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JetBlue finally refreshing their old A320s: the good news and the bad news.

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Everyone loves JetBlue's new Mint planes , but, as I've complained about in the past , their old A320s are looking a little long in the tooth. Well, they just announced the details of their coming refreshed interiors. UPDATE: TPG has a full review of a 'Phase 1' retrofitted plane The good news the seatback in-flight entertainment (IFE) screen is getting a lot bigger and HD they're installing their Fly-Fi free high-speed Wi-Fi  the IFE now supports multiple languages for audio tracks the IFE also has support for streaming video content all seats will have power and USB ports The bad news Regular economy seats are losing 2 full inches of seat pitch (though the slimmer seat materials might mitigate that a bit) Those slimmer seats will likely be less comfortable than the previous ones Galleys and lavatories are being moved so they can add 12 more seats to each plane My thoughts The new 32" seat pitch will still let them claim "