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Photo taken by: Dan Wilson
Route: Miami to Boston, 10 Nov 2004
Ticket price: upgraded to First
Flight duration: 2.5 hours
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 757; first class
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal type: Early dinner
Over the last few months I have taken many internal flights in the USA, and I never eat the food as it always smells rank. However, due to a fortunate upgrade in Miami I decided to try the food in First Class. Meal was an early dinner, and consisted of Teriyaki salmon, some rice, green beans and a salad. The rice was okay, the salmon very dry, and the salad was too lemony to eat. My mouth was coated in something (similar to that feeling after a very fatty meal) after the meal and the glass of chardonnay I had with it did nothing to remove the sensation. Very salty meal.
Desert was a bag of lemon cookies. A quick glance at the ingredients disabused me of any notion that they were edible.
As much as I like the odd postings on Airline Meals that I have made, this is one experience that I will not be repeating
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2 for the food, 8 for the service
Camera brand & type: Canon S50 Powershot

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Photo taken by: Huotari
Route: FLL to LAX, 9 Nov 2004
Ticket price: $130.24 RT
Flight duration: 5 hr 38 min
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 757, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: Pasta with red sauce, mixed green salad, pepper cream dressing, french roll, margarine, coconut almond cake.
Drink: Club soda.
Comments: I was glad AA served dinner on a late evening flight. The pasta was pretty good and cake was very good. I wish they served butter instead of margarine.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
Camera brand & type: HP Photosmart 318

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Photo taken by: James Young
Route: ZRH-DFW, 1 Jan 2005
Ticket Price: Part of Segment SFO-ZRH RT, Total $1440
Flight Duration: 11 hrs, 30 min
Aircraft Type & Cabin: 767-300, Business (flagship
service)
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Warm nuts, vegetable dip, shrimp
appetizer, fillet mignon, ice cream sundae
Comments: Fillet mignon a bit too cooked, but other
than that, excellent meal
Rating: 9 for the food, 10 for the Flagship service

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: FLL-DFW, Dec 2004
Flight duration: 3:15
Aircraft type & class: 757-200, First Class
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Salad with chicken breast, olive tapenade (first time sighting for this), focaccia slices, a glob of some kind of soft cheese with chives, Carr's water crackers, cheddar cheese rectangle, ranch dressing, and some Brussels cookies.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): Ordinarily it would get a 5, because fundamentally it was the same old tired, cold salad that replaced our hot, 3-course lunches two years ago! However, the olive tapenade appeared and it was actually good, and certainly unique at 35,000 feet. Refreshing to see AA mixing it up a bit, menu-wise -- 7.5
Camera brand & type: Minolta XG

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: DFW-FLL, Dec 2004
Flight duration: 2:50
Aircraft type & class: MD80
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: This flight has had two choices for the longest: Chicken Parmagiana or Filet Mignon. Had, I say, because AA has seen fit to replace the filet with a beef short rib. To their credit it was tender, but tasted just okay.....really made me miss my usual filet ;) Chicken is always ok too. Each comes with a salad, and dessert, all tray service, at the same time.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
Camera brand & type: Minolta XG

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: ORD-SFO, Dec 2004
Flight duration: 4:30
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, First Class
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: Standard AA fare. Salad with vinaigrette, filet mignon with mashed potatoes, zuchinni, squash, and onions. Ice cream sundae (the "reduced service" version) for dessert.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Minolta XG

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: FLL-ORD, Dec 2004
Flight duration: 3:00
Aircraft type & class: MD80
Meal type: Snack
Contents of the meal: A new snack, for this route anyhow. A small salad, chicken strips in a tomato sauce with pasta, and one piece of zucchini. "Apple Sauce Oatmeal" cookies for dessert.
Comments: Pretty bland, but nevertheless a welcome respite from AA's ubiquitous pizza snack.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5
Camera brand & type: Minolta XG

