Goofy question...but I%26#39;m still curious...
I usually fly on Continental, but this time around got a better price with AA. I was curious to know whether AA international flights were on an AirBus, or something comparable, that have the personal in-flight entertainment screens/controls. Anyone know?
Told ya it was a goofy question! lol
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A lot of them are on Boeing 777s. Usually, every seat in economy will have it%26#39;s own monitor/IFE.
The more important thing isn%26#39;t whether it%26#39;s Boeing or Airbus, but the actual model and how old it is. The newer planes from both manufacturers are going to be more comfortable and have more advanced in flight entertainment options.
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I fly AA about 4x a year from NYC JFK into CDG. I always take direct flights. They use the 763/300. In coach, the in-flight entertainment is poor and the meals are worse. I fly them for their FF program and I often upgrade to business class.
If you go to www.seatguru.com, they give you lots of useful info not only about AA, but others too. Try this link:
seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/Amer…
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American and Continental fly comparable equipment to Paris (Boeing 767 and 777 for the most part). Air carriers have the option of configuring the interiors of their aircraft according to their overall corporate objectives including entertainment systems or the lack thereof. Other considerations include in-flight staffing, food quality, drink selections, among a long list of items. All of these amenities have little or nothing to do with the aircraft manufacturer or how old the aircraft is. As interiors are constantly being changed and updated, how many passengers actually know (or care about) the age of the aircraft in which he is a passenger?
All too often the single most important factor in selecting a company is the price of the ticket as illustrated by tcgirlie’s decision to fly AA rather than Continental.
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I can confirm what a previous poster already wrote. AA uses a lot of the older 767-300s to Europe (I am flying from Chicago in one). I actually checked the AA website and it says that there is NO MEAL SERVICE in coach on my flight, which seems like it has got to be a mistake (this is a 9 1/2 hour flight). I was actually planning on calling AA to find out if this is true, but I thought I would ask here in case anyone has flown recently.
Also, a related concern. Did AA increase the amount of water on board since the new restrictions? I read an article in the NY Times a few weeks back and the AA spokesperson said that they were making no changes, but I am hoping this is also not true....
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One odd thing on my flight back on Continental was they said if we did not have headphones (for movies) at our seat we could purchase them for five dollars! Yippeee! (not). Going there , I had my headphones where I sat that I could use, but not coming back and certainly I did not think I wanted to pay five dollars to acquire what other passengers had for free. An odd thing, I thought..unless I understood it wrong! So no movies for me coming back!
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AA flies only 767 to CDG, it does not have personal in flight entertainment. The only AA planes that do have the personal in flight entertainment are the 777, and for US-Europe flights, they are only flown on some (not all) flights to/from LHR/LGW, and a flight from DFW-FRA.
AA do serve food on transatlantic flights, at least they did back in June. It%26#39;s nothing to look forward to (you can check out what it looks like on http://airlinemeals.net). Always choose a seat up front if meal choice is important to you, because they always run out of choices by the middle of the economy section. Avoid the pasta whenver possible.
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Bloomsbay-
I%26#39;m flying AA to CDG from ORD in November and my flight will have food. dinner and continental breakfast. must have been a mistake that there is no food on your flight. I%26#39;m sure you%26#39;ll be served food.
tcgirlie, my experience with AA has been similar to other postings here. I flew with them to London last year as my company booked the flight and they did not have them same inflight entertainment as AirFrance or Continental. There is a large movie screen and if I recall correctly you had to buy a headset ($5) They also charge for
alcoholic drinks ($5)
I%26#39;m not sure if anyone has already recommended on this thread, www.seatguru.com but it lets you easily compare the different airlines and what you get, and it also lets you see the services offered on the different makes of planes. You can tell what type of plane it is on the AA website if you%26#39;re logged into your reservation and click on select seat. The one I%26#39;ll be flying in Nov is
McDonnell Douglas Super MD-80. Of course its nice to have the extras but my ticket was at least $100 less than the other airlines when I booked it and I%26#39;d rather spend that $ in Paris.
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I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure AA only charges for their headphones on domestic flights. It%26#39;s still free on international flights. AA uses standard headphone plugs, so you are welcome to use your own headphones (which I always do, because their%26#39;s are so crappy).
Txbella, are you sure about the MD-80 on ORD-CDG? I didn%26#39;t think it had the range to do transatlantic. AA usually use them for mid-con domestic flights. MD-80%26#39;s don%26#39;t even have video screens.
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I%26#39;m flying AA...nonstop ORD to CDG and checked my itinerary. It%26#39;s a Boeing 767-300.
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Apyf- I think you%26#39;re right. I probably clicked on the flight from Austin to Chicago. The international leg is Boeing 767-300 Passenger.
haha, I%26#39;m at work and actually shouldn%26#39;t be on TA, trying to do too many things at once.
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