First 8 rows of seats offer 30 flat bed seats of business class that have 180 degrees recline. All these seats are standard. Only the seats 1A, 1K and 2DG have such a disadvantage as close location of the galleys and lavatory in front the noise from which may be bothersome.

Behind the exit row 48 seats of economy comfort type are located. Passengers of the seats of the 10th row will take advantage of extra space for their legs. However, proximity of the galleys and lack of floor storage during takeoff and landing may cause discomfort.

Economy class may 216 passengers. The seats of the economy class are located in two sections. First section consists of 10 rows of seats. Most of these seats have 3-3-3 configuration. Location of the lavatories behind is the main disadvantage of the seats of the 25th row.

Second section of economy class seats consists of 15 rows.

Thanks to the exit row located in front the seats 30ABC and 30HJK offer extra legroom. Among disadvantages: location of the lavatories in front, reduced width and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing.

Passengers also tend to congregate in the area of the seats 30DEG while waiting to use lavatories and thus causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats.

The only disadvantage of the seats 41A and 41K are missing windows.

Proximity of the lavatories will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 43ABC, 43D, 43G, 43HJK and 44DEF. Limited or no recline makes the seats 43ABC, 43HJK and 44DEF bad seats.

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In flying tests participated six Boeing 787 airplanes: 4 with Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines and 2 with GE Genx-1B64 engines.

On March 2007 has successfully finished wing load test. During 3 seconds the wing of ready airplane has suffered load that exceeded by 150% standard load during the flight.

On April 23rd 2010 Boeing has ferried the newest Boeing 787 (with registration number ZA003) to special parking shelter Eglin Air Force Base (Florida state) for preparations to temperature tests (from -43 to +46).

In June 2010 during the tests some problems with horizontal stabilizer have been detected. These problems were solved very fast. At the same time Boeing 787 airplane has gone through lightning strike tests that have shown that this natural phenomena is fully safe for this airplane.

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The first version of Boeing 777-300 operated by KLM is the most common among 2 versions.

This airplane may transport 425 passengers in three classes: business, economy comfort and economy.

Business class consists of 5 rows of flat bed seats that have 2-3-2 configuration.

E seats of the business class doesn’t provide easy access to the aisle.

Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and close location of the galleys and lavatories are the main disadvantages of the seats of the 1st row.

The noise from the galleys located behind will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 5th row. The seats 5A and 5J have no windows.

Economy comfort class offers 40 seats.

Because of the position of the bulkhead the seats 9AB offer extra space for passengers’ legs. However, close location of the galley may cause discomfort, these seats have only one window, are narrower than standard because the tray tables and personal TVs are in the armrests making them immovable and have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

Proximity of the galleys may represent problem for passengers of the seats of the 10th row. Position of the bulkhead provides some extra legroom for passengers of the seats 10DEFG and 10JK. Passengers travelling with infants are often seated on these seats as they have bassinets. As the tray tables and personal TVs are in the armrests the width of these seats is reduced a little. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats.

As there are no seats in front, the seats 11C and 11H have extra legroom. At the same time these seats are often bumped by other passengers passing by for the same reason. Among other disadvantages: lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and reduced width.

Economy class may transport 350 passengers. The seats of the economy class are divided into three sections.

First section has 9 rows of seats that have 3-4-3 configuration.

Passengers of the seats of the 15th row have less personal space because the seats of economy comfort class located in front that are more reclining.

Entertainment equipment stored under C, D and H seats limit the under-seat legroom of these seats.

The main disadvantage of the seats 18A and 18K are missing windows.

Lavatories located behind the seats of the 23rd row may cause inconvenience to passengers of these seats.

Second section of economy class seats consists of 14 rows of seats that also have 3-4-3 configuration. Passengers of the seats of the 30th row will feel comfortable thanks to extra legroom provided by the exit row located in front. However, protrusion of the exit doors restricts the extra legroom of the seats 30a and 30K. Other passengers tend to gather in the area of these seats while waiting to use lavatories causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. As the tray tables are built-in the armrests these seats are a little narrower than standard. Also these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing. The seats 30BC and 30HJ are designated by KLM as preferred seats to reserve which an extra fee should be paid. Passengers of these seats as well as of the seats 30A and 30K may get cold during the flight by the exits. The seats 30A and 30K are less padded than standard.