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Photo taken by: jclark
Route: SEA - BOS nonstop, 22 Dec 2004
Ticket price: $380 (airmiles+purchased miles)
Flight duration: 4h:55min
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 737-800, First Class
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal:
Appetizer: Ceasar salad, white and wheat rolls, tomato and mozzarella salad with basil dressing.
Dinner: Filet minion accompanied by red potatos cooked in onions and olive oil.
Desert: Caramel hot fudge sundae and Baileys laced decaf.
Drink: Cabernet
Comments: The meal was very enjoyable. The tomato and mozzarella salad was fresh the dressing very tasty. The filet was outstanding . The beef was cooked to a perfect medium rare and was so tender you could almost cut it with a plastic fork. The potatoes were ok if slightly bland. The sundae desert was quite good.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9.5
Camera brand & type: Canon 20D

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: New York (JFK) to Zurich (ZRH), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 7:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Continental Breakfast
Contents of the meal: Croissant, raisins and yogurt
Drink: Orange juice
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: New York (JFK) to Zurich (ZRH), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 7:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Continental Breakfast (Special Meal: Vegetarian)
Contents of the meal: Bagel with cream cheese, banana, Nutri-Grain
Drink: Orange juice
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: New York (JFK) to Zurich (ZRH), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 7:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner (Special Meal: Vegetarian)
Contents of the meal: Tofu with rice, bread, salad and melon
Drink: Water
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: New York (JFK) to Zurich (ZRH), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 7:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner (Special Meal: Vegetarian)
Contents of the meal: Tofu with rice, bread, salad and melon
Drink: Water
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 5:14
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-200, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Snack
Contents of the meal: Craisins, cheese, crackers and brownie
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 5:14
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-200, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Snack (Special Meal: Vegetarian)
Contents of the meal: Baby carrots, grains, cookies and crackers
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 5:14
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-200, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast
Contents of the meal: French toast, slice of ham, melon and yogurt
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK), 5 Oct 2004
Flight duration: 5:14
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-200, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast (Special Meal: Vegetarian)
Contents of the meal: Fruits and bagel
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO), 22 Sep 2004
Flight duration: 6:08
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: Beef with patatoes and vegetables, roll, salad and cake
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO), 22 Sep 2004
Flight duration: 6:08
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner (Special Meal: Vegetarian)
Contents of the meal: Vegetables, bread, salad and melon
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Zurich (ZRH) to New York (JFK), 22 Sep 2004
Flight duration: 8:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Snack
Contents of the meal: Cheese Pizza, Grapes
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Zurich (ZRH) to New York (JFK), 22 Sep 2004
Flight duration: 8:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Chicken with patatoes and beans, Salad, Roll and Cake
Drink: Water
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Zurich (ZRH) to New York (JFK), 22 Sep 2004
Flight duration: 8:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Lunch (Special Meal: Vegetarian)
Contents of the meal: Pasta, Bread, Salad and Cake
Drink: Water
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Alexander Hauser
Route: Zurich (ZRH) to New York (JFK), 22 Sep 2004
Flight duration: 8:45
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Snack
Contents of the meal: Fisher Pretzels
Drink: Coke
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8
Camera brand & type: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1

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Photo taken by: Prof. Kenneth G. Madden
Route: MCO-LAX, 23 Sep 2004
Ticket price: $202.30 RT LAX-MCO + 11 upgrades ($275.00) Spent more on the upgrades than the coach ticket!!!!
Flight duration: Approx. 5:00
Aircraft type & class: B-757-223 First
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Lunch
Warm nuts, shrimp cocktail, spinach salad, mushroom alfredo, fruit plate.
Drink: Coke & water
Comments: No menus on AA transcon service; on flights eastbound, sit up front to get your first meal choice and westbound sit in the rear; everything satisfactory but the mushroom alfredo dish may be too salty for some tastes.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 2200

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Photo taken by: Prof. Kenneth G. Madden
Route: ORD-MCO, 20 Sep 2004
Ticket price: $202.30 RT LAX-MCO + 11 upgrades ($275.00) Spent more on the upgrades than the coach ticket!!!!
Flight duration: Approx. 2:30
Aircraft type & class: B-757-223
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Dinner
Warm nuts (how many ways can you photograph American's nuts?), salad, focaccia (spelling?) bread, chicken stir fry, cheese pie.
Drink: Coke
Comments: Everything was satisfactory except the chicken stir fry; it was more of a casserole and mushy (not crisp) with lots of spinach and very little chicken. The more I fly AA, the more I miss the food up front on CO.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 2200

