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This Boeing 777 seats 194 in economy class. Unusually, the layout is 2-5-2, (A,B -  C,D,E,F,G - H,J). This means that any seat labeled E should be avoided if possible.

Row 30, which faces the exit corridor, is a good choice, although it is a bit public. The better seats are 31 A,B and H,J, which also have great legroom. At the back, beware the rows of seats that have washrooms either side of them.

These aircraft are currently being refurbished and a much better product will start to appear from late 2012.

Economy will be known as Main Cabin, with new seats providing increased knee room. American’s retrofit will include installation of up to 45 Main Cabin Extra seats and up to 170 Main Cabin seats.

The Main Cabin Extra seats, located in the forward portion of the Main Cabin, will offer four to six inches more legroom than the standard Main Cabin seat, allowing greater personal space and convenient access when boarding and deplaning.

Every Main Cabin seat will have universal AC power outlets, USB jacks and HD-capable touchscreen monitor of nearly nine inches.

This is loaded with up to 120 movies, 180 TV programmes, 350 audio selections and 30 games. Once redesigned with the new Inflight Entertainment, the 777-200ERs will have more than nine times the number of entertainment options that are currently available in the Main Cabin on today’s 777-200ER.