The recline issue
the new seats are thinner and the seat cushion actually slides forward slightly when the seat is reclined
The late great National Airlines (Miami) was the last airline I can remember having something like this. The recline, into the face of the person behind you, was very limited. Yet, your body still felt the sensation of a conventional recline. With the complaints about people having their laptops trashed I'm surprised more airlines don't use this. I'll assume cost is the issue--either the seats themselves, and/or the cost of re-fitting existing aircraft.
For those who feel the need to point it out: This type of seating was NOT fleet-wide with National. Their DC-10s were one exception.
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