I agree that sailing around the world isn’t overly practical (although it was admirable for Greta to do, IMO, given her position as a climate-leader), but a substantial amount of leisure trips could be modified to a closer location, done in a less-premium cabin (certainly first class is rather unnecessary). Since it was midday on a Monday it was time to get some work done. All that said they are light years ahead of the old downhill racers or the terrible BA Club world mini seats. Really enjoy your reviews. I’m not sure on what planet this is considered a “small plate,” as the salmon was a large main course portion, and most definitely not a small plate. Aviation will eat up about 25% of our global carbon budget to stay below 1.5C by 2050, and to say the least this carbon budget is being used up inequitably given that you apparently aren’t doing anything to pay back the people or environmental systems you’re damaging. I was a very contented passenger! @Eric, the marginal impact of Lucky’s participation on these flights is close to zero. To me it seems the best an airline can do is have the drink reflect something about the airline – for example Brussels Air with an extensive trappist ale selection (and, clearly, Spirit Air and their weird sugar/alcohol bomb things). 1- Yes, he got a cheap fare combined with an upgrade, but that doesn’t mean that AA F is always attainable at such a low price (limited saver awards). However – it’s worth pointing out that the first class cabin is very small so you are with just a few other folks in there. These are in a 2-4-2 configuration in an intimate cabin. Also, man has no plan to ameliorate the environmental damages such as mass-extinctions and obliteration of arctic sea ice. You can sometimes find tickets for cheaper if you connect beyond Dallas depending on your itinerary. 12/10 KA906 Hong Kong to Beijing departing 7:00PM arriving 10:10PM [Business]. I patiently waited for my pre-boarding champagne, I looked behind me and noticed business class passengers already received theirs. Finally, it may normally be easy to upgrade, but last month on DFW-HKG I was #13 (!!) At that point I’m looking for spaciousness. The ottoman can also double as a buddy seat, should you want to dine with someone. Ben …. I’m still chuckling about drinking Krug on AA’s dime. I have to say American Airlines Boeing 777 they use for this long-haul flights are antique pieces. I dont like these privacy dividers because they keep a curious person like me from seeing what others around me are doing. There is no good reason to artificially keep costs low for airlines. The overall experience was great, with a pleasant cabin interior, excelling seat layout, decent onboard amenities & catering, and very comfortable flat beds. The first class experience goes beyond what you get Inflight. Please explain to the median citizen of Texas (or the US) that flies once a year why they should be subsidizing international first class travel in this fashion…. I’m guessing that’s because the cockpit and one of the lavatories are more easily accessed from that aisle. I was able to choose my main course online about one month prior to departure. There are already plenty of stuff for you to read if you are into environmentalism. He chronicles his adventures, along with industry news, here at One Mile at a Time. Follow him on social media for all his latest travel updates. I mean, it was great by American Airlines standards, but also not really competitive to other international first class products. But I’m now taking action to counteract that. All in all, it doesn’t look like the most comfortable design for a first class seat. But that can’t include a passenger whose choice is for no-one else to have a choice. And my fault for not proofreading before hitting the Post button. Just an observation. @Will Do you like American’s Boeing 777-300ER? Boeing handed over the aircraft to the airline with an increased sense of celebration. I suffer from claustrophobia and the Dilbert Cubicles loved by the Asian carriers are not to my taste. The salad was bland even before the dressing. sometimes I seriously wonder if your obsession about privacy in your premier-cabin seats means you are in the wrong line of work. Advertiser Disclosure: Some links to credit cards and other products on this website will earn an affiliate commission. The moment you start turn this into another Greenpeace wannabe blog, I’m definitely stopping reading this site. If someone is concerned about their own flying related footprint, I’d argue that the most important thing to do is minimize the revenue they contribute to airlines (to account for award points, ask yourself how the airline considers the points on their balance sheet, usually 1.2-1.5 cents/mile). Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Read more about the changes A premium domestic travel experience American Airlines first class seat footrest. American Airlines Premium Economy Routes are international, Hawaii and Alaska flights. Man has no realistic plan to compensate the economic damages of other people directly harmed by climate change due to coastal flooding, diminished fishing yields, or droughts. Nice to know that @Eric was able to pursue this type of travel (presumably as part of business) and was OK with it then – when it met his needs to make money. There is a plethora of lounges to sample if you are flying on oneworld from Terminal 3. -Harbour Air’s newly test-flown entirely electric de Havilland DHC-2 beaver American 777-300ER first class entertainment controller, power port, etc. Virasb Vahidi, American’s Chief Commercial Officer, stated the following at the time of the delivery: “This is an important step in demonstrating how American is focused on putting our customers at the center of everything we do. The First Class cabin is small, with only two rows of four seats. For the main course I ordered the chicken with black bean sauce. American Airlines 125 About 30 minutes after boarding meal orders were taken. I found the American Airlines 777-300ER First Class seat very comfortable upright, in chill mode and in bed mode and the latter is where American deserves some first class praise. The Boeing 777-300ER is American Airlines’ largest wide-body plane and flagship aircraft, operating selected longhaul routes to and from the United States. My only complaint is that the seat wasn’t as comfortable as I’d hoped when fully flat for sleeping. Following the recent debut of American Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER flights between Sydney and Los Angeles, passengers now have more choice than ever up the very front when crossing the Pacific. I boarded through the second door on the left, and was pointed to the far aisle and to the left, towards the first class cabin. Stop reviewing AA. Your previous AA review was phenomenal. Reminder: OMAAT comments are changing soon. I agree that Inflight food can be a hit or miss… But where is the flagship dinning part of this story. You are constantly preoccupied with an overwhelming need not to have others see you sleeping or eating, despite knowing that 250-350 others have been invited to dinner and they then stick around for breakfast. Ben, You know, you can also choose to only read the stories that interest you, and it seems pretty clear this one had no chance of being up your alley…, You say this: And yet he does the opposite in his posts. What’s the seat pitch? American’s first 777-300ER was actually delivered without the airline’s traditional livery as American sought to move on with a new brand. As I outlined in the introduction post, the outbound portion of this trip was a paid ticket. This is my preferred seat, since it’s furthest from the galley and bathrooms, and also there’s generally more foot traffic in the left aisle than the right aisle. American Airlines first class seat controls. No whining on totally irrelevant, totally different site about not writing wjat you want to read. The post is written, but I’ve been going back and forth about one aspect of it. Where American first class really falls short is with the service, which was downright bad on this flight. American Airlines 777-300ER First Class American by and large has gotten rid of international First Class. However, if I’m reviewing what’s supposed to be the premier product of an airline, is it wrong to mention that? Why would planes be any different? Flying long-haul F on AA has no surprises: somewhat larger seats, slightly better wines, and a few nice touches like American caviar (or would you prefer one from Bulgaria?) The first route that got the aircraft was an important route for American Airlines. This is my preferred seat, since it’s furthest from the galley and bathrooms, and also there’s generally more foot traffic in the left aisle than the right aisle.”. After the meal I tried to get some rest. I find LAX crew in business and first to be friendlier than DFW crew. I visited the Cathay First lounge rather than the American Flagship First lounge in order to enjoy Cathay’s excellent food and drinks. Sadly he queered the pitch (calm yourseves, it’s a cricket term with no naughty implications) by writing, urgently, earlier, about the service, instead of waiting and writing a standard OMAAT review here. If you’ve flown American’s international first class, what was your experience like? Going Old School: American Airlines 777-200 First Class – LAX DFW. This is a really cool setup for working. Thanks Lucky, for the review, so we know what is the state of F in AA. Why didn’t you fly those? Service was very quick to get started after takeoff. GIve me JAL any day of the week. I never had heard of her. I see lots of discussion of width but length to tall people is much more vital. But don’t explain how the left side of the plane in a 4 vs. 4 seating setup has more foot traffic. She sat down in F. Threw a blanket over her head. With that out of the way, I won’t address the service in this review, since I think I’ve covered that sufficiently. American Airlines 154 Boeing 777-200 Tokyo Narita (NRT) -Chicago O’Hare (ORD) First Class Seats: 3D and 3G We’ve