AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 28 July 2010 by A Johnston
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AIRCRAFT | Boeing 757 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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MAN-ORD. New business class seats lack anything comfortable than relaxed semi outstretched settings.
Sitting upright or sleeping were terrible. It doesn't go flat and is difficult to control. Not a
comfortable, private sleep at all.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 7 June 2010 by R James
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AIRCRAFT | B767-300ER |
CABIN | Business Class |
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I have encountered these seats on HNL flights before and found that you need to readjust the settings
many time to get best settings. Not parallel flight so sliding sensation but this can be overcome by
tilting legs and back up a tad to from cradle. Could be difficult to get out if person in aisle seat.
Seats long enough to lie out. In flight unit has good widescreen picture but I do not like the absence
of flight map which is showed briefly in cabin before coach movies start. The seat does not rival the AA
1st class suite product but it was not bad.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 5 June 2010 by Derek Chilvers
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AIRCRAFT | B777 |
CABIN | First Class |
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No sleeper suit provided, so you sleep in your street clothes and arrive a crumpled mess. The cabin was
darkened before departure and stayed that way throughout the flight, while the reading lights were
positioned so that I could not read while sitting normally. The beat-up looking seat reclined to
horizontal position for sleeping, but there was no padded mattress or comfy, hotel-style white duvet as
on BA. I really can't imagine why anyone would choose this airline when there's an Asian or European alternative.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 2 February 2010 by T Meola
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AIRCRAFT | B767-300 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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JFK-SFO. Cramped cabin, no built in video. Impossible to access the aisle if your seat mate is reclined.
I cannot understand why AA would not come up with a better biz seat.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 2 February 2010 by E Mabley
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AIRCRAFT | B767-300 |
CABIN | First Class |
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AA's business class product is still light years behind most European and Asian carriers. The seats were
the angled lie-flat seats - recline to a flat position but are not parallel to the ground, which makes
sleeping difficult because you're always sliding downhill. They are also on the narrow side. The pitch
was a bit tight, and there's a cutout in the seat in front of you for your feet.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 2 February 2010 by N Williams
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AIRCRAFT | Boeing 767 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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LAX-ORD. They market this as Domestic First which is an 'interesting' choice of words. This is a sub
business class product in my opinion. The cabin looks like it's been the same for the last twenty years.
The seat was poor with no individual IFE screen and nowhere to store water. Very big table though. When
reclined it didn't go truly flat or horizontal but, surprisingly, I managed to get a decent nap.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 2 February 2010 by Mike Wong
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AIRCRAFT | B767 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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I don't understand why AMR is so proud of this product in their marketing campaigns. I am 6'5" and find
the extremely narrow seats uncomfortable, especially on the feet. As other posters have pointed out, if
you're in the window seat and the person in the isle seat next to you goes flat, you're essentially
trapped. Entertainment system is clumsy and awkward. The AA service is "hit or miss," usually erring on
the latter. The food is cheap, heavy, and not great. Admiral's Club is overcrowded and lacks food choices
common in pre-departure lounges of other carriers in Europe and Asia. There is no "serve yourself" option
in the US lounges. Overall, AA business class is simply not competitive.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 2 February 2010 by P Headridge
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AIRCRAFT | B757 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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The seats were Recaro. We were in Row 1 (4 of us, 2 were children) and there was loads of legroom. Seats
1A and 1C have even more legroom due to the bulkhead being furthter out. TVs are now non removable and in
the wall, much better than all that unplugging rubbish and they are bigger.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 2 February 2010 by Gary Davidson
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AIRCRAFT | Boeing 777 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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A huge improvement over the traditional business class seat on AA which made sleeping next to impossible.
New seats are comfortable, but too narrow. Access to screen controls for video awkward and cumbersome.
Sleeping position is difficult for anyone 6 feet tall or more.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 29 September 2009 by M Jones
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AIRCRAFT | Boeing 777 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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LAX-LHR return in business on American. First time flying business on this airline and
was very underwhelmed. The Admirals lounge at Heathrow is the worst business lounge I
have ever visited. No separate boarding lane for first / business. I was lucky enough to
have an aisle seat as I would hate to have been trapped in the middle or a window seat
and have to climb over my neighbour to get out. The seat does not recline far enough to
have any sense of lying flat and will have you sliding down towards the foot rest before
long. The food was decent, as was duvet and Bose headsets. What really blew me away was
the absence of a proper power source for laptops/electronics. A cigarette lighter-type
adapter is required - who travels with one of those these days. And of course they did
not have any loaners. I looked around and no-one was using their laptop. So much for
"business" class. Will avoid in the future.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 14 May 2009 by James Wright
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AIRCRAFT | Boeing 767 |
CABIN | Business Class |
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Journey started badly in Admirals lounge - got 1 free drink voucher and had to pay for food.
The business class seat is a joke - trapped in when sat next to window. Not a patch on BA club
world and will never fly AA again.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 14 May 2009 by A Mitchell
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AIRCRAFT | Boeing 767-300ER |
CABIN | Business Class |
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Manchester-Chicago on 767-300ER. Possibly the worst Business Class flight I have been on. Seat
was incredibly narrow and highly uncomfortable. It didn't recline well and when it was fully
reclined, my feet were crushed under the seat in front. When the gentleman in the aisle seat
to my left reclined, I was trapped and at one point, I had to sit there for 3 hours until I
could go to the toilet. IFE had few options and mine didn't work properly. An airline to
avoid at all costs.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW : 30 April 2009 by David Wojtkowski
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AIRCRAFT | B777 |
CABIN | First Class |
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LAX-LHR. Decent for a U.S. Carrier, nowhere near as good as a CX, Singapore, Emirates, etc.
Good amount of storage and stretch room. Decent seat - found bed was not very comfortable.
No sleep suit. Duvet comforter but no padded sheet like CX. Still very narrow when sleeping.
Okay selection of movies/tv but very small screen. Bose headsets. Insufficient reading
lights. No massage function in chair.
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