Iberia A330-300 (DFW-MAD-DFW)

EC-LZJ “Miami” maiden flight 12/06/2013

EC-MAA “Rio de Janeiro” maiden flight 08/20/2014

American Airlines 777-200ER (DFW-FRA-DFW)

N780AN maiden flight 08/23/1999

N771AN maiden flight 01/19/1999

Lufthansa A340-300 (DFW-FRA-DFW)

D-AIGS “Bergish Gladbach” maiden flight 09/24/1999

D-AIGZ “Villingen-Schwenningen” maiden flight 06/16/2000

-The newest aircraft wasn’t the cleanest or most well kept.
-An airline’s product and service/crew can make up for sitting in “regular” economy without status.
-I was VERY pleasantly surprised by an airline I’d never flown before.

Yep, 100%!