Bose NR headphones AA business class? (Obsolete thread)
Dec 14, 2018, 12:05 pm
#31
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Bose headphone international business class
Just got off from AA flight 82 ( 12/14/2018)from Auckland to LAX!
yes the flight attendants would collect Bose headphones before landing and as everyone waiting for the gate to be opened we noticed a lady site aboutrow 12 window seat still wearing THAT Bose headphones with AA red whit blue logo playing twisting like she is so surprised with the “bonus” in her hand (like you are shopping at a store)
while everyone is standing with carry on at hands , her loud voice just makes people around her gossiping..... my friend said to a male flight attendant “ there’s a lady still have your headphones and bragging “ and he answered without hesitation:
you can buy it on American Airlines website but it’s more expensive! Yes it probably is her own !
my friend said : with the logo?
He said: with the logo , it’s collectible, that’s why it’s more expensive!
he made everyone silent......,
now i am catching another flight while waiting, I can’t seem to find this Bose headphones on AA site!
Is flight attendant lying? Seems he forgot to retrieve it from the lady or just...,, Xmas gift ?
did he make up about American Airline selling Bose headphones?
if it’s “ gift “ , can I get it from AA!
yes the flight attendants would collect Bose headphones before landing and as everyone waiting for the gate to be opened we noticed a lady site aboutrow 12 window seat still wearing THAT Bose headphones with AA red whit blue logo playing twisting like she is so surprised with the “bonus” in her hand (like you are shopping at a store)
while everyone is standing with carry on at hands , her loud voice just makes people around her gossiping..... my friend said to a male flight attendant “ there’s a lady still have your headphones and bragging “ and he answered without hesitation:
you can buy it on American Airlines website but it’s more expensive! Yes it probably is her own !
my friend said : with the logo?
He said: with the logo , it’s collectible, that’s why it’s more expensive!
he made everyone silent......,
now i am catching another flight while waiting, I can’t seem to find this Bose headphones on AA site!
Is flight attendant lying? Seems he forgot to retrieve it from the lady or just...,, Xmas gift ?
did he make up about American Airline selling Bose headphones?
if it’s “ gift “ , can I get it from AA!
Dec 14, 2018, 12:13 pm
#32
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Just got off from AA flight 82 ( 12/14/2018)from Auckland to LAX!
yes the flight attendants would collect Bose headphones before landing and as everyone waiting for the gate to be opened we noticed a lady site aboutrow 12 window seat still wearing THAT Bose headphones with AA red whit blue logo playing twisting like she is so surprised with the “bonus” in her hand (like you are shopping at a store)
while everyone is standing with carry on at hands , her loud voice just makes people around her gossiping..... my friend said to a male flight attendant “ there’s a lady still have your headphones and bragging “ and he answered without hesitation:
you can buy it on American Airlines website but it’s more expensive! Yes it probably is her own !
my friend said : with the logo?
He said: with the logo , it’s collectible, that’s why it’s more expensive!
he made everyone silent......,
now i am catching another flight while waiting, I can’t seem to find this Bose headphones on AA site!
Is flight attendant lying? Seems he forgot to retrieve it from the lady or just...,, Xmas gift ?
did he make up about American Airline selling Bose headphones?
if it’s “ gift “ , can I get it from AA!
yes the flight attendants would collect Bose headphones before landing and as everyone waiting for the gate to be opened we noticed a lady site aboutrow 12 window seat still wearing THAT Bose headphones with AA red whit blue logo playing twisting like she is so surprised with the “bonus” in her hand (like you are shopping at a store)
while everyone is standing with carry on at hands , her loud voice just makes people around her gossiping..... my friend said to a male flight attendant “ there’s a lady still have your headphones and bragging “ and he answered without hesitation:
you can buy it on American Airlines website but it’s more expensive! Yes it probably is her own !
my friend said : with the logo?
He said: with the logo , it’s collectible, that’s why it’s more expensive!
he made everyone silent......,
now i am catching another flight while waiting, I can’t seem to find this Bose headphones on AA site!
Is flight attendant lying? Seems he forgot to retrieve it from the lady or just...,, Xmas gift ?
did he make up about American Airline selling Bose headphones?
if it’s “ gift “ , can I get it from AA!
https://www.sony.com/electronics/hea...nes/wh-1000xm3
Maybe it was a closeout since AA is getting rid of the Bose in favor of the B&O?
Dec 14, 2018, 1:06 pm
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Dec 14, 2018, 1:08 pm
#34
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More than that, on flight last March JFK-ZRH, they actually picked up my own headphones. We figured it out and when we landed, we had to wait until a ground manager with a key to the cabinet came on board to unlock it and return my headphones!
