I’m not sure what you mean. I flew the 787 both on the 9 & 10 in J and was able to have it reclined to the takeoff setting no problem.
Maybe some crew didn’t know about the feature? Especially as it’s a London based crew doing the PER-LHR-PER legs
There is a reference here to the same issue:Hmm this was the 95 to LAX. Perhaps it was th crew as you say. CSM said it “was not certified”
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There is a reference here to the same issue:
Qantas 787 Business Class Cabin Review
I had the same on the A330 when they first got the new seat, crew insisted it had to be upright and moved it without any further discussion.
I had it green but they werent having a bar of it.I find on the A330 the crew don't care what position the seat is in as long as the light on the outside near the floor is green. If it's not green, they'll insist that it goes fully upright.
So the first thing I do as soon as I sit down is put it into the semi-reclined position and make sure the light is green. I've also had a few A330 flights where the seat controls have been inoperable so it's a good check to make sure it works before taking off.
And if you have to google it, you might want to skip past the dating references and bedtime activities, because I’m pretty sure jb’s referring to physics.I find it interesting/amusing that this sort of seat position even exists. I guess people have never heard of submarining.