 59DEG have bassinet locations.

The seats 60A and 60K have the same disadvantages as the seats of the 59th row. Due to missing seats in front passengers of these seats will take advantage of extra legroom.

The only disadvantage of the seats 73D and 73G is close location of the galley and lavatory.

Limited recline and proximity of the galleys and lavatory make the seats 73ABC, 73HJK and 74DEG bad seats. Also the seats 73C and 73H are often bumped by other passengers and crew members passing by.

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For today Airbus A350 is technically the most advanced airplane in Airbus catalog. A350 family consists of three modifications: A350-800, A350-900 and A350-1000 that differ from each other in passenger capacity and flying range.

Construction of A350XWB (Extra Wide Body) began in 2006. On June 14, 2013 the airplane has made first flight by beginning flight test program. First airplane that has taken-off the ground was airplane of A350-900 configuration.

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Business class has 26 flat bed seats that have 180 degree recline. There are 10 rows of seats here. For passengers with babies the seats 11A and 12K offer bassinet locations. Noise from the galley ad lavatory will cause discomfort to passengers of the seat 12K.

The only disadvantage of the seat 21A is close location of the galley.

Behind business class seats of premium economy class are located. These seats are located in 4 rows and have 2-3-2 configuration. Passengers traveling with babies are often seated on the seats 30th row as there are bassinets here. Among disadvantages of these seats: reduced width of the seats as the tray tables are built-in the armrests making them immovable, proximity of the lavatory and galley and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing. Passengers of the seats 30DEG and 30HK will feel comfortable thanks to extra legroom.

Missing windows make the seats 33A and 33K bad seats.

Economy class contains 211 seats that have 6 inches recline located in two sections.

First section consists of 12 rows of seats. The seats of the 39th row are narrower than standard as the tray tables are in the armrests and have no floor storage during take-off and landing. Another disadvantage of the seats 39AC is limited space for passengers’ legs. The seats 39DEFG and 39HK are considered good seats as they have extra legroom. Also these seats have bassinet locations.

The main disadvantages of the seats 48DEFG, 48HK and 50AC are proximity of the lavatories and limited recline.

Behind the exit row the second section of economy class seats is located. Other passengers tend to congregate in the area of the seats of the 59th row while waiting to use lavatories and thus causing inconvenience to passengers of these seats. Also these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing and are narrower than standard as the armrests of these seats are immovable. The seats 59DEFG have bassinet locations and the legroom of these seats is limited. The seats 59AC and 59HK on the contrary have extra space for passengers’ legs due to exit row located in front.

As there no seats behind the seats 69D and 69G are often bumped by other passengers and crew members passing by.

Because of the misalignment of the seats located in front the seats 70DEG have limited legroom.

Limited recline and close location of the galleys make the seats 74DEG and the seats of the 75th row bad seats.

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Airbus A340 was initially offered in two configurations: A340-200 and A340-300 – first with shortened body and increased flying range but the second is longer with flying range up to 13 350 kilometers. Body length of Airbus A340 is the same as the body of Airbus A330.

Cabin configuration and complex electronic hardware are the same as in Airbus A320 in order to minimize costs on retraining pilots during airplanes’ change according to corporation’s policy.

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First version of Airbus A330-300 may accommodate 262 passengers in two classes: business and economy.

Business class contains 39 angle-flat seats. Most of them have 1-2-1 configuration and are located in two sections.

First section consists of 7 rows. The noise from the galleys and lavatories will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 11th row. Passengers with babies are often seated on the seats 11A and 11K as they offer bassinet locations. Proximity of the galleys may also represent a problem to passengers of the seats 18A and 18K.

Behind the exit row the second section of business class seats is located. It contains 11 seats. All these seats are standard. The only disadvantage of the seat 19G is proximity of the lavatory.

Economy class may transport 223 passengers in two sections. First section has 12 rows of seats. There are totally 94 standard seats here. The best seats in this section are considered the seats of the 39th row as they have extra legroom provided by bulkhead position. However, these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing. For passengers with infants these seats have bassinet locations.

Other passengers tend to congregate in the area of the seats 49HK, 50AB and 50DEFG while waiting to use lavatories and thus causing discomfort to passengers of these seats.