flown international first class on American Airlines 777-200 several times in the past few years (click here and here for our last two reviews). Fantastic actually. We had a quick taxi out past some of the other wide bodies, and by 10:50AM we were cleared for takeoff on runway 18L. @Eric The beauty of Ben’s reviews is that one can compare Carrier A with Carrier B and have reasonable confidence because Ben takes pains to maintain a standard. @Lucky I’ve been following your site for half a decade, and I come here for airline/hotel reviews. I booked a web special award for 61K IAH-DFW-HKG. At this point I checked out the lavatory — there are two at the front of the cabin, though they’re shared with the cockpit, so there are times where you can’t visit them. Believe me, my resource capacity and time to fly around in premium cabins is actually substantially increased from my prior ability, nonetheless I’ve reduced after considering these issues (that airlines are doing our best to get us not to think about at all). And if so, are we talking about the same James Hogan? You learn the difference in cultures, languages, food, and understand different cultures, believes, religious, and develop “tolerances” are important. We fly a lot and would NEVER fly them on a long haul route like Hong Kong. Some people need to put their feet back on the ground. The ones who know instinctively not to wake you for breakfast etc. But yes, zero storage and no privacy. There are eight seats in Flagship First. I should credit you for substantially increasing the climate discussions on this blog (primarily in the form of wasteful aircraft movements), but the discussion still hasn’t gotten to the core of, “is this whole system of flying around in premium classes trying to have exceptional experiences worth it or morally defensible while basically doing nothing about the substantial climate impacts?” And does it make any sense when better culinary/cultural/environmental experiences can be done on the ground for a tenth of the resources? They’re still excellent, especially when you consider that this is an area where other airlines skimp. She was quite genuine and it showed. Thank God it was a short flight for a longhaul. @ Kevin — Ultimately the most precious commodity on an airplane is space and privacy. There are differences between Leisure Flyers using miles to enjoy a special trip and business folks just getting it done (with just the tad more civility). I managed to get about 2.5 hours of sleep, which was fairly good given that it was the middle of the day. It makes one a better person and a ground to understand the world better.”. This is so sloppy from AA. This first-class seat is wider than the one you’ll see in business class, but not by much. Should you be lucky enough to have access to it, you’ll be privy to all the advantages mentioned above, but with exclusive access to the following perks. Conclusion. If the reviewer decided that “chicken is of low quality”, they need to explain whey it was perceived as such. The tray table folds out of the wood side table, and below it are three buttons for turning on the light, and popping out the tray table and TV. When heading to Asia I usually find either a “very” Polar path (where we’re flying right near the North Pole), or a route over Alaska. So those are my two points. Airplane Boeing 777-200 (777) American Airlines with 4 classes and 273 seats on board. Especially if you’re an elite statue member, I’d urge you to contact your airline about this, even if it’s just to say that you’ve managed to reduce your flying by 10-20%. Rest is all the same including school cafeteria-style dishes and Chobani yogurt served in AA clubs and on every morning flights in J and F. I did that DFW-HKG flight many times in J. If you’re traveling with someone then the center seats are probably ideal. American has Casper bedding in first class, which was excellent. They know you’re on the plane, but from the sounds of it, they simply don’t care. That post is a must-read before reading this review. That coupled with the extra bed length and provision of bedding (to go with my tempur travel pillow which I always carry makes the F seat a guaranteed sleep on long flights whereas the J seat works if I am beat but the cramped legroom and the claustrophobic feel do not suit me. American has, since then, used the type on some of its most important routes. I think they train their crew on Greyhound buses. American’s 20 Boeing 777-300ERs fly 304 passengers each. I flew AA international first once, DFW to Sao Paulo, and will never waste miles on them again. Service was also very meh on my flight. 