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Photo taken by: Prof. Kenneth G. Madden
Route: LGB-DFW-LGB, date: 14 Sep 2004 & 16 Sep 2004
Ticket price: $156.70 + 6 upgrades
Flight duration: approx. 2:40 each way
Aircraft type & class: B-757-231 (TWA) F/C
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal: Lunch LGB-DFW & Dinner DFW-LGB
Lunch: warm nuts, Asian salad with cold salmon; Dinner: warm nuts, Ceasar salad, filet mignon, ice cream
Drink: Coke, water
Comments: Lunch: single tray service--salad was too mushy, salmon very good; Dinner: served in courses--filet mignon very good and ice cream had brownie chunks on top and some frozen berry sauce underneath
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): Lunch: 4 (salmon 9); Dinner 7.5 (dessert 9+)
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 2200

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Photo taken by: EC
Route: AA0091 LHR-ORD, 13 Sep 2004
Ticket price: N/A
Flight duration: 8hrs 35mins
Aircraft type & class: B777, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Snack
Cheese pizza, grapes, graham cracker cookies
Drink: Diet coke
Comments: The pizza was a bit doughy but not bad. Had some rotten grapes.
Cookies were good.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 4
Camera brand & type: Olympus X-1

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Photo taken by: EC
Route: AA0091 LHR-ORD, 13 Sep 2004
Ticket price: N/A
Flight duration: 8hrs 35mins
Aircraft type & class: B777, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Dinner
Salad, beef with French fries, creamed spinich, dinner roll, berry custard pie
Drink: bottled water and tea
Comments: The salad looked like it was 3 weeks old. It was wilted and the carrots were dry. The beef was salty but tender and the French fries were soggy. The pie was nice. It wasn't too sweet.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 4
Camera brand & type: Olympus X-1

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Photo taken by: EC
Route: AA0134 LAX-LHR, 9 Sep 2004
Ticket price: N/A
Flight duration: 10hrs 20mins
Aircraft type & class: B777 , Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Dinner
Salad with tomatoes topped with Parmasan chesse, beef with rice and green beans, French roll, chocolate cake
Drink: bottled water and diet Coke
Comments: The beef was a bit salty but very tender. The dinner roll could've broke through several windows. It was very hard. The cake wasn't too bad.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5
Camera brand & type: Olympus X-1

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: CCS-FLL, September 2004
Ticket price: $300 + 12,500 miles upgrade to "business class"
Flight duration: 3 hours
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 737-800
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Dinner
Warm nuts followed by a salad of mixed greens, with leeks and couscous. My entree choice was a very tasty beef filet in a mushroom cream sauce with rice pilaf, asparagus and carrots. The other choice was an eggplant ravioli dish, which I was told was pretty good too. Dessert was an ice cream sundae with a rum-flavored syrup topping, and coconut sprinkles. Coach meal was, I believe, an attempt at "carne merchada" (shredded beef in a red pepper sauce) with rice and zuchinni. I tasted it and it was not bad at all. The coach dessert was flan, with an odd appearance and even odder texture....not so good.
Drink: Water, Tomato Juice.
Comments: Food quality and presentation was better than FLL-CCS. I asked FA what was served in coach, and as she had noticed me taking pictures of the food, she brought me a coach meal to photo. "Anything for an EXP," she said! Great crew and only three pax up front this time. Coach about 90% full.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9
Camera brand & type: Minolta Dimage XG

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: FLL-CCS, August 2004
Ticket price: $300 + 12,500 miles each way for upgrade to "business class"
Flight duration: 3 hrs
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 737-800
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Lunch
Ramekin of warm nuts to start (not pictured), followed by a mixed greens salad with tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke heart pieces, and kalamata olives. Entree choices were a beef filet with roasted potatoes and broccoli with red pepper strips (pictured), or AA's well known Shrimp and Risotto (not pictured, you can find it here on other submissions). Dessert was an ice cream sundae of vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, topped with some brickle squares.
Drink: Water, Tomato Juice
Comments: OK. Pretty standard AA domestic, first class fare on this short, international "business class" route....there were 8 pax total in F class out of 16 available seats. VE's political instability has nosedived the fares to this country....good for travelers off the beaten path, and this was my first trip back to Caracas proper since 1986, when I lived there. You need to take some precautions now, but otherwise you can still have a very enjoyable time, and it's a great deal for dollar or euro holders!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
Camera brand & type: Minolta Dimage XG (I love this little camera!)

