I flew American Airlines’s longest route from LAX and second-longest route overall today with their flagship 777-300ER, from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. Sydney joined American’s network in 2015, providing travelers with a second daily flight on a Oneworld airline between the two cities.
Server: Solo
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Origin: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California (LAX)
Destination: Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Mascot, Australia (SYD)
Flight Number: AA73
Route: KLAX-YSSY
Seat: 14L (Flagship Business)
Time En Route: 15 Hours 28 Minutes
Getting boarded at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at night. Sydney has been, since American began service there, the second fiddle for flight length, first being surpassed by DFW-HKG until 2020 (also operated by the 777-300ER) and now DFW-BNE, operated by the 787-9.
Taxiing out for takeoff. Our aircraft this evening has the new “Olympus” configuration, which actually hasn’t entered service yet. The first aircraft to get this seating configuration, with 70 Flagship suites, is currently undergoing retrofit in Hong Kong.
GE90-115Bs powering up on 25R
Lifting off out of LA for Sydney
Settling back with our seat down for a nice, relaxing sleep as we cross the Pacific
Briefly waking up somewhere near American Samoa
Sunrise near the coast of New South Wales
Final descent over the suburbs of Sydney
Howdy and welcome to Sydney!
Deplaned at Terminal 1 as the sun comes up
