T2 was never very pleasant inside, however I will miss the LH lounge on the upper level of T2 that offered superb views of landing aircraft and movements around the tarmac at a decent vantage point.

Are the JL, RG, SK, etc. flights listed here their scheduled services or are they charters?

No meals on domestic UA flights – just buy-on-board snack boxes that don’t contain anything that is remotely healthy (but then, you are in the USA!). Booze is also buy-on-board, soft drinks and hot drinks complimentary.

That’s pretty standard, however, on LAX-HNL flights, I believe you still get complimentary meal service. I did the last time I flew on that route. Same with LAX-IAD, or anything with a 5 hour flight time. Again, things might have changed since the last time I flew one of those legs. Don’t expect PTV’s in UA’s domestic 763’s and 777’s. Sometimes, however, you can get lucky and land a 3-class intl. config widebody twin. Overall decent service, for my dollar at least.

It would be fairer to have a better mix of people on the test, to get a more realistic picture, not everybody is going to be super fit men and women…

Surely not everybody that goes to a gym is super fit, at least not the one that I’m a member at. They are there for a reason. 😀

You’ve heard wrong George, they cannot use any Australian port of exit to Lax

Ok, thanks for clarifying that.

One question though!

Is it me, but whenever I land at AMS, you get what feels like a two hour tour of the airport before the crew decide park the bloody thing..lol 😀
I think on BHX – AMS flight we were taxiing longer than we were in the air.

It’s not you. If you land in AMS on a euro flight, you land on the runway (not sure of the name or number) that is quite a distance from the airport, and you taxi over that little canal that provides great photo ops if you take a bus there (details on Peter’s website). It’s a long taxi!

I can’t believe that AA does not have complimentary meal service on their JFK-LAX flights. That, along with the SFO-JFK run, is probably the most prestigious sector in N. America. I have flown that route numerous times, albeit with United, and the service along with the food has been outstanding in both business and economy, and that was before UA’s vaunted p.s. service that is the standard on those runs nowadays. I have not flown them since then, but if they are charging for meals in economy on those flights as well, I will be thoroughly disappointed. Nice photos, by the way.