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Photo taken by: Jessica
Route: AA 79 LGW-DFW, 25 Aug 2004
Ticket Price: $70 - taxes plus 60,000 FF miles
Flight Duration: 9 hours
Aircraft: 777, economy
Meal Type: lunch and snack
Contents of Meal: lunch = lamb in mild curry sauce, spinach, fruited rice, iceberg salad, chocolate brownie
snack = cheese pizza, grapes, shortbread biscuit
Drink: water, tea
Comments: Loved the lamb curry as a choice! Too often it's barbecue chicken or boring beef, and it was an unexpected surprise to be offered curried lamb. It was even nice meat and not grisly or a cheap cut. The rice was extremely nice and included pieces of stewed dried fruit (I think it was a prune!) Again the salad disappoints for lack of imagination, and I didn't even touch the solid bread. The afternoon pizza snack was overwhelmingly chewy and bready and I think there was a bit of tomato sauce under all that cheese, but it was really hard to tell. It had all the texture, flavour, and imagination of a frozen Red Baron single left under the galley lights for 3 hours.
Rating: lunch = 8 (tasty but on the small side)
snack = 4 (at least they gave us something!)

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Photo taken by: Omer Gilani
Route: ORD-LGA, 6 Sep 2004
Ticket price: $180
Flight Duration 1hr 50 min
Aircraft type & class MD80 Coach
Business or Leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Snack
Pretzels and a drink
Drink: Dr. Pepper
Comments: My bag of pretzels literally had 7 pretzels in them! Small snack!
Rating: 6
Camera Brand & type: Kodak CX4200

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Photo taken by: Omer Gilani
Route: LGA-ORD, 3 Sep 2004
Ticket price: $180
Flight Duration 2hrs
Aircraft type & class MD80 Coach
Buisness or Leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Breakfast/Snack
Contents of the Meal: Chewy Garnola bar and a Coke
Drink: Coke
Comments: A good snack, but kind of small for a 2hr flight! Especially if you have a clear view of the F class breakfast!!
Rating: 8
Camera Brand & type: Kodak CX4200

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Photo taken by: John Becker
Route: PHX-JFK, 31 Jul 2004
Ticket price: $310
Flight duration: 4hrs 24m
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 757, Coach
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Lunch
A "Bistro-Bag" with a purdue turkey ham and chese sandwhich served with dijonaise mustard, ruffles potato chips, a chocolate brownie and baby carrots.
Drink: Sprite, Coke
Comments: Didn't look like much but was actually tasty and filling. The flight attendents came around with 2 drink services and were very friendly and professional. I dont expect any food on domestic flights so anything is better than nothing.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Olympus D-370

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Photo taken by: Jacob Uriel
Route: JFK-ZRH, 28 Jul 2004
Ticket price: $1250 (to TLV)
Flight duration: 8 hrs
Aircraft type & class: 767-300 Coach
Business or leisure trip: Personal business
Meal: snack
Pretzles
Drink: Gingerale and a screwdriver.
Comments: I brought my own vodka from home.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 2100

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Chicken and rice in sauce. Roll and salad. Canteloupe.
Drink: Gingerale
Comments: Looks worse than it tastes.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

[275] * Meal: Low-calorie breakfast
Cereal, bananna, NutriGrain bar.
Drink: Orange Juice
Comments:
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: Seoung-Jun Lee
Route: From Miami, USA to San Jose, Costa Rica, 09 Mar 2003
Ticket price: Included in package
Flight duration: 2 hrs 50 min
Aircraft type & class: A300-600, Coach Class (With LESS leg room)
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Beverage service
A bag of pretzel I saved for later
Drink: Apple Juice with club soda
Comments: This mix turned out to be great, although I had bit too much club soda left over.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8 (Pretty much for myself, as I was the one thought of this idea ^^;;)
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 3100

