Hello All,

I am a recent ('99) college graduate, who, after a tour of "internal projects" at the company, is now on the road... my wife also works for the company, and she travels with me and we work Internet consulting gigs together... we are both UAL Premier, and we've only been traveling for about 4 months! (hey, I know it's not THAT impressive compared to some people on here, but hey, I'm only 23...

I was wondering what the general consensus was on FT's favorite planes? I know everybody must have a personal favorite or two, so I (and I'm sure everyone else) would be interested to hear what specific planes people like and why.

My personal favorite (wife's too) is the Boeing 777... it has been my experience with smaller planes like Airbus 319/320s and Boeing 727/737 that the cabin pressurizes at a much quick and MUCH more comfortable rate the the 747... the 747 seems a bit 'drafty' and doesn't seem to be as comfortable pressure-wise. Also, on some models (at least on UAL), you get a video screen in the seat back in front of you... these are usually fed by about 4 different movies and 2 or 3 special interest channels. Does anyone else know if any other plane model offers this 'seat back video' option and on what airlines? I was under the impression that it was a 777 only thing, but I'm probably mistaken.

Also, it seems (IMHO) that they staff the 777 with the same (or very closely the same) number of FAs as the 747, but since there are less people, the service is better... that could also be a factor of better attendants getting to work on bigger planes, but I'd need confirmation from someone else here for that.

Up until I flew the 'seat back video' 777, the coolest thing I'd seen was the little flip-down video screen on the Airbus cabin celings, but when I experienced the 777...

Anyway, I've only been on this board a few days, but have already picked up some invaluable info... thanks, and I look forward to joining the community!



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