My first AA flight was 8/27/89, PDX to YUL, via ORD, so this will be my 29th year in the program. Over that time, I’ve flown in every AA mainline aircraft type except for the F100 and MD-11. No doubt, the most BIS time has been logged in the MD-80s, which are decidedly not the most glamorous plane aloft, but nonetheless transported me to some of the most significant events in my life.