Two down six to go

Meanwhile over at Gate 57:

AA 556
SFO-ORD
10:35a-4:55p (sked)
10:30a-4:50p (actual)
Older 737-800 (same metal as inbound 1341)
PDB
Wifi Equipped but not working
December 6, 2011
Snack

OMG, 3 PDBs flights in one day. This can't be AA.

Choice of the 4 Cheese Enchilada or the chicken Cobb Salad. The chicken tasted a little too processed for me.
The southwest chicken salad is much better.

And a coconut caramel cookie.

As this was the same aircraft as my inbound 1341, no Wifi. Although the crew weren't aware until I told one of the FAs that it was a Wifi mechanical issue that was not fixed overnight at ORD. "You were on the inbound and now you're flying back?"

With an on time arrival at ORD, I was looking forward to working in the AC for a couple of hours, until I turned on my phone after landing to discover the ominous "Voice Mail 800-433-7300" message. "...Mr. SFO777, this is American Airlines calling to advise you that we are unable to honor your upgrade tonight on flight 1561. We have confirmed a seat for you in coach..." Say what?? Jeez, my upgrade cleared at around T-70 into a cabin that was F7 A5, I'm checked in and have my BP for 6F.

Called the EXP line while taxiing. EXP agent doesn't understand what happen, claimed that in 25 years, she'd only seen this twice. Both 6E and 6F were showing open, the flight was 14/16 but she couldn't reinstate me. Her attempts to contact the department that pulled the upgrade were in vain as they had "gone home for the day". 20 minutes at the H/K AC and the amazing AAngel Monica finally was able to override the system and reinstate me back into 6F, calling three different departments including tracking down the CSM in charge of tonight's 1561 who OK'd me back into 6F. The company line was that an earlier SFO flight cancellation caused 1561 to be oversold in First so I was bumped. The oversold status disappeared as the day progressed leaving 1561 only 14/16 by 5PM but, absent an apparent act of God, the system would not return my upgrade once space was available.

AA 1561
ORD-SFO
7:15p-9:55p (sked)
7:10p-9:07p (actual)
Older 737-800
PDB
Wifi
December 6, 2011

Special thanks to ORD AC AAngel Monica for getting 6F back for me!

Great BOS/ORD crew making 4 for 4 on PDBs. Let me check... is this really AA?
Shrimp cocktail, mixed green salad with caesar dressing and parmesan.
Choice of tortellini or herb chicken with what tasted like beurre blanc sauce (but advertised as bearnaise tomorrow), rice and beans.
The chicken was excellent, perfectly moist and great flavor!

Pre-made sundae or cheese plate.

More favorable winds tonight and we arrived 45 minutes early. Next stop, you guessed it:

Next up: The same four flights all over again starting in a couple of hours.