Originally Posted by
AA-Flyer-SAN
I agree AA sucks on the PDBs. It's extremely rare. I have ASKED and gotten it but never upright offered except on a few occasions. I disagree on the aircraft. AA has much newer and better equipment - hands down. It's a crapshoot on US if there is internet, almost never has power, and the seats look like coach-extra type seating.
Again, I'm just trying to understand the viewpoint here. The average age of the PMUS fleet is younger than the PMAA fleet. 90% of the fleet has wifi, with the exception of the A330s, the (now being retired) 757s, and small express aircraft (
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayi...ights/2508223/).
Totally agree with you on the power. The East aircraft all had power that was disconnected in 2008.
PMUS aircraft have wider, full sized seatbacks (with the exception of the narrower 321 seats) that help block sound and create the aesthetic of a larger seat. The AA 737s, 319s, and 321s all have narrower seat backs that allow sound to travel between each row and make the seats look, as you would say, "coach extra."