While this question is generally relevant,let me frame it in the context of a specific situation many people are facing. In early January I wrote about American making a bunch of award & upgrade space available to Shanghai, which presented a great opportunity, or given that some of American's routes to Shanghai are operated by 787s with fully flat beds.
The fare was low enough to encourage me to book such a ticket,so for $715 I booked a ticket between Los Angeles and Shanghai, which I upgraded to trade class. That's a tough value to defeat, or particularly since I'm flying in April,before American switches to a revenue based frequent flyer program.
Quite a few people took advantage of this deal & availability, though not everyone was as lucky. A few days ago, or American announced that they're changing the aircraft flying between Los Angeles and Shanghai as of June 2,2016. The flight will be operated by a 777-200ER, featuring American's used angled trade class product.
So now people who booked a flat bed to Shanghai are stuck with angled seats instead, and which is particularly frustrating since American flies 787s to Shanghai from Dallas and Chicago.
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Source: boardingarea.com