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Photo taken by: Prof. Kenneth G. Madden
Route: DFW-LGB, 31 July 2004
Ticket price: Round-Trip $216.70 + 6 upgrades ($150.00)
Flight duration: 2:30
Aircraft type & class: B-757-231 TWA F/C
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Lunch
Warm Nuts, Cheese, Crackers, Milano Cookies, Salad, and Turkey Croissant Sandwich
Drink: Iced Tea
Comments: Not too bad for a short flight. Would be nice if AA offered the same service between DFW and the West Coast as they do on LAX-ORD flights. F/As offered two helpings of mixed nuts. Better than the breakfast on the way to DFW (pancakes and Chorizo [yuk!]). Best part was the landing on 25R at LGB, only 4461' after the fixed distance marker and displaced threshold. I used to do touch & goes with students in light airplanes on this runway. Runway 30 was closed for repairs. Banged the nose wheel on quite hard after landing and did a 180 on the runway because no open taxiway there.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 4
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 2200 (with a large memory chip, this camera can store up to 475 pictures but the relatively short battery life is an issue).

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Photo taken by: Alberto Gaitan
Route: Vancouver / Dallas / Miami / Buenos Aires, 1 Jul 2004
Ticket price: U$ 635
Flight duration: 15 hs.aprox.
Aircraft type & class:
MD80 (Vancouver/Dallas/Miami)
B767 (Miami/Bs.As)-Econnomy
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal: Breakfast/Dinner
Breakfast: Yoghurt, cereal, bar, raisins
Dinner: Chicken breast, vegetables, salad, butter and bread, coconut-almond cake
Drink: Coffee, Soda, Water
Comments:
Breakfast so poor, you must take by yourself the "Bistro" bag before board the plane.I know that airlines had to reduce budget but this is a ridiculuos way. Food is not expensive, i prefer sometimes they charge a 5 dollars extra in my ticket and gave me a razonable meal. On the way to Miami we also had a Snack, i didn't take any picture because a pretzels bag and a glass of soda (the flight attendant opened one soda can and filled up 2 or 3 glasses at the time)doesn't make any sense.
Diner a little bit better,but small portions. No complementary alcoholic drinks, American charge 5 dollars for a Beer can or a small botlle of wine.
Believe it or not, this is the service and food, meal, catering on board of American Airlines, the big MEGACARRIER of the most rich country in the world. Even a smaller Latin-American or Asian airline company may offer better service.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3
Camera brand & type: JVC-Digital Still Video Cam


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Route: DCA-DFW, 27 Dec 2003
Ticket price: $750
Flight duration: 2.5 Hours
Aircraft type & class: MD80 First
Business or leisure trip: Buisness
Meal: Lunch
Turkey sandwich. Light salad, Pepridge farm cookies, cheese and crackers.
Drink: White wine.
Comments: Not bad.... not great
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Route: DCA-DFW, 27 Dec 2003
Ticket price: $750
Flight duration: 2.5 Hours
Aircraft type & class: MD80 First
Business or leisure trip: Buisness
Meal: Snack
Fisher Roaster Cashews
Drink: Ginger ale
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Nikkon Coolpix

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Photo taken by: Prof. Kenneth G. Madden
Route: LGB-DFW, 8 July 2004
Ticket price: Round-Trip $216.70 + 6 upgrades ($150.00)
Flight duration: 2:30
Aircraft type & class: B-757-231 TWA F/C
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Breakfast
Mexican omelet, fruit plate, bagel
Drink: Orange Juice & Iced Tea
Comments: Did not like the sauce surrounding the omelet; seems I complained about this same dish out of LAX about a year ago--AA really listens. Would have preferred bacon and hash browns. Other choice was pancakes. CO still has better meals up front and free upgrades for elite pax, but trying to book reasonable award travel through the Nonepass Program is like pulling teeth, hence my defection back to AA.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3 (10 for the fruit)
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 2200 (with a large memory chip, this camera can store up to 475 pictures but the relatively short battery life is an issue).

