Originally Posted by
Science Goy
From the title I thought maybe the thrust reversers had been stuck open, and knowing AA's propensity for deferring maintenance...

And I thought it meant going around the world the other way...something like HNL-PVG-LHR-DFW
As to seating backwards on an aircraft... I did it on BA LHR-JFK once and actually liked it. Slept very well, and really didn't notice that I was rear-facing until we were landing.