Review of American Eagle flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco in Domestic First

MQ - American Eagle

Flight taken on 08 September 2015

AA 5919

Los Angeles San Francisco

LAX

SFO

14:55 01h 18m 16:13

Model Embraer E-175

Class Domestic First

Seat 2A

Hi and welcome to the last portion of this series. This trip will be on an American Eagle flight which by itself would not be very exciting, but I managed to perk it up with a visit to the new Admirals Club located in T4S, which is a remote satellite accessible through bus for those passengers connecting with AA Eagle flights.
SFO-MIA in F – http://flight-report.com/en/report-11520.html
MIA-GIG in J – http://flight-report.com/en/report-11541.html
GIG-JFK in J – http://flight-report.com/en/report-11573.html
JFK-LAX in J – http://flight-report.com/en/report-11630.html
LAX-SFO in F – you are here.
The first thing that I did after deplaning in LAX is to head straight to the Admirals Club and take another shower. I turned in my boarding pass and the receptionist gave me a key to shower 8. I personally think that LAX has the best showers in the system - bright, inviting and just the right amount of space. Besides, I love that the hallway is decorated with pictures of iconic movie stars honoring the cinematic legacy of its home city. The display of famous stars can also be found at the new Admirals Club in T4S. In a way, the AA Clubs serve as galleries that take us to the past reminding us of the grace and elegance of a bygone era.

I then grabbed something to munch while I used the computer.

Soup selections for today.

My snacks.

Time to visit the new lounge at T4S. I took a bus that gave me access to some nice spotting on the tarmac.

An LY 772 taking off. If I remember correctly, I think LY used to fly LAX-YYZ-TLV. Now it is nonstop LAX-TLV and the flight is 14:30 long, making it one of the longest ones out of LAX.

We arrive at the Eagle satellite.

The new Admirals Club.
What this lounge lacks in size it makes it up in friendliness and style. The pictures of movie stars add a special touch and there are 4 individual WC's (2 for men and 2 for women). The buffet display is the same as the other lounge, with the exception of only 1 choice for soup instead of 2.
A nice agent greeted me with a smile as I entered the lounge.

Interior.

WC.

Buffet.

Another round of soup and snacks.

Gate area.

Boarding. Pre-dept. drinks were offered by an attentive FA.

We taxied to the runway after the door was closed. More spotting.

Take off.

Drinks along with a snack basket were offered.

The flight was uneventful and soon we started to descend into SFO.

Display all

Product ratings

Airline

American Eagle 6.9

Cabin8.5 / 10
Cabin crew9.0 / 10
Entertainment/wifi3.0 / 10
Meal/catering7.0 / 10

Lounge

American Airlines Admirals Club7.9

Comfort7.5 / 10
Meal/catering7.5 / 10
Entertainment/wifi9.0 / 10
Services7.5 / 10

Departure airport

Los Angeles - LAX8.8

Efficiency8.5 / 10
Access9.0 / 10
Services8.5 / 10
Cleanliness9.0 / 10

Arrival Airport

San Francisco - SFO9.8

Efficiency9.0 / 10
Access10.0 / 10
Services10.0 / 10
Cleanliness10.0 / 10

Conclusion

My seat 2A was a solo seat on the left side so it was a comfortable ride.

The snack basket was adequate for this short flight.

FA was proactive and efficient.

We left 11 min. late at 1510 and arrived 14 min. earlier at 1600.

No wifi was offered on this flight.

Even though I visited both Admiral clubs, my rating is for the new one at T4S.

Did you enjoy reading this?

Let the author know by sharing a clap! It will be greatly appreciated!

0 Clap

jetsetpanda 's latest reviews

jetsetpanda

Toronto → London

Air Canada Economy Boeing 787-9
jetsetpanda

San Francisco → London

Virgin Atlantic Economy Airbus A340-600
jetsetpanda

Hong Kong → Singapore

Singapore Airlines Economy Airbus A350-900
jetsetpanda

Taipei → Hong Kong

EVA Air Economy Boeing 787-9
jetsetpanda

San Francisco → Taipei

EVA Air Premium Eco Boeing 777-300ER
jetsetpanda

San Francisco → Los Angeles

Virgin America Economy Airbus A321neo

Comments (15)

Benoit75008 2015-09-23 10:04:51

Thanks for this report,

The use of celebrity pictures in the lounge reminds the time of the PAN AM

Cabin crew seems effective, AA try to upgrade their services

jetsetpanda 2015-09-24 06:32:22

Thank you for your comments Benoit.

The display of movie stars' pictures from the past is what makes the lounges at LAX special while addict a classy touch.

The snack basket is a big improvement from what they had before.

SkyteamCHC 2015-09-23 13:34:42

Thanks for this ... lounge report this time ! ;-) . I love those black and white photos of celebrities, memories of a time when flying was for the privileged.

Catering in the lounges seems to be improving .