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Photo taken by: TattoodGuy
Route: LHR-JFK, 13 July 2004
Ticket price: $945 plus upgrade certificate
Flight duration: 7 hours
Aircraft type & class: 777 Business Class
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Lunch
Starters: Warm nuts to start
Appetizer: Puff pastry topped with tomato slices, kalamata olives, caramelized onions and fresh basil.
Salad: Fresh seasonal greens with creamy Caesar dressing with sourdough rolls
Main course: Filet Mignon
Tenderloin of beef complimented by sun-dried tomatoes and a caramelized onion demi-glace, presented with broccoli-tomato medley and yellow potato wedges with thyme
Desert: Ben and Jerry's Mint Chocolate Chunk ice cream

Followed by:
Light meal upon arrival: Pancetta Pizza
A personal pizza topped with pancetta bacon, grilled pineapple, mozzarella and fresh basil accompanied by a green salad with plum tomatoes and green onions.
Green salad
Desert: Dessert was not on the menu, but presented anyway. A REALLY nice cream Brule with dark chocolate and fresh blackberries.
Drink: Water

Comments: Really nice airline meal!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10
Camera brand & type: Canon G2
With this flight I racked up my one millionth mile on AA :-)

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Photo taken by: Seoung-Jun Lee
Route: Boston, USA to Miami, USA, 9 Mar 2004
Ticket price: Not sure, as it was included in the group tour
Flight duration: approximately two hours
Aircraft type & class: A300-600, Coach Class
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Beverage Service
A bag of pretzels I saved for later
Drink: Ginger Ale for first round, then orange juice and club soda mix for second round
Comments: Sucks how meals weren't served for such an early flight. However, thanks to the airport's "Carry Out, Carry In!" campaign for every restaurents, I was able to bring a sandwich with a bag of chips, which are not pictured.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): Lucky 7 that is not so lucky.. --+
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 3100

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Photo taken by: Frequent Fryer
Route: JFK-SFO-LAX, 30 Jun 2004
Ticket price: $241.50
Flight duration: 5 hours
Aircraft type & class: 767-200 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Breakfast
Drink: The usual assortment of beverages that you would find on an AA domestic flight
Comments: This was a pretty good meal for a U.S. carrier domestic flight. It consisted of an omlette with a spicy/creamy filling, a round slice of Canadian bacon, a mini-bagel, and some canteloupe slices. Transcontinental flights are about the only flights you actually get a hot meal in economy in theU.S. these days, so I was grateful for this modest little breakfast.

