Originally Posted by JGR01

A bunch of years ago .. 10? .. there WERE crew cups that were plastic (and not styrofoam).

They were larger .... perhaps more 'cockpit approved'.

At that time AA served First the china cups and saucers that got cold quickly (exactly like the ones in many ACs now days).

For the life of me I cannot remember the color of those old crew-cups.... They were different than the grey ones we currently enjoy in First!

I think the old cups/saucers were phased out for catering savings .. the grey mugs are able to go in the regular cart inserts while the coffee cups required the glass inserts and then the saucer would be put into a regular insert separately (like plates on dish-up service) wrapped in foil.