Nice spotting at LAX

jetsetpanda 2015-09-24 06:40:59

Thank you Christophe.

It's a good thing that the lounges from the big 3 U.S. carriers are improving their offerings. I'm sure that the introduction of AMEX Centurion lounges has been one of the many reasons.

Chatokay 2015-09-23 14:15:00

Thanks for this nice FR.

jetsetpanda 2015-09-24 06:44:34

My pleasure. Thank you for stopping by.

K2World 2015-09-23 14:43:49

Thank you for this last FR and the whole serie.

I took the very same pictures of the Admirals Club when I was there. I had shower n°07 ^^ (FR to come)

Too bad there is no pictures of the aircraft, the cabin or the legroom.

jetsetpanda 2015-09-24 06:53:29

Hi Kevin.

Sorry about the lack of pics inside the cabin. It was kind of crowded when I boarded so I hesitated to get out the camera quickly. Hopefully I will get more cabin shots when I do this flight again next month.

I took the very same pictures of the Admirals Club when I was there. I had shower n°07 ^^ (FR to come)

- Great minds think alike, no? Looking forward to your FR. ;)

Thank you for your support.

lagentsecret 2015-09-23 20:31:59

Thanks for sharing this FR

The shower looks bright and decent

Olives and soup are always a good choice ;)

No cabin pictures but a lot of great aerial views

Thanks for sharing these reports and see you soon for another routing

jetsetpanda 2015-09-24 07:00:26

The shower looks bright and decent

- A very nice shower room indeed.

Olives and soup are always a good choice ;)

- Some foie gras and proper champagne would have made it perfect. ;)

No cabin pictures but a lot of great aerial views

- I'm grateful for your kind words.

As always, it's a privilege to count on your insightful remarks and discerning opinion. ;)

KévinDC 2015-09-27 02:26:13

You finished posting your series just in time for the next trip down!

Once you are ExPlat you'll be able to get in to the Flagship lounge and have real food, LOL, though it's nice that there are 2 different kinds of soups in the regular Admirals Club. I like the vintage photos Hollywood stars.

I didn't know there was a new Admirals Club at LAX--I added it to the Database for you and updated the report. Apparently it's officially known as the Admirals Club T4 Regional. Speaking of regional, I noted that your flight was on an E175, which is surprising because I thought all LAX-SFO flights were on 738s (At least the ones I've done). So I changed the airline from AA to American Eagle.

Thanks for another great series of reports!

jetsetpanda 2015-09-27 05:18:21

Hi Kevin.

Just in time to begin a new series. ;) There are two coming up - one to GIG next Friday with a side trip out of SDU to GRU with Azul (hopefully with phenomenal aerials) and in Nov. a RTW one SFO-CPH with SK, CPH-IST-HKG on TK and HKG-SFO on CX. As of today, the first leg SFO-CPH might change to SFO-SAL-BOG-LHR on AV and LHR-HEL-CPH on AY. I need to figure out if I can leave earlier and whether the inventory will still be available. I'm running into some trouble with AV trying to change the SFO-CPH leg which is a reward booked in Y through Lifemiles. If I can manage to change it to LHR, then it will be in J. I'm getting excited about that but we'll see.

Yes, the Admirals club at T4S is fairly new. I guess AA will be focusing more on LAX and strengtening their ties with Compass (American Eagle). I too was surprised that AA Eagle has picked up some of of those mainliner flights.

Thanks for updating the info and the corrections. As always, your support and comments are invaluable.

indianocean 2015-09-27 21:57:27

Pictures of massive movie stars is a nice touch but sad to say that it's not enough to upscale the poor catering.

Grace Kelly was a really gorgeous actress.

Thank you Adan

jetsetpanda 2015-09-27 22:47:46

Hi Bernard.

It is what it is. Unfortunately no amount of decoration will bring the catering of U.S. lounges to the level of those abroad. I give them some credit for attempting to improve that by adding a few new things.

Talk about lounge access, I can't believe how cheap it is to access some of the foreign ones. For example, I was looking at the AV site and it is only USD 25 to get in at their BOG one. That one is supposed to have showers and snack options.

Thank you for your visit and comments.

NGO85 2015-10-06 03:05:24

Thanks for the FR, Adan.

reminding us of the grace and elegance of a bygone era.

- You mean you still don't get all dolled up in your Sunday's best when you travel?

I have been to the satellite once, maybe 8 years ago for a LAX-SBA flight. It looks completely renovated because my memories of it weren't very good.

The lounge does look cozy, but has a very doctor's office waiting room feel in the seating area. I like the fancy faucet in the WC though, looks like a little airplane. It looks like you got your money's worth in vegetables and soup :)

Nice VS and SU spotting.

The flight was uneventful and soon we started to descend into SFO.

- Or you fell asleep...

Nice to see some newer E-Jets, I prefer the new style winglet to the old style winglet.

Login to post a comment.