Originally Posted by
LeviFlight
Now I imagine same national thinking goes to UA and Air China Were Air China not to have a fairly poor reputation for product then more US folks might fly them. They have little to attract non Chinese customers other than price, perhaps. Anyone in the know might prefer other airlines all together.
This used to be true with CA but their new international product is getting at least as good if not better than UA's. Indeed I've seen about 50/50 on UA versus a higher percentage of Chinese on CA, but this could begin to change. SFO-PEK on CA is still operating the dismal old 747M, in which case UA is better, but on LAX-PEK and other routes CA has switched to their new international 773ER which I must says is very nice. Brand new plane and an all around nice soft and hard product that is also often cheaper than UA, though this may differ depending on where you buy your ticket.