Polynesian Pub ?
Oct 24, 2010 | 4:16 pm
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Now, there's an airplane!
But, alas, I cannot afford such a lavish sky chariot (I'm approaching retirement, you understand), so I'll have to continue to console myself with my fairly new BMW M3 along with my dear old Lexus RX 350 as a back up (let it be known that I really like automobiles and have so far been able to pay for what I like - that is, so far)....
And, of course, still try for the upgrades on CO and UA........
Oct 24, 2010 | 4:24 pm
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If you're gonna go whole hog (pun intended, of course), then you have to have an....A380 VIP Saloon...the ultimate private jet...
Operating costs slightly in excess of the national debt...
Oct 24, 2010 | 4:36 pm
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And these "private" interests will operate them until the oil & gas revenue runs out....
Good Lord, and I thought Hugh Hefner was bad when he took delivery of a brand new DC-9-30 ("Bunny One") in Long Beach all those years ago......
Oct 24, 2010 | 4:44 pm
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I took three of those "pub" flights in 1993: HNL - GUM / DPS -GUM - HNL. Once the flight hit cruising altitude they announced "the pub is open!" Right around that time was when CO was introducing BusinessFirst. In contrast to that version of BusinessFirst, most anyone would be glad to see the pub go. While the concept was great, it was VERY dated, and no thought had been put into it since someone vomited orange and red all over the walls and covered the three barstools with red pleather.
Oct 24, 2010 | 5:46 pm
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I'm sure we shall see one or more of these "corporate" A380s delivered to "private" interests in the Gulf States and/or the Saudi Arabian peninsula....
And these "private" interests will operate them until the oil & gas revenue runs out....
Good Lord, and I thought Hugh Hefner was bad when he took delivery of a brand new DC-9-30 ("Bunny One") in Long Beach all those years ago......
And these "private" interests will operate them until the oil & gas revenue runs out....
Good Lord, and I thought Hugh Hefner was bad when he took delivery of a brand new DC-9-30 ("Bunny One") in Long Beach all those years ago......
The sad thing is that, for all the outrageous excess, it's probably cheaper than some co-op apartments on Park Avenue...
Oct 24, 2010 | 6:03 pm
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This is a Pan Am lounge from 2001...
Oct 24, 2010 | 6:15 pm
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Oct 24, 2010 | 7:56 pm
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Well, way back in the day, I got to take a look inside Mr. Hefner's DC-9-30 when I lived near SBA. The aircraft was parked at SBA Aviation and I also got to meet Hugh.
The airplane on the outside was painted black. For which, as I understand it, Hugh had get approval from the FAA.
The inside was something else: part disco party pad, part flying film screening room. Oh, there was a really big king sized bedroom as well (for sleeping on long flights, I think........
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It was a really cool airplane, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to see it and meet Hugh.
The airplane on the outside was painted black. For which, as I understand it, Hugh had get approval from the FAA.
The inside was something else: part disco party pad, part flying film screening room. Oh, there was a really big king sized bedroom as well (for sleeping on long flights, I think........
).It was a really cool airplane, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to see it and meet Hugh.
Oct 24, 2010 | 8:12 pm
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Well, way back in the day, I got to take a look inside Mr. Hefner's DC-9-30 when I lived near SBA. The aircraft was parked at SBA Aviation and I also got to meet Hugh.
The airplane on the outside was painted black. For which, as I understand it, Hugh had get approval from the FAA.
The inside was something else: part disco party pad, part flying film screening room. Oh, there was a really big king sized bedroom as well (for sleeping on long flights, I think........).
It was a really cool airplane, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to see it and meet Hugh.
The airplane on the outside was painted black. For which, as I understand it, Hugh had get approval from the FAA.
The inside was something else: part disco party pad, part flying film screening room. Oh, there was a really big king sized bedroom as well (for sleeping on long flights, I think........
).It was a really cool airplane, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to see it and meet Hugh.
http://www.controller.com/listingsde...VE/1175026.htm
Oct 24, 2010 | 8:28 pm
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i wish i would have flown one of those flights. Would have been a great way to remember CO
Oct 29, 2010 | 7:52 pm
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I was browsing the web and came upon this:
A "coach" lounge on AA's 747...simply amazing.
You can't see it in this ad, but their coach lounge had a piano:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthann/2267801838/
A "coach" lounge on AA's 747...simply amazing.
You can't see it in this ad, but their coach lounge had a piano:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthann/2267801838/
Oct 29, 2010 | 8:28 pm
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thanks for sharing. I love to hear the stories from the old timers.
Oct 29, 2010 | 9:18 pm
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Oct 30, 2010 | 8:03 am
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I was browsing the web and came upon this:
A "coach" lounge on AA's 747...simply amazing.
You can't see it in this ad, but their coach lounge had a piano:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthann/2267801838/
A "coach" lounge on AA's 747...simply amazing.
You can't see it in this ad, but their coach lounge had a piano:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthann/2267801838/
That was a long time ago (I had just graduated from high school) but I do remember that it was quite nice as the flight was not full that day in Y.
I also connected to this AA 747 flight via SFO Helicopter Airlines from OAK. Rotorcraft was a Sikorsky S-61. This was my first flight in a helicopter. I also remember there was an unbelievably low joint fare offered, which I think was less than $20 one way for the SFO Helicopter flight......
Dec 13, 2010 | 1:16 pm
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I logged quite a few thousand miles aboard Continental back when Bob Six ran it as the best domestic airline in America. I am happy to provide a few photos that might shed further light on the topic of Continental's lounges:
Continental's DC-10-10 with both First and Coach Class lounges
Continental's Polynesian Pub aboard the DC-10
Continental's Beautiful 747-124 with three lounges
The Oceania Lounge upstairs on the 747
Flying sure was a lot nicer back then!
Continental's DC-10-10 with both First and Coach Class lounges
Continental's Polynesian Pub aboard the DC-10
Continental's Beautiful 747-124 with three lounges
The Oceania Lounge upstairs on the 747
Flying sure was a lot nicer back then!