Aircraft Seat Counts

Everyone (well...those of us who are aviation enthusiasts

) has their preference on what airliners they fly in. I, for one, and maybe this comes from me living in America, have a general fondness for Boeing aircraft. I will admit though, that when it comes to narrowbodies, the A320 family is much more comfortable. Anyway, my point is this; the seat counts are just a tad bit favoring Airbus. I suppose I can understand the Airbi fleet having better range, more fuel efficient, cheaper cost to purchase, etc etc, but some of the seat counts are just factually wrong.

A.E. A330-200 seats: 325

A.E. 777-200ER seats: 310

Dose of Reality...

A330-200-

253 (3-class)
293 (2-class)

777-200ER-

301 (3-class)
400 (2-class)

I'm sorry, but that's a big discrepancy.

Take the Boeing 777-300...

A.E. says it seats 375, yet in the real world it could seat anywhere from 368 to 451 (the latter is in a 2-class arrangement).

Boeing 747-400...A.E. perfectly quotes the Boeing 3-class seat count.

Looking at a comparable Airbus aircraft, it seems A.E. got this one right.

Airbus A340-600. A.E. states 342, while Airbus states 380 seats in a 3-class arrangement.

But then when we look at the A330-300, A.E. states 358, while the Airbus site states 295 (3-class) or 335 (2-class).

The Boeing 767 is a bit better.

A.E. 767-200ER- 189
Real 767-200ER- 181 (3 class) 224 (2 class)

A.E. 767-300ER- 240
Real 767-300ER- 218 (3 class) 269 (2 class)

A.E. 767-400ER- 283
Real 767-400ER- 245 (3 class) 304 (2 class)

I understand this isn't my simulation (and it's a good one at that, as I enjoy playing), but it just seems these numbers are...inaccurate at best.