The disadvantages of the seats of the 43rd row are: close location of the galley and lavatory and limited recline.

The third section of economy class seats is located behind another exit row.

Thanks to the exit row located in front the seats of the 50th row offer extra legroom. As the exit doors protrude inside passengers of the seats 50A and 50K will have to angle their legs to fully stretch them. KLM designates the seats 50BC and 50HJ as preferred seats for which an additional fee is charged. The seats of the 50th row have the following disadvantages: reduced width, lack of floor storage during take-off and landing, proximity of the lavatory and the cold from exit doors that passengers may feel during the flight.

Due to position of the bulkhead the seats 52DEFG have limited space for passengers’ legs. Among other disadvantages: location of the galley and lavatories in front, no floor storage during take-off and landing and reduced width because the tray tables and personal TVs are in the armrests making them immovable. However, some passengers prefer to have personal TV in the armrests to have possibility to adjust it easily.

As there are no seats behind the seats 58C and 58H are often bumped by service carts and other passengers passing by.

The noise from the galleys and lavatories located behind will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 62AB, 62D and 63DEFG, 63JK. Because of limited recline the seats 62AB, 63DEFG and 63JK are considered bad seats.

This version of Boeing 777-300 operated by KLM may accommodate 408 passengers: 34 in business class, 40 in economy comfort and 334 in the economy class.

Business class seats offer flat bed seats that have 180 degree recline and are located in two sections: firs section consists of 5 rows of seats: 4 rows have 2-2-2 configuration and 1 row has 2-2 configuration. Close location of the galleys and lavatory may cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 1st and 5th row. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is one more disadvantage of the seats of the 1st row.

The second section of business class seats has only 1 row that contains 6 seats. These seats, the seats of the 6th row have the same disadvantage – proximity of the galleys and lavatory.

Economy comfort consists of 4 rows of seats that have 3-4-3 configuration. The seats of the 10th row are a little narrower than standard and have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

334 seats of the economy class are divided into three sections. Most of the economy class seats have 3-4-3 configuration.

First section includes 8 rows of seats. Location of the lavatories behind will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 20G, 20HJK, 21DEFG and 22ABC.

Second section with 14 rows of seats is located behind the exit row. Passengers tend to congregate in the area of the seats 30ABC and 30HJK while waiting to visit lavatories causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. Passengers of the seats 30BC and 30HJ will feel comfortable thanks to additional space for their legs. The legroom of the seats 30A and 30K on the contrary is limited by exit doors. Among other disadvantages of the seats of the 30th row: reduced width and no floor storage during take-off and landing.

Because of the bulkhead position the seats 30DEFG have limited legroom. Also as the tray tables are in the armrests the width of these seats is reduced. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats.

The noise from the galleys and lavatories will cause inconvenience to passengers of the seats of the 43rd row.

The third section of economy class seats is located behind another exit row. The main disadvantages of the seats of the 50th row are: close location of the galleys and lavatories, reduced width and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing. Also, the seats 50A and 50K have limited space for passengers legs due to protrusion of the exit doors. Exit row located in front provides extra legroom for passengers of the seats 50BC and 50HJ.

Due to position of the bulkhead the seats 52DEFG have limited legroom. Location of the galley in front, tray tables built-in the armrests that reduce the seat width and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing are the main disadvantages of these seats.

Due to missing seats behind the seats 52D and 62H are often bumped by other passengers passing by. Another disadvantage of the seat 62H is location of the galleys behind.

Location of the galleys and lavatory behind is the main disadvantage of the seats 62ABC and of the last 63rd row.

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Since 2004 is also constructed version for longer flights Bowing 777-300ER.

Boeing 777-300 is version with elongated body that may accommodate up to 450 passengers, flying range from 7 to 10 thousands kilometers (in 777-300ER version).

The crew cabin is equipped with Electronic Flight Bag system (EFB). These EFB systems necessary for pilots while operating the airplane are transferred in electronic form that simplifies work with them.

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First version of Boeing 777-200 operated by KLM is the most common among 2 versions.

This airplane may transport 318 passengers in three classes: business, economy comfort and economy class.

Business class offers 35 angle-flat seats that have 170 degree recline. These seats are located in 5 rows and have 2-3-2 configuration.

The noise from the galleys and lavatories located in front may cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 1st row. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats.

Location of the lavatory and galleys behind may represent a problem to passengers of the seats of the 5th row. Missing windows make the seats 5A and 5J bad seats.