Dec 14, 2018, 2:06 pm
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I always half-worry about either this happening, or being woken up and asked for my personal headphones even if I've told all the FAs not to & that I don't want their headphones. I like that they offer them, but they really need a system that doesn't involve distributing and collecting (i.e., hardwired but with swappable ear pads or something for sanitation)
Dec 14, 2018, 2:19 pm
#36
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I always half-worry about either this happening, or being woken up and asked for my personal headphones even if I've told all the FAs not to & that I don't want their headphones. I like that they offer them, but they really need a system that doesn't involve distributing and collecting (i.e., hardwired but with swappable ear pads or something for sanitation)
Dec 14, 2018, 9:30 pm
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Just got off from AA flight 82 ( 12/14/2018)from Auckland to LAX!
yes the flight attendants would collect Bose headphones before landing and as everyone waiting for the gate to be opened we noticed a lady site aboutrow 12 window seat still wearing THAT Bose headphones with AA red whit blue logo playing twisting like she is so surprised with the “bonus” in her hand (like you are shopping at a store)
while everyone is standing with carry on at hands , her loud voice just makes people around her gossiping..... my friend said to a male flight attendant “ there’s a lady still have your headphones and bragging “ and he answered without hesitation:
you can buy it on American Airlines website but it’s more expensive! Yes it probably is her own !
my friend said : with the logo?
He said: with the logo , it’s collectible, that’s why it’s more expensive!
he made everyone silent......,
now i am catching another flight while waiting, I can’t seem to find this Bose headphones on AA site!
Is flight attendant lying? Seems he forgot to retrieve it from the lady or just...,, Xmas gift ?
did he make up about American Airline selling Bose headphones?
if it’s “ gift “ , can I get it from AA!
yes the flight attendants would collect Bose headphones before landing and as everyone waiting for the gate to be opened we noticed a lady site aboutrow 12 window seat still wearing THAT Bose headphones with AA red whit blue logo playing twisting like she is so surprised with the “bonus” in her hand (like you are shopping at a store)
while everyone is standing with carry on at hands , her loud voice just makes people around her gossiping..... my friend said to a male flight attendant “ there’s a lady still have your headphones and bragging “ and he answered without hesitation:
you can buy it on American Airlines website but it’s more expensive! Yes it probably is her own !
my friend said : with the logo?
He said: with the logo , it’s collectible, that’s why it’s more expensive!
he made everyone silent......,
now i am catching another flight while waiting, I can’t seem to find this Bose headphones on AA site!
Is flight attendant lying? Seems he forgot to retrieve it from the lady or just...,, Xmas gift ?
did he make up about American Airline selling Bose headphones?
if it’s “ gift “ , can I get it from AA!
He was embarrassed at getting caught flat-footed, or he had ulterior motive to “allow” her(collude with her) to disembark with the headset.
In the long run, as Bose exits the market for airline headsets, https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...en-2019-a.html. (Maybe a lot of us will have the opportunity to purchase “collectible” AA logo design used, obsolete three prong deadsets, er, headsets with no possibility of customer support in the near future!
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Last edited by JDiver; Dec 15, 2018 at 9:29 am
Dec 15, 2018, 3:54 am
#38
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I always upon boarding, give the headphones directly to the FA, they note in their system
Never had a problem since, asking for my headphones
Never had a problem since, asking for my headphones
Dec 17, 2018, 3:06 am
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Jun 16, 2019, 11:56 pm
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Wonder if someone can clarify something for me, based on this thread.
My personal headphones have a single prong (like for plugging into a laptop). Will this work, after the cabin crew take away the provided ones? The first quote implies "yes". The other comments imply "no". Has anyone used a normal, single prong headphone jack in the AA 777-200 J seats?
It just appears to have three holes in a triangle formation. There is only one hole. The other two "holes" are actually screw heads.
The bose adaptor for my QC35's work - it's just two prongs for the top two in the triangle.
Jun 17, 2019, 7:22 am
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Wonder if someone can clarify something for me, based on this thread.
My personal headphones have a single prong (like for plugging into a laptop). Will this work, after the cabin crew take away the provided ones? The first quote implies "yes". The other comments imply "no". Has anyone used a normal, single prong headphone jack in the AA 777-200 J seats?
My personal headphones have a single prong (like for plugging into a laptop). Will this work, after the cabin crew take away the provided ones? The first quote implies "yes". The other comments imply "no". Has anyone used a normal, single prong headphone jack in the AA 777-200 J seats?
The bottom 2 are stereo audio. I usually have a mono-stereo adapter but some of the planes seem to work ok even without them.
Jun 17, 2019, 12:24 pm
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This thread was dedicated to discussion of the Bose QC15 noise reduction headsets on select AA longhaul flights in First and Business classes, and is obsolete and closed.
As these Bose headsets have been removed out through the fleet and replaced with the newly introduced Bang & Olufsen H9i “Beoplay” headsets, there’s a new thread for further discussion, etc. relating to the B&O H9i “Beoplay” corded headset here: Bang & Olufsen H9i NR Headset Discussion, Issues (master thread)
The Wikipost includes information about the aircraft three prong plug and connections for those who bring their own.
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As these Bose headsets have been removed out through the fleet and replaced with the newly introduced Bang & Olufsen H9i “Beoplay” headsets, there’s a new thread for further discussion, etc. relating to the B&O H9i “Beoplay” corded headset here: Bang & Olufsen H9i NR Headset Discussion, Issues (master thread)
The Wikipost includes information about the aircraft three prong plug and connections for those who bring their own.
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