I don't know about Southwest, but I remember Alaska's downloadable schedule a few years ago showed some rows on their <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80's as being 33" (across the aisle from the galley), some as 32", and some as 31". Also I remember when JetBlue was announcing increased...
Jump to postIn my experience, seat pitch has *everything* to do with getting up from your seat and potentially preventing <acronym title="Phoenix - Deer Valley (Municipal) (DVT), USA - Arizona">DVT</acronym>, if you're in a window seat, or in the dreaded middle middle seat on a 777. People don't like having to ...
Jump to postIf I remember correctly, the 777's coach seats are an inch wider than those currently used on most other Boeing jets including the 747. Unless you fly on Emirates, where they squeeze 10 in a row instead of the usual 9. Also, the nice thing about PTV's is, if you're not interested in any of the movie...
Jump to postThis is what I've been thinking/hoping they might consider ever since they started Song. Like maybe they've basically been using Song as a testbed for enhancements/improvements before rolling them out across the whole fleet.
Jump to postNorthwest's DC-10's are another oldie-but-goodie whose days are numbered. Maybe you could combine a DC-9 and DC-10 in the same trip.
Jump to postThey're still as good or better than ever, but they still don't fly where I need to go.
Jump to postLooks to me like the picture was taken using flash, which I would not recommend if you don't want to get people's attention. Use a faster film and available light and you'll have a better chance of not being noticed in the future.
Jump to postIf you've never been fat yourself, then you have no right to judge. The people of size I know already feel bad enough about their situation, and regardless of what they could or should do to lose weight (which many of them have already tried or are currently trying... you don't lose 100+ lbs overnig...
Jump to postDid my VCR mess up, or did the show start out with them already down on the island? I remember a commercial that showed the rear of the fuselage breaking away in mid-air, and I was looking forward to seeing the scenes before the crash.
Jump to postThe 7N7 and A3XX are great examples, I believe the 767 was also originally called the 7X7? And the 707 was originally the 367-80. Another example, from the computer world, was when Apple started developing their next generation operating system for Macintosh computers. They decided to give it the co...
Jump to postDefinitely wider seats and aisles, to match or exceed the comfort level of the A320, Embraer 190, and 7E7. Maybe use the same larger windows as the 7E7. Sits tall enough off the ground that the engines won't look squashed on the bottom. Probably basically a narrow-body version of the 7E7, designed t...
Jump to postThe next ones to go will probably be the 737-200 (Southwest still has some), DC-10 (Northwest still has some), Fokker 100 (American is rushing to get rid of these), and/or the older 747's (I miss the spiral staircase that they always used to show in movies, etc.). I'd still love to take some of thes...
Jump to postI can't find the exact page on their website any more, but I remember seeing something before about how they've had better than average leg room all along, and it goes on to show the average seat pitch on each type of 737 they have. I think it ranged from about 32" on their oldest 737-200's to about...
Jump to postHow does the seat pitch and leg room on the Frontier A318 compare against United? And are there metal boxes under the seats taking up half the room because of the PTV's?
Jump to postMajor hubs at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>, <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym>, <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>, <acro...
Jump to postA DC-9. Not the biggest, or fastest, or sexiest, or most modern, but generally reliable and does what it's supposed to.
Jump to postOn an Air New Zealand flight I remember Anchor butter and some kind of Arnott's sandwich cookies with lemon creme in the middle.
Jump to postAs a kid I remember reading a book called "Jumbo Jets" which told about the 747, DC-10, and L-1011. So today I see it as a general term, and would definitely apply it to the A380, as well as the 777 and <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11. I'm not 100% sure if I would count the A340, A33...
Jump to postMy first airline flight was <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> to Kansas City on an American F100, and the flight back was on an <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80. It seemed pretty decent, and comparable to the <acronym title="A...
Jump to postI would think it doesn't really matter because only one person can fit in there at a time anyway. If planes got big enough that they decided to put in larger bathrooms with room for more than one person, then it would start making more sense to have them be men or women only.
Jump to postA bulkhead row aisle seat on a 767. An 18 inch wide seat (most 777's, some 767's, most Airbus widebodies, some A320's) as opposed to 17 (737, 747, 757, some 767's, some A320's). Having empty seats next to you, preferably the whole row (or at least the whole group of 2 or 3 by a window) to yourself. ...
Jump to postWhen I feel like traveling greater distances, sitting back, and letting someone else be the captain, I'd like my own personal 757-200. It may not go as fast or as high as a Citation X, but it has a greater range and plenty of room to stretch out in (while still being able to use smaller airports tha...
Jump to postAerolineas Argentinas, 1978-92
Air New Zealand, present (my favorite I've seen in person)
Britannia, present (my favorite, period)
Northwest, 1980's
Qantas, 1986-94
Sabena, 1990-2001
Any ultralight, homebuilt, hang glider, hot-air balloon, or vintage open-cockpit plane (Sopwith Camel, Stearman, Wright Flyer, etc.). I'm willing to try any fully enclosed metal airplane at least once, although preferably not one of those British charter airlines with 28" seat pitch, especially if i...
Jump to postPlanes that weren't uncommon at the time, but I'll probably never get to fly in again: Northwest 727 from <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> to GRR. American Fokker 100 from <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth ...
