American Airlines

Pros: Very reliable, on-time, first class food, employees
Cons: No free snacks in coach, old airplanes, lack of gate information

American Airlines (AA) is the largest US Airline with service throughout the country. Over the last few years I have flown AA and American Eagle more than most other airlines and I find the experience to be very consistent and generally positive. While I ...

Pros: Good selection of flight times and destinations.
Cons: Cramped up seats and overhead bin space.

Following is a review of American Airlines. This review is based on my experience as a frequent traveler on American flying full fare coach class for business and occasional travel for leisure on cheaper tickets. All my travel with American has been ...

Pros: Better service than other airlines
Cons: Flying is still too much like work

I remember the days when flying was fun. You sat in big comfortable seats with more leg room than a car. You had your choice of full hot meals with real silverware. Not anymore. Flying has become a chore, and one I have tried to avoid more and more in ...

Pros: Reliable, punctual, strict security, experienced staff, seasoned pilots, lots of legroom, well-maintained planes
Cons: Seats can be somewhat uncomfortable for the back, staff may not be overly friendly

I've been an American Airlines (AA) customer since March 2001, and as of now I've been on several fairly long flights with them. So far, my experiences have been nothing but good, and I've encountered no problems or incidents with AA - they got me there ...

Pros: Friendly and polite Flight Attendants, good route system, easy and fast check-in, and comfortable seats.
Cons: Not always the cheapest, and sometimes minor problems.

I just recently took a vacation from Austin (AUS) to New York (JFK), for a wedding and a trip into the city. I was very excited to fly American again since all my trips with the airline have been excellent. Departing from Austin Bergstrom airport ...

Pros: Excellent service, convenient with non-stop flights.
Cons: Found none on first trip

I had three trips I needed to take this summer and would be flying to my destinations, so I took a t ...

Pros: Nonstop to Anchorage from Dallas, flight was on time
Cons: Frequent flier miles expire quickly, not a budget airline

How do you judge an airline's service?

How about by seeing how well they treat the least of their customers--the lowly Priceline ticket holders?

On July 25, my daughter and I put American Airlines to this test when we flew from Fort...

Pros: No problems with baggage, helpful staff, no glitches
Cons: Seating was a little cramped

In March 2002, I flew on American Airlines from JFK (New York) to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and on to Beef Island, Tortola, with a round trip returning the same way. We left early on a Friday morning, and returned on Saturday, getting back to New...

Pros: emphasis on safety, comfortable seats
Cons: their choice of movies!!! at least on my flight!

During my recent California excursion...er...business trip, I flew American Airlines on all four legs of the trip. Here is my overview of the service , safety, and on-board movie (yawn) during the flights.

Our initial flight was from Logan...

Pros: In the Caribbean, just about the only game in town
Cons: San Juan is the black hole for luggage

If you are flying American Airlines to any of the eastern Caribbean islands, chances are you'll have to change to an American Eagle flight in San Juan, Puerto Rico. San Juan is the epicenter of the Bermuda triangle for lost luggage....

Pros: great legroom, adjustable head rests, service
Cons: You name it

Now, just to warn you, I'm a music/movie/video game writer and I have no experience in this kind of writing. I just wanted to give it a shot.

American Airlines is good only if you need cheap tickets fast. If you have months and months to...

Pros: Service with a smile, on-time flight, and best priced ticket.
Cons: No movie was shown during flight.

American Airlines...literally took me across America! by namiej, Jan 11 '05 "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking!" This is the phrase that I heard as I headed down the runway! MY EXPERIENCE: I recently flew home for Christmas. ...

Pros: Minimal delays only, good leg room on flights
Cons: The food

After having flown other airlines more often, I recently took American Airlines for the first time in a long time on a vacation over to Maui, Hawaii. All told, I took four different American Airlines flights on my vacation so I have a pretty good sample...

Pros: none
Cons: late flights, dirty planes

My wife and I had the (dis)pleasure of flying on American Eagle from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau, The Bahamas on June 7, 2004 returning June 11, 2004. We chose American Eagle for the frequent flight schedule. For our flight to Nassau we got to the check-in ...

Pros: helpful, knowledgeable employees
Cons: same cons as all commercial airlines have

Don't you want to know why you're sitting on the runway for an hour before taking off? I don't know if this is normal American Airline procedure or if I just had 2 pilots that cared about his passengers, but my last 2 trips on American kept me very...