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: LAX-JFK, 15 Oct 2003
Ticket price: $2200 + VIP upgrade
Flight duration: 5 hrs
Aircraft type & class: 767-200, First Class
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal: Lunch
Macadamia encrusted breast of chicken with sauteed zuchinni, squash, and mashed potatoes.
Drink: Water, Tomato Juice
Comments: Pretty good. Best of the meal is the sundae (and freshed baked cookies prior to landing). Unfortunately, I did not take pictures of those two. AA's Flagship service in F on the 767-200 is about the best way you can get from coast to coast. Very enjoyable with a personal DVD player/movies, and the "wooly mammoth seat," which is AA's version of a Barcalounger.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: LLZ, 15 Oct 2003
Ticket price: ~$2200 + VIP upgrade
Flight duration: 5 hrs
Aircraft type & class: 767-200, First Class
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal: Lunch
Salad. The Flagship service in F on this route is quite extensive. You can add all kinds of extras like vegetables, salmon, or chicken, making the salad a meal in itself. Since I was having an entree also, I just added some tomatoes, mushrooms and artichokes
Drink: Water, Tomato Juice
Comments: Very good.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: AA 100 JFK-LHR, 20 June 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: 6 hours+
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 777 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: (Vegan) Dinner
Tofu with onions and peppers over rice with a salad, roll, and a vegan desert.
Drink: Cranberry-apple (not pictured) (the meal came with a bottle of water)
Comments: Wow! The main dish was a large helping with a few good chunks of tofu and nice sauteed veggies. The rice was bit overcooked, but not bad. The salad was very green and fresh. I have to give credit to AA for finding a vegan desert (as most airlines just do fruit), and one that was pretty good. Having flown JFK-SFO earlier in the year and gotten a bland rice dish with veggies (see picture 230 under American Airlines) I was very surprised that this meal contained tofu, and was excellent. (Now if they could only work on breakfast.)
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: AA 100 JFK-LHR, 20 June 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: 6 hours+
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 777 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: (Vegan) Breakfast
Food bar, raisins, and a bagel
Drink: Orange juice (included with the meal)
Comments: Horrible! The bagel was hard and had no taste at all; it was the worst airline bagel I ever had. The raisins were horrible. The margarine contained milk (only soy-margarine does not contain milk) and not only was the food bar practically candy with the high-sugar and low-protein, it was not vegan! It even said on the wrapping "contains milk". Honestly, American Airlines...
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 1
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: AA 100 JFK-LHR, 20 June 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: 6 hours+
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 777 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Breakfast
Yogurt, raisins, and a warm croissant
Drink: Orange juice (included with the meal)
Comments: The warm croissant was a nice touch, as most airlines just serve something wrapped in plastic. The yoghurt was a bit funny tasting, as were the raisins. This was certainly better than most red-eye breakfasts.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: AA 100 JFK-LHR, 20 June 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: 6 hours+
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 777 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Dinner Beverage Service
Pretzels and cranberry-apple juice.
Comments: I was surprised to find out that they had cranberry-apple on the flight, as it is usually only on domestic sectors. Although this has nothing to do with food, the nice thing is that the 777 has the tray tables that fold in half that are perfect for the beverage service and other functions during the flight. More airlines should definitely do this. Throughout the flight, one of the flight attendants would come by and give me a can of the juice, which I thought was very nice and makes you feel "personal"?
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: AA 100 JFK-LHR, 20 June 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: 6 hours+
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 777 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Dinner
This was the chicken selection. The main dish was chicken with potatoes and vegetables, salad, roll with butter, and a brownie for desert.
Drink: Seltzer (the meal came with a bottle of water)
Comments: The chicken was pretty good and was certainly better than most chicken. The potatoes were nicely seasoned, and the vegetables just fine. The salad was a standard airline salad, although a bit greener than most airlines' salads. The brownie was fine. Overall, the meal was pretty good.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: Will H.
Route: AA 100 JFK-LHR, 20 June 2004
Ticket price: 800+ (ticket was JFK-LHR-NCL and then DUB-JFK)
Flight duration: 6 hours+
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 777 Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Dinner
This was the beef selection. The main dish was beef with mashed potatoes and vegetables, salad, roll with butter, and a brownie for desert.
Drink: Ginger ale (the meal came with a bottle of water)
Comments: This person did not have an option for their meal (the other option ran out). The beef was standard airline beef, the mashed potatoes a bit frozen, and the vegetables very blandish. The salad was a standard airline salad, although a bit greener than most airlines' salads. The brownie was fine. Overall, the meal was very average.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5
Camera brand & type: Nikon Coolpix 4500

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: GRU-DFW, 27 Mar 2003
Ticket price: ~US $8500 round trip
Flight duration: 10 hrs
Aircraft type & class: 767-300
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal: Breakfast
Croque Monsieur Breakfast Sandwich - Grilled sandwich with Turkey Ham, Swiss Cheese and Bechamel Sauce, topped with melted Swiss Cheese and Sid Wainer's roasted tomatoes. Yogurt, Fresh Seasonal Fruit, and Assorted Breakfast Breads.
Drink: Milk, Orange Juice, Coffee
Comments: An AA business-class staple arriving into deep South America. It's pretty good providing it's not overcooked, and hence drying out the bechamel. This one wasn't. The roasted tomatoes (seem more like sun-dried) are a nice addition to this venerable classic. Surprisingly fresh fruit served along with it.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: LLZ
Route: DFW-GRU, 26 Mar 2003
Ticket price: ~US $8500 round trip
Flight duration: 10 hrs
Aircraft type & class: 767-300, Business Class
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal: Dinner
Hoisin sauce marinated Lamb Medallions with grilled Zucchini, grilled Tomato, grilled Bell Peppers and Herb Rice
Drink: Finca Flichman "Caballero de la Cepa" Cabernet Sauvignon
Comments: Overall very good. I have a 50/50 track record with lamb on the ground, so it was with some trepidation (and lack of choices; fish [rarely eat and never on planes], pasta [carb bowl] or soup [not filling enough for dinner]) that I had the lamb. Pleasantly suprised, as it was tender, juicy, and had a great flavor. The Hoisin sauce had some influence on that no doubt.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9 Great flight and service from the DFW-based crew. Only 10 pax in the forward cabin this flight, very light load in coach too... it was 6 days after the U.S. had attacked Iraq.

