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SWISS A320 & A321 Business Class Review
I have flown on several SWISS International Air Lines flights in Business Class the past few months (This review is from November 2018. Most of what I wrote then is still true other than the A220 makes up a good portion of their short-haul fleet now and they no longer operate the A319). I flew on the A321 from Zurich (ZRH) to Rome (FCO) and on the A320 from AMS to ZRH and a few flights between Moscow (DME) and Zurich. Along with their newly acquired C series by Bombardier (A2
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May 30, 20218 min read


Aeromexico B737-800, B737 MAX & B787 Domestic Business Class (Clase Premier) Review
I originally wrote this review of February of this year from a trip we took in November of 2020. Since that review my wife and I have taken three addition trips to Cancun and one to Puerto Vallarta. Every time returning in Clase Premier (Business Class) to Tijuana (no test required for land entry). In April (2021) we flew on two B737 MAX 8's and yesterday (May 2021) again a B737-800 and a B787-8 (this time Dreamliner from MEX to TIJ) and two additional trips on the B737-800 a
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May 27, 202115 min read


American Airlines A321 First Class Review
Review of American Airlines A321 Domestic First Class Seats, Service and catering

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May 18, 202118 min read


American Airlines A319 First Class Review
Review of American Airlines A319 Domestic First Class
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May 13, 202113 min read


Air Tahiti Nui B787 Business Class Review LAX to Papeete, Tahiti
My wife and I recently (Feb/March 2020) had the good fortune to visit French Polynesia. Much to my delight (and part of the reason we went) I was able to get two reward seats in Business Class (Air Tahiti Nui calls it Poerava Business) through American Airlines (this was before the Coronavirus hit). While my wife loved that it was a relatively short flight from Southern California (7 hours 50 minutes) I would rather redeem 20,000 fewer miles (70k vs 80k) and get more bang for
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May 13, 202110 min read


Austrian Airlines B767 Business Class Review VIE to Washington IAD
I was very proud of myself for booking a one-way award ticket through United from Moscow to LAX on Austrian Airlines. I had an extra night to spend at the end of my trip and was trying to figure out where in Europe I could reasonably fly from Moscow and also find an award seat to So. California. I was having a hard time finding a suitable pair when I realized I could get an award ticket on both segments flying Austrian Airlines (IAD – LAX on United) and just take an afternoon
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May 13, 202111 min read


American Airlines B777 Domestic Flagship / Business Class Review
**** Most of my ramblings below are no longer relevant and are more a reminder of how screwed up the world was in the early 2020's. However, this is an accurate depiction of American's aircraft and service to Hawaii from DFW & ORD and the couple flights they still fly between LAX & MIA on the B787 or B777 (most flights are on the A321 or A321neos used on most North American flights). Plus, it also depicts their International Flagship Business Class catering and service as wel
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May 4, 20218 min read


Flying during the Covid-19 pandemic and what service to expect.
I have wanted to write about this subject since late last summer when I started to travel again. I didn't because I was hoping that the pandemic wouldn't last this long (now that I have written this it is sure to end ;)) and once things returned "to normal" the review would be obsolete. Unfortunately, my old site was compromised and I have been wanting to update it anyway, so this will be a quick first review until I can hopefully retrieve all my old reviews. I will mostly fo
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Apr 30, 202110 min read
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