Been a really, really, reeeeally long time since I’ve done a South American route, so I chose to do this one between the largest city in the U.S. and the largest city in Brazil.
Server: Solo
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Origin: John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York (JFK)
Destination: São Paulo/Guarulhos-Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil (GRU)
Flight Number: AA951
Route: KJFK-SBGR
Seat: 1A (Flagship First Class)
Time En Route: 8 Hours 51 Minutes
Gate disengaged and ready for pushback
Preparing to taxi
A characteristic loud GE90 takeoff!
Powering out over the Atlantic
Settling back into our seat at our cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. First class is disappearing from airlines all across the world, and American Airlines is no exception. The 777-300ER we are on is scheduled to be reconfigured from 304 to 330 seats, with the new ones being lie-flat business seats.
Waking up in the Southern Hemisphere
Descending over rural Brazil
Bumpy landing at GRU
Leaving the runway and taxiing to Terminal 3
View of our aircraft, Terminal 2, and the ATC tower