Of course, Qantas now have the 388 flying with First class.

other AA equipment downgrades (--)/upgrades (++) this winter:

Buenos Aires-Montevideo (763++>772) 19NOV09
Chicago-Brussels (772-->763) 26AUG09
JFK-Buenos Aires (763++>772) 19NOV09
JFK-Sao Paulo-Rio de Janeiro (772-->763) 19NOV09
Miami-Santiago (763++>772) 19NOV09
Raleigh-Heathrow (772-->763) already happened
Boston-Heathrow (772-->763) already happened??

Looks like JL are discontinuing F from NRT to DEL, SIN and BKK from Oct 25.
It's getting harder and harder to use an AONEx within Asia.

Happy Travels.

That's a real shame. Does that mean that if I book my AONEX now while that route still offers First, does JL then have to honour First class even at their expense? (ie. NRT-HKG-SIN). Or would they simply say stiff sh8T, you now fly biz.

If there was a reasonable alternative you should be offered that, however there may not be any in which case you fly business and *should* be given some compensation for the invol downgrade.

That is only the case if you already have a flight booked in first after Oct 25. If you book a ticket now, you cannot book the flight in first, so you fly in biz.

A workaround might be to use the QF codeshare of the JL NRT-SIN flight, as that still seems bookable in first.

The QF website and OAG now show First restored to QF73/74 between SYD and SFO effective 1 Feb 2010. The website will accept a booking, and it says it's in First (with price to match) but I haven't independently verified that the "temporary" suspension of First is actually ending.

Haven't checked the other suspension routes either.

Anyone else have any news about the QF plans?

I replied to your post in a similar topic on another thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/12345384-post30.html

F is currently showing on all three route from February 1st.

From looking at Expert Flyer it seems as if JFK-GRU-GIG will retain the 777 into 2010!

It looks as though CX has switched HKG-BOM from 744 to 343, so no F on that route any longer.
(There go another two segments of my AONE5; now down to 7 out of 16 in F.)

Happy Travels.

Been gone for a while. I decided not to give CX the pleasure of getting first class coupons for business class and we did a quick mileage run to Jakarta instead - and very pleasant it was too, although even then having specifically picked a day when it was scheduled to have a 74A they switched it to a 77A at the last minute...

But I find it very hard to justify AONEn tickets now that CX has clearly demonstrated than it has no commitment whatsoever to regional F.

New CX route HKG-MXP with F
 

CX is starting HKG-MXP from March 2010 with 777-300ER.
Is this the first new route with F for some time?
Limited use for AONEx though, as I don't think there is any other OW flight from MXP with F.

Happy Travels.

American Airlines
Aircraft type
All mainline aircraft type, but 757, A300 & MD-80 first class are of poor standard. Note within North & Central

Kiwi, You mentioned that 777 first class is of poor standard, I was looking at the ORD to LHR flight, I have never flown AA first class, but fly UA first class often, can you compare the two for me. Thanks.

Christep, what about KA? I flew them in F (on an AONE3) HKG-PEK and back earlier this year, and found them quite acceptable.

He seems to have said 757 not 777. I love 777 flagship suites.