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Photo taken by: Tony Lu
Route: ORD-NRT, 16 Jun 2004
Ticket price: about 2000 USD for three people
Flight duration: 13hrs
Aircraft type & class: B772 Coach
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Afternoon snack
(Frozen) Smoked Turkey and Cheese Sandwiches, Raisens, M&Ms, Dijon Mannayoise, Mustard, and juice. (I will be uploading a scanned menu later with the details. You can see a little bit of the menu in the picture)
Drink: Water and Soda
Comments: Yuck! It's frozen!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 4.5 because of the other stuff (M&Ms and Raisens) and because of the nice little box that says "International Flagship Service".
Camera brand & type: Toshiba PDR-3320 Digital Still Camera

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Photo taken by: Tony Lu
Route: ORD-NRT, 16 Jun 2004
Ticket price: about 2000 USD for three people
Flight duration: 13hrs
Aircraft type & class: B772 Coach
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Lunch
Beef Tenderloin
Drink: Water and Soda
Comments: Okay
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7.5
Camera brand & type: Toshiba PDR-3320 Digital Still Camera

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Photo taken by: Tony Lu
Route: ORD-NRT, 16 Jun 2004
Ticket price: about 2000 USD for three people
Flight duration: 13hrs
Aircraft type & class: B772 Coach
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Lunch
Salmon
Drink: Water and Soda
Comments: Okay
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7.5
Camera brand & type: Toshiba PDR-3320 Digital Still Camera

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Photo taken by: Zunchaka Flurry
Route: AA708, Dallas/Ft. Worth – NNew York La Guardia, 23 Apr 2004
Ticket price: (Austin - Dallas Fort Worth - New York, Non revenue)
Flight duration: 3 h 23 min
Aircraft type & class: MD-82 (N930AN), Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Snack Bag - Fruits yogurt, Natural raisin, and a Power bar.
Drink: Orange Juice
Comments: Passenger picked up their bag at the boarding. As I was appreciated to get something to eat in the air, it could be more creative than this especially over 3 hours flight. But flight attendants were professional and continuously served beverages.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5+
Camera brand & type: Contax T-VS

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Photo taken by: Thomas Gómez
Route: SAN-STL, 12 May 2004
Ticket price: $399
Flight duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes
Aircraft type & class: MD-83,Coach
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal: Snack
Turkey Sandwich, Chips, Cookie, and Carrot Sticks
Drink: Pepsi Light
Comments: Fairly good, but it left much to be expected. It came in a Bistro Bag
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6, Drink: 10
Camera brand & type: Fujifilm, FinePix A205 Digital

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Photo taken by: Hesus Hernandez
Route: MIA-LAX, 22 Jan 2004
Ticket price: Upgrade
Flight duration: 5 hours
Aircraft type and Class: B757 First Class, Leisure trip
Meal: dinner
[242] * Lettuce salad with croutons, and creamy dressing. Cheese and tomato on the side, bread and butter.
[243] * Beef medallion with delicious garlic and herbs mash potato and grilled peppers with onion on the side.
[244] * Haagen Dazs vanilla ice-cream with fudge.
Drink: California champagne and California Rodney Strong red wine.
Comments: Even though B757 is not the most comfortable airplane for a 5 hours trip, flight was pleasant. First Class meal service was adequate, so was the crew.
Rating: 8
Camera brand and type: Sony, digital