Economy Comfort class consists of 34 seats. Passengers of the seats of the 10th row will take advantage of extra legroom. Among disadvantages: proximity of the lavatory and galley, reduced width and lack of floor storage during take-off and landing. For passengers traveling with babies the seats 10DEF offer bassinets.

As there are no seats in front the seats 11C and 11G offer extra legroom. These seats are considered the best seats of the area. However, these seats are often bumped by other passengers and crew members passing by. As the tray tables are in the armrests the width of these seats is reduced a little. No floor storage during take-off and landing may also cause inconvenience.

Missing windows make the seats 14A and 14J bas seats.

249 seats of the economy class are divided into 2 sections.

All C, D and G seats of the economy class have restricted legroom and storage space under the seats due to presence of entertainment equipment boxes here.

First sections consists of 14 rows: 13 of which have 3-3-3 configuration and the last row of the section contains 5 seats.

The main disadvantage of the seats 21A and 21J are missing windows.

Location of the lavatories behind and no recline make the seats 27ABC bad seats. The under seat storage and legroom of the seat 27C is limited because of entertainment equipment box.

As there is no seat behind the seat 27G is often bumped by passengers and crew members passing by. Because of entertainment equipment the under seat leg and storage room of this seat are limited.

The seats of the 28th row are not reclining and are located in high traffic area because of lavatories visited by passengers. Emergency equipment stored in the overhead bins of the seats 28E and 28Flimits the storage space. The seats 28HJ may be ideal for passengers traveling with a partner.

Behind the exit row the second section of economy class seats is located. This section consists of 15 rows of seats: 13 of them have 3-3-3 configuration, first row contains 3 seats and the last row of seats has 2-3-2 configuration.

Passengers of the seats 30DEF will feel comfortable thanks to extra space for their legs. For passengers travelling with babies these seats offer bassinets. However, these seats are less padded, have reduced width because the tray tables and TV screens are in the armrests making them immovable, have no floor storage during take-off and landing and are located close to the lavatories.

KLM designates the seats 31ABC and 31GHJ as preferred seats to reserve which an extra fee should be paid. These seats offer extra space for passengers’ legs. However, other passengers tend to congregate in the area of these seats while waiting to visit lavatories thus causing discomfort to passengers. These seats are less padded and are narrower than standard. Passengers can get cold during the flight by the exits. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats. In addition missing windows make the seats 31A and 31J bad seats.

The best seats in this section are considered the seats 40AB and 40HJ that are at an angle due to curvature of the airplane’s body that provides extra legroom especially for passengers of the seats 40A and 40J.

Due to awkward configuration transition of the seats from 3 to 2 the seats 43 C and 43G are often bumped by other passengers passing by.

The noise from the galleys and lavatories located behind makes the seats of the last 44th row bad seats. Overhead bins of the seats 44AB and 44HJ are used by crew members to store their luggage and equipment. Due to awkward configuration transition of the seats from 3 to 2 these seats are misaligned a little with the seat back TV screens. Despite all these disadvantages an extra fee may be charge from passengers travelling with a partner as these are the only two seats placed next to each other.

This version of Boeing 777-200 offers 316 seats of three classes: business, economy comfort and economy.

The seats of World business class are located in the first 6 rows. 5 rows have 2-2-2 configuration and 1 row has 2-2 configuration.

The only disadvantage of the seats 1G and 1HK is location of the lavatories in front.

The noise from the galleys and lavatory located behind will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 5th row. Missing window makes the seat 5A bad seat.

The last row of business class seats is located behind the exit row. Close location of the galleys and lavatory may represent a problem to passengers of the seats of the 6th row.

Behind this row 40 seats of economy comfort class are located. These seats have 3-4-3 configuration. All these seats are standard only the seats of the 10th row have no floor storage during take-off and landing and the seats 11A and 11K are considered bad seats due to missing windows.

242 seats of the economy class are located in two sections. Most of the seats have 3-4-3 configuration.

All D seats of the economy class have limited space for passengers’ legs due to presence of entertainment equipment under these seats.

First section consists of 12 rows. Missing windows is the main disadvantage of the seats 18A and 18K. Close location of the lavatories will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats 25C, 25DEFG and of the seats of the 26th row. Another disadvantage of the seats 25DEFG, 26ABC and 26HJK is limited recline.