AA's first 77W spotted at Paine Field; new livery speculation
Nov 21, 2012, 2:59 am
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Sorry - I thought that they had bars (piano bars) on those DC10s years ago? I actually like the "Aeroflot" look that is shown - whatever they do it's been a long time since there was any major change.
Nov 21, 2012, 3:54 am
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Continental had an on-board 'pub' on their DC10's. TW had one on the 747-100's, according to my quick google-fu.
Nov 21, 2012, 4:04 am
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Nice bird. Saw AA material on the new 777-300ER and it is very nice. Slightly longer range, I think it has an open bar on it, and a really nice interior.
Glad to see AA finally improving their fleet. The Long haul flights burn the most fuel and have the most competition and they have a lot of nice 777's coming in for 2013.
"A walk-up bar stocked with snacks and refreshments – a first for any U.S. carrier"
I think this is for premium seats though, not sure. But competition on long haul premium is what AA is going for with these flights and there is intense competition.
Glad to see AA finally improving their fleet. The Long haul flights burn the most fuel and have the most competition and they have a lot of nice 777's coming in for 2013.
"A walk-up bar stocked with snacks and refreshments – a first for any U.S. carrier"
I think this is for premium seats though, not sure. But competition on long haul premium is what AA is going for with these flights and there is intense competition.
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Nov 21, 2012, 4:05 am
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AA did have piano bars on 747-100s, mainly because the 747s were introduced in the early seventies, when (a) they were way too big for most routes and (b) fares were regulated so airlines could only compete on service.
The AA piano bar is shown in this blog post
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/unroad...747-piano-bar/
Though the airline is not named, I recall seeing the same photo in a book about AA years ago, and you can cross-reference with the piano-less AA ad shown immediately below it.
The AA piano bar is shown in this blog post
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/unroad...747-piano-bar/
Though the airline is not named, I recall seeing the same photo in a book about AA years ago, and you can cross-reference with the piano-less AA ad shown immediately below it.
Nov 21, 2012, 6:57 am
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Here's a rather speculative mockup from me based on what we've seen in Everett so far, assuming a couple of things:
- red accent colour looks like it may be dropped
- darker grey parts below are a reflective silver paint
Billboard version:
- red accent colour looks like it may be dropped
- darker grey parts below are a reflective silver paint
Billboard version:
Nov 21, 2012, 8:37 am
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Nov 21, 2012, 8:38 am
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From PaineField:
WE301 Experimental American Airlines N717AN departing on a flight to Grant County Airport.
http://paineairport.com/kpae5630.htm
http://paineairport.com/kpae5631.htm
or whatever that means
WE301 Experimental American Airlines N717AN departing on a flight to Grant County Airport.
http://paineairport.com/kpae5630.htm
http://paineairport.com/kpae5631.htm
or whatever that means
Flight Aware N717AN Flight Path
Nov 21, 2012, 8:42 am
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I take the opposite view. BA have a bar (Club Kitchen) while AA don't, and I don't feel that I see BA or AA FAs more or less often on average--it comes down to the individual, and there are hard workers and lazy employees in the flight attendant ranks of every airline. At the end of the day, at least when I'm on BA Club World and I get a lazy FA, I can go get myself another glass of wine rather than pester someone in the galley. ^
Nov 21, 2012, 8:45 am
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I take the opposite view. BA have a bar (Club Kitchen) while AA don't, and I don't feel that I see BA or AA FAs more or less often on average--it comes down to the individual, and there are hard workers and lazy employees in the flight attendant ranks of every airline. At the end of the day, at least when I'm on BA Club World and I get a lazy FA, I can go get myself another glass of wine rather than pester someone in the galley. ^
Nov 21, 2012, 8:46 am
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Nov 21, 2012, 8:48 am
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Nov 21, 2012, 8:57 am
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I like it.
Nov 21, 2012, 10:10 am
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How about bringing the old "Luxuryliner" back underneath the cockpitwindows?
Nov 21, 2012, 2:00 pm
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Interesting....if you look at the Flight Aware map for that flight, it's path formed what appears to be a big letter "A"
Flight Aware N717AN Flight Path
Flight Aware N717AN Flight Path
of all the speculations i've seen so far, this is actually my favorite. especially the one that just says AMERICAN! awesome, minimalistic, simple, none of that fancy bullock.
Nov 21, 2012, 2:06 pm
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