3- I have seen multiple times EU-US flights priced similarly on BA F and AA F. Before this series of posts I would have never thought that there could be a worse TATL F product than BA’s. @eric. Your blog gets a lot of attention and perhaps it’d help aa AND their customers. Wow aren’t you the educated intellectual! The food was quite nice, the bedding was great, and the seat very comfortable. , American Airlines first class lunch — caviar. They pay zero of the destructive externalities imposed by their activities. Bottom line: This was a very useful review, not only for US-based readers, but also for those who consider going to or through the US on AA F. @ Eric, The excuse is probably that it comes from another company. Sometimes this flight might be cheaper when redeeming miles if American is running a Web Special Award. About 10 minutes later I was offered Casper pajamas, which were light and comfortable. They could have used some more flavorful veggies to go along with it, because nothing tasted like anything. Personally I don’t think this flight was all that bad. But this is getting very repetitive. And this is a first class menu. @Eric @Will Do they really have an s-video connection in those seats?!?! American Airlines first class lunch — main course. First class starts on the ground Enjoy our complimentary First-class dining experience available inside select Flagship ® Lounges, leaving more time to relax in flight. That’s a win for me, and based on those expectations I’m seldom disappointed. @AnyoneElse She had no training specifically for a differentiated class of service, but she just really enjoyed what she was doing. They had a pillow, lumbar pillow, duvet, and day blanket. Behind this cabin is Flagship Business. The seatbelt shows that they did intend it to function that way; I think it’s a strange carry over from the old seats, where it actually did work. You could even remove this from the holder, as it had a cord. We have clear technical strategies to decarbonize the electric grid, and we have a moral duty to search for the same in aviation. I had noticed this in the past, and I find it really weird. services include meh wine. We ended up touching down in Hong Kong at 5:10PM on runway 25R. I have flown 777 300ER many times and TATL I prefer AA 77W to other options (DL/BA/VS/UA etc) now 744’s are gone. I wonder if you keep reviewing AA because you are Miami captive.. A smoothie is now considered an appetizer? That being said, I don’t plan on stopping to fly. Conscience did not bother him back then. Upon waking up I worked a bit more, and then about 90 minutes before landing the pre-arrival meal was served. Thanks, very glad to hear about some upcoming climate related content. I used my airmiles to fly first class from Sydney, Australia to LAX. Before I talk about the food quality as such, I want to mention that I was shocked by the quantity of food being served — I mean that both in terms of the number of courses, and the size of each course. @Will American Airlines puts 16 seats in the first class section of their three class 777-200s. Never again. Bloody autocorrect! After a good visit to the Flagship Lounge and a not-so-good visit to Flagship First Dining, it was time for the ultra long haul flight to Hong Kong. American Airlines first class amenity kit. The American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER featured here presents the airline's new Premium Economy product. It was my first time flying any American Airlines international premium product. Technologies are not gifts from the gods, they are things that we have to go out and build. I’ve never flown this product (and i am not intended to do it), i’m just curious about one thing. American’s 777-300ER includes eight first-class flat-bed seats that measure six feet in length and are 30 inches wide — the seat in business class is 26 inches wide — with 64 inches of pitch (78 inches when reclined). We all know how its going to end up. Purity tests, the futility fallacy and other nonsense abound in comment forums like this. All in all, it doesn’t look like a very comfortable place to sit and share a meal, or evendors jus to sit. @ Eric — I’m curious what you were expecting to read when you clicked the post, based on seeing the title? And AA is one of the few remaining legacy carriers to offer it. Authored part of OMAAT. I spent several hours working, and about nine hours before landing decided to order something from the midflight snack menu. As a point of comparison, a saver level award ticket on this flight would ordinarily cost 110,000 miles one-way. whatever that means. Obviously when they recognize you it makes life easier but there are some flight attendants who have been doing it a long time and can read pax. You shouldn’t feel constrained at all, though you can’t stretch out your legs in the same way as if you’re facing towards the front of the plane. Earn 60,000 bonus points | 2X points on travel and dining. You said the Purser opened your tray table without asking. Man’s response to flight: “I didn’t like the way the flight attendants addressed me.”. on the upgrade list from J to F, with one seat open. I find the use of regular glasses for the pre-flight champage annoying; why not use proper ones? On a 16 hour flight? Enjoy your status and concentrate on the new stuff. @John – the flagship suites are plenty wide, even for individuals with large waist. I had to look up what TLDR meant. 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