The second section of economy class seats is located behind the exit row. Passengers of the seats of the 59th row will take advantage of extra legroom. The seats 59DEFG have bassinet locations. The main disadvantage of these seats is close location of the lavatories. The other seats, i.e. the seats 59AC and 59HK are considered good seats as they have extra space for passengers’ legs thanks to the exit row located in front. An extra fee may be paid to reserve these seats.

As there is no seat behind, the seat 70G is often bumped by other passengers and crew members passing by.

Proximity of the galleys may be bothersome for passengers of the seats 74C and of the seats of the last 75th row. The seats of the 75th row are considered bad seats.

Three class version of Airbus A330-300 is the most common in the Cathay Pacific fleet.

This airplane may transport 251 passengers: 39 in business class, 21 in premium economy class and 191 in the economy class.

Business class consists of flat bed seats that have 180 degree recline. The main disadvantage of the seats of the 11th row is proximity of the galleys and lavatories. For passengers traveling with infants the seats 11A and 11K have bassinets.

The noise coming from the galleys will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 18th row.

The second section of business class seats consists of 11 seats. Close location of the lavatory will cause discomfort to passengers of the seat 19G.

Behind business class seats 3 rows of premium economy class seats are located. These seats have 2-3-2 configuration. The seats of the 30th row have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

Economy class seats are located in two sections. Most of them have 3-4-2 configuration.

First section includes 8 rows of seats. Passengers with babies are often seated on the seats 39DEFG as they have bassinet locations. Because of the bulkhead position the seats of the 39th row may have limited legroom. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats.

Close location to the lavatories will represent problem for passengers of the seats 45G, 45HK and for passengers of the seats of the 46th row.

Behind the exit row the second section of economy class seats is located. For passengers traveling with babies the seats 59DEFG have bassinet locations. Also these seats have restricted legroom because of the bulkhead position, are narrower than standard as the tray tables are built-in the armrests making them immovable, have no floor storage during take-off and landing and are located close to the lavatories.

As to the other seats of the 59th row, i.e. the seats 59AC and 59HK they offer extra space for passengers’ legs die to the exit row located in front. However, the disadvantages are the same: reduced width of the seats, lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and proximity of the lavatories.

due to missing seat behind, the seat 70G is often bumped by other passengers passing by.

The seats 74HK and the seats of the 75th row are considered bad seats whose proximity to the galleys is one of the main disadvantages.

The last version of Airbus A330-300 as well as the first one offers seats of two classes: business and economy. The difference is that this airplane has more seats in economy class and less seats in business class than in the first version.

Business class consists of 24 recliner seats located in 4 rows per 6 seats in each. All these seats are standard only proximity of the galleys and lavatories may cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 11th row.

Economy class may accommodate 293 passengers on the standard seats that are divided into three sections.

First section has 27 seats. The seats of the 39th row and the seats 40DEFG are considered good seats as they have extra legroom. But these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

Limited recline and close location of the galley are the main disadvantages of the seats of the 42nd row.

The second section of economy class seats is located behind the exit row and consists of 17 rows of seats that have 2-4-2 configuration. Passengers of the seats of the 43rd row will feel comfortable thanks to extra legroom. However close location of the lavatory and galley may cause discomfort. For passengers with infants the seats 43 AC and 43HK offer bassinets.

The seats of the 59th row are less reclining than standard. Proximity of the lavatories is another disadvantage.

The third section of economy class seats has 17 rows. Due to position of the bulkhead the seats of the 60th row offer extra space for passengers’ legs. At the same time other passengers tend to congregate in the area of these seats while waiting to use lavatories and causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. Passengers traveling with babies are often seated on the seats 60DEFG.

Due to missing seats behind, other passengers and crew members tend to bump into the seats 71D and 71G.

Close location of the galley will cause inconvenience to passengers of the seats 75C, 75HK and to passengers of the seats of the 76th row.

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Airplanes Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 have been projected in two variants with different passenger capacity (200 and 300), have had the same bodies, wings, board equipment and differed only in number of engines (2 in A330 and 4 in A340).

Airbus A 330 is the base model of A330 model that may accommodate 295 passengers in three class and up to 440 passengers in mono configuration. Airbus A330-300 has taken off the ground for the first time in 1992 but in 1994 has started to make commercial flights in airline companies.

Today construction of Airplanes Airbus A330 continues. From 1992 more than 500 units have been constructed from which approximately 55% are Airbus A330-200 and 45 – A330-300.

The base model of Airbus A330-300 may transport 295-440 passengers on 10500 kilometers distance.

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