Jump to postMy dream cabin would be about like Virgin Atlantic's Premium Economy or <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s World Traveller Plus, except over the whole plane, not just one tiny section. Maybe make the upper deck of a 747 into a separate dining area with some tables like the dining car on...
Jump to postWhen my sister was traveling to Germany (and back when we could accompany passengers to the gate) I remember Lufthansa having a system where people in window seats got on first, then middle seats, and then aisle seats last. I think that would be a cool idea for more airlines to try.
Jump to postI used to hate the BAe-146 with a passion, it looked so weird with the combination of high wings and 4 engines on a relatively dinky little jet. But since then I've learned to appreciate its STOL qualities and relatively spacious cabin for a regional jet, not to mention it just has way more characte...
Jump to postFavorite one that I actually flew on: National (the Las Vegas-based one) Favorite one that I almost flew on: Legend Honorable mention goes to Republic, which I never flew but always remembered seeing their DC-9's at CWA as a kid. I haven't been in Wisconsin in several years now, but I have a feeling...
Jump to postMy favorite that I've actually been on so far is American. Alaska and Air New Zealand also get honorable mention. My favorites that I haven't been on yet are JetBlue and Frontier.
Jump to postWider seats for sure. Current Airbus seats in economy are 18" wide, so maybe they could be 19" on the A380. Also, on the A330 and A340 they make a big deal on their website about 2-4-2 being the most comfortable configuration because nobody's more than one seat away from the aisle. So if they're goi...
Jump to postI was kind of a late bloomer... My first flight by myself was a Northwest DC-9 from <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym> to <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acro...
Jump to postTo me the 737-200 always looked like kind of a "wimpy" plane compared to its contemporaries, because of the 2 tiny engines compared to its contemporaries the 727 and 707, but since then I've learned more about its unique short-field and rough-field capabilities, and it seems like a "tough little pla...
Jump to postWhen I was planning a trip from <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> to <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym> a year or two ago, American (my usual choice) and Delta both cost about the s...
Jump to postAny seat on a 767, A300, A310, A330, A340, or other plane with 2-4-2 or 2-3-2 seating. Any seat on the 2-seat side of an <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80, DC-9, or other plane with 2-3 seating. Any window or aisle seat on a 777 or other plane with 2-5-2 seating. Any exit row or aisle ...
Jump to postMy first, last, and only 727 flight was on Northwest, from Minneapolis to Grand Rapids in 1996. I didn't appreciate it as much at the time as I should have; the interior looked older and the air smelled more stale than the DC-9's (which I thought were much newer at the time) I've gotten for every si...
Jump to postSeeing how business class is becoming more and more like first class, and there's such a huge gap between economy and business (or domestic first class) fares, I certainly hope so.
Jump to postI haven't been able to afford much flying this year, but 2002 was a year full of firsts for me:
747-400 (Air New Zealand)
777-200 (American)
767-??? (Qantas, American, Delta)
737-800 (Qantas, Delta)
A320 (United) (although I had been on one of their A319's the year before)
To fly around in myself, a Pilatus PC12, or maybe a nice twin like a Cessna 421 or Turbo Commander 690. To be flown around in, a 757. More room inside than a Citation X or other biz jet, sexier than a 737 or A319, not as noisy as a 727 or 707, cheaper on maintenance than a Concorde or Fokker 100, an...
Jump to postFor a long flight like that, I'd definitely want more than the 31" most airlines I've heard of give you these days.
Jump to postIn no particular order (except maybe the first one): 1. The co-pilot's seat on my uncle's Beech Duke, from Holdrege, NE to Granbury, <acronym title="Caribéenne de Transport (France)">TX</acronym>. This was in 1989 or so, he later traded the Duke for a Turbo Commander 690, and more recently he's been...
Jump to postDefinitely a 757-200. Big enough to live in, better looking than a 737-based <acronym title="Bitburg (BBJ / EDRB) (closed), Germany">BBJ</acronym>, enough range to cross the Atlantic, but can land and take off from shorter fields. Kind of a motorhome with wings. Or, if I wanted to do the flying myse...
Jump to postFor the typical U.S. domestic flights I've mostly been on, of 3 hours or less (but far enough I couldn't drive there in less than 8-10 hours), definitely a biz jet to avoid the hassles of a big airport. But for longer flights that the airlines can justify using a 767 or larger on, I'd prefer first c...
Jump to postI love all of them, but my favorites based on appearance and/or performance are the Citation X (probably the fastest civilian plane still flying now?), Falcon 50 (reminds me of a cross between a 727 and a Concorde), one of the early Learjets (I heard the older engines have a quicker throttle respons...
Jump to post1. A supersonic widebody with passenger capacity equivalent to 767, A330, or 777. 2. A 767 with 3 or 4 engines. Kind of a junior DC-10. 3. A 727 and/or 707 with the nose of a 757 and updated engines and avionics. 4. Bring back the <acronym title="Servivensa (Venezuela)">VC</acronym>-10 and L-1011 bu...
Jump to postAlaska, AirTran, and I believe America West will let you buy upgrades from coach for relatively cheap when you check in for your flight, if space is available.
Jump to postCan anyone tell me about the seat pitch on Frontier, at least on their A319's and A318's? I've searched here several times before and found nothing.
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