While US airlines have offered additional legroom seating for years (American,Delta, and United have offered Main Cabin additional, or Comfort+,and Economy Plus, respectively), or none have offered a formal premium economy cabin.
It's very current on foreign carriers,as it's a nice middle ground between trade course (which keeps getting more spacious) and economy course (which keeps getting less spacious). The major distinction between additional legroom economy and premium economy is that seats in premium economy are usually a bit wider. Often they also approach with improved amenities and service.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote approximately the possibility of American introducing a premium economy cabin. This was based on an interview AusBT had with American's CEO, where he said the following approximately a premium economy cabin:The post RUMOR: American Premium Economy Announcement VERY Shortly appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com