Last month I published a seat map of American’s “Standard” DC-10 from 1985 sporting a spacious coach cabin. I noted in that post that a mere two years later in 1987, this same aircraft was reconfigured with 22 additional seats in the rear cabin and promised to share the higher-density layout.

Here, then, is American’s DC-10 Luxury Liner seen flying the skies in 1987 for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps.

The additional seats came by way of adding a pair of two-seaters on each side of the aircraft in between doors 2L/R and 3L/R, a pair of two-seaters in the rear-most section and three rows of middle five-seaters. If you’re doing the math, that’s one too many seats – note the very last row in the middle section formerly had four seats, but now only three.

Surviving this configuration, though, was a coffee bar in the very back along with two coat compartments (for coach!).

In first class you’d find me in a window seat mid-cabin, such as 3A or 3J. And in coach I always loved sitting near the engines as they had such a distinctly fantastic howl.

Where would you sit?

American Airlines DC-10 Standard Seat Map (1987)

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United purchased Pan Am’s Pacific Division in 1985 and along with it came a fleet of 11 Boeing 747 aircraft (among others). I previously posted United’s Royal Pacific 747 seat map with a higher concentration of premium seats, and here now is the standard Royal Pacific configuration for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps.

An interesting thing to note is that it appears first class and business class (downstairs) shared just two lavatories. And unlike United’s 747s today, there were more 2-seaters in coach.

I have an amenity kit from that time period, which I’ll eventually detail in a post as a nostalgic look-back, not necessarily part of my Amenity Kit Review series.

United Airlines Royal Pacific Amenity Kit

You’d find me in 2F in first, 6A in business and likely 18H in coach. Where would you sit?

United Airlines Boeing 747 Royal Pacific Seat Map

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How about a little regional carrier love for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps?

Appearing below is the seat map for a United Express British Aerospace BAE 146-200 seen flying the skies in 1998. I enjoyed flying on this bird, as the interior was nearly equivalent to a 737. And the #avgeek in me loved the high-wing, four-engine exterior.

This aircraft style is still flying these days, but renamed as the Avro RJ. I flew on a SWISS stretched version a couple of years ago from Frankfurt to Zurich.

You’d likely find me in a window seat near the wing, such as 5A or 6A.

Where would you sit?

United Express BA3 146-200 Seat Map

Here’s an added bonus pic of a BAe 146-200 I snapped at Chicago O’Hare sometime around 1990 (Air Wisconsin, I believe):

United Express BAe 146-200

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I previously posted three other American DC-10s – one from 1977 sporting a “Dining in the Sky” section, another from 1985 in a three-class international configuration, and a high-density coach layout operating to Hawaii. And here now is American’s standard version seen flying the skies in 1985 for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps.

The map doesn’t identify seat pitch information, but this layout is more akin to what was flying pre-deregulation with greater comfort in coach. How do I know? Well, I have a map of this same aircraft two years later I’ll post in the future showing additional rows in economy, bumping the capacity in the rear cabin up from 234 to 256 seats.

A couple of neat things to note on the map below are the carry-on luggage racks and the coffee bar near the rear lavatories.

In first class you’d find me in a window seat mid-cabin, such as 3A or 3J. And in coach I always loved sitting near the engines as they had such a distinctly fantastic howl.

Where would you sit?

American Airlines DC-10 'Standard' From 1985

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With yesterday’s merger announcement between American Airlines and US Airways, I thought it’d be appropriate to feature USAir in this week’s installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps.

Appearing below is a Boeing 737-200 seen flying the skies in 1987. All of my seat maps from that year show USAir operating nothing but single-class aircraft – does anyone know when USAir officially added first class?

This “guppy” of a 737 seated 120 passengers with an aft facing row 1, complete with tables. Now that must’ve been fun if you were traveling in a group – game of poker anyone?

You’d find me either near the leading edge of the wing in 6A or 6F, or towards the rear in 16A or 16F to watch the reverse thrust action on those engines.

Where would you sit?

USAir Boeing 737-200 Seat Map

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I’m putting a little narrow-body love out there for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps with a Northwest Airlines DC-9-10.

The configuration appearing below was flying the skies in 1987 and seated eight passengers in first class with 70 in coach. Based on the Planespotters.net website, it appears Northwest also had a layout with 14 seats up front and 64 in coach.

What’s interesting on this map is the notation that rows 3-7 offered the most legroom – almost an Economy Plus of sorts (or I should say Economy Comfort since Delta gobbled up Northwest).

In first class you’d find me in 2D and in coach I’d be in 4A or 5A.

Where would you sit?

Northwest Airlines DC-9-10 Seat Map

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It’s time for another Vintage Airline Seat Map and I’ve selected one of two United Airlines Boeing 767-200 configurations seen flying the skies in 1998.

The version appearing below operated domestically (I believe exclusively) as it lacked flight attendant crew rest seats. The other layout I’ll post in a future installment and it had two rows of dual (coach) crew rest seats where 10A is located on this map.

In first class, I particularly enjoyed 2A on this aircraft and either 5A or 6A in business. Rows 10 and 11 weren’t any fun given the proximity of the lavs and galley, though the single seats were unique. I never flew in economy on this bird (was fortunate as a non-revver to always get the premium cabins), but I’d probably opt for 15AB or 15FG if legroom was as good as it looks.

Where would you sit?

United 767-200 MT Seat Map

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Here’s the original configuration of Delta’s Boeing 757-200 fleet from the 1980s for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps.

Many airlines initially offered a split first/coach layout forward of door two on this aircraft, including Delta, Eastern and Northwest. As shown below, Delta had 16 first class and 15 coach seats in this section of the plane. In total, coach seated 171 passengers.

I still laugh at the “buffer zone” between smoking and non-smoking back then. In first class I’d be in a window mid-cabin, such as 2D or 3A. And in coach I’d prefer either 11A or something in rows 21-23.

Where would you sit?

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Instead of posting a new Vintage Airline Seat Map this week, I decided to take a look at my site’s analytics and post the top 10 viewed seat maps since I began blogging in 2010. Obviously the earlier maps have had more opportunity for greater pageviews, but the top 10 didn’t come as a surprise to me. And I’ve published 73 maps since I introduced Frequently Flying in December 2010. Here’s the list and links:

1. American Airlines Boeing 707-123
2. United Airlines DC-10-10
3. American Airlines Boeing 747-100
4. American Airlines Boeing 747-SP
5. United Airlines Boeing 737-200
6. United Airlines Boeing 747-SP
7. American Airlines Boeing 707-323
8. United Airlines DC-8-52
9. Pan Am Boeing 747
10. TWA Boeing 747-100

One of my favorites didn’t make the cut and came in at #22, so as an honorable mention check out:

Continental Airlines DC-10-10 Pub Configuration

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

I previously posted American’s 727-100 from 1977 and here now is the stretched -200 series for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps.

American offered 16 seats in first class and 111 in coach on this pre-deregulation 727-200. Seat pitch in first was probably around 38-inches and economy likely had a very generous 36-inch pitch.

Following deregulation, American removed one row of first class, offering 12 seats up front. And in economy, they tightened the pitch and added rows to bring the cabin capacity to 138 – a whopping increase of 27 seats! I’ll post that seat map in a future installment.

In first, you’d find me in 4F or 5F and in coach I’d be keen on a window in row eight or nine.

Where would you sit?

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American Airlines Boeing 727-100 (1985)

United Airlines Boeing 727-200 (1979)