Originally Posted by
BerksFlyer
Domestic and international will be very different, just like on BA. Four hours without food is a bit much though!
For a night flight the AA77W wins for me. The bed is 6ft 3in and feels more roomy to me, and the personal storage space is far greater. The IFE is also superior. On a night flight I am personally not looking for great service, just great sleep!
I make only a couple of US trips a year, so the evolution of AA's cabins and service quality is quite noticeable.
On this trip JFK MIA on 757 was absolutely fine in (domestic) first. Seats something like the ones on BA's Babybus. Warmed nuts and the rest of the food was, well,
generously served; and the pint of bloody Mary set me up for a nap. The crew were attentive.
MIA SFO on a (revamped?) 763 was even better: each flat-bed seat in dom-F has direct aisle access, cabin crew were first-rate - though i'm afraid i disappointed them by insisting on keeping my window blind up. On a flight through clear morning skies I'm happier watching america pass by below rather than sit in a darkened cabin watching reruns of Big Bang and some very strange property porn.
I guess I'd have to compare those flights with BA's business-class on routes like Lisbon and Cairo.
SFO LAX and back was perhaps more typical of domestic (short-haul), but even that was well managed.
On all flights the premium boarding thing was rigorously policed.