This month, American Airlines has launched a new line of heritage amenity kits that honor the nine airlines that have combined over the years to make up the American Airlines of today. The amenity kits will be available for Transcontinental First class passenger and international passengers in Business class and will feature all-natural eco-friendly, boutique toiletry products from red flower cosmetics similar to those found in the US Airways Business class amenity kits pre-merger.
The nine kits will include themed from only a portion of the many airlines that make up the New American and the former US Airways:
- Air California in 1987
- Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 2001
- Allegheny – 1979
- Piedmont Airlines 1987
- American West 2005
- Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) – 1986
- Reno Air in 1999
- US Airways in 2013
- American Airlines – Today
“”We have more than 100,000 employees, each with their own unique story, and these retro amenity kits are a small tribute to the heritage of their careers and their legacy carriers,” said Fernand Fernandez, American’s vice president – Global Marketing. “Customers will also identify with the historic logos and colors of the companies that now form the fabric of the modern-day American Airlines.”
In order to get your hands on one of these nifty new amenity kits, which double as a mini tablet cover you will have to fly on American Airlines Flagship First service between JFK and LAX or San Fran or on any long haul international business class route.
Per AA the new amenity kits will roll out in phases, three at a time, and will be available until January 2016. New Amenity kits will be introduced every three to four months in batches and three with the first three, TWA, Reno Air, and Piedmont already in circulation.
TWA hertiage international business class amenity kit
The kits will include everything one would expect in a modern amenity kit and upgrades the overall kit that premium flyers are currently receiving from AA. In addition, the international First Class amenity kits will expand to offer new items including updated pajamas and nonskid slippers!
The heritage amenity kits in international Business Class contain fabric lining, a pair of socks and an eye mask styled with the colors of a specific airline, a toothbrush and toothpaste, Scope® mouthwash, covers for Bose® QuietComfort® Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headsets provided with each seat, earplugs, a pen, tissues and hand lotion, lip balm and wipes by red flower.
The heritage amenity kits in transcontinental First Class contain the fabric lining, socks and eye mask with airline branding, a toothbrush and toothpaste, earplugs, and the trio of red flower products.
International First Class customers will receive new, larger kits, containing a pair of plush socks and an eye mask, Scope® mouthwash as well as covers for Bose® QuietComfort® Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headsets, a toothbrush and toothpaste, earplugs, pen, tissues and the three red flower products in addition to red flower’s face lotion. Customers will also receive upgraded pajamas in a color-block pattern and non-skid, 100 percent cotton terry slippers.
Finally, AA is going for great the airline has announced that new basic amenity kits will be introduced on business class transcontinental flights between JFK and LAX/SFO and LAX and Miami.
Domestic Transcon Business Class Amenity Kit
In addition, for the first time, American is rolling out amenity kits in Business Class on its transcontinental service between New York and Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as Miami and Los Angeles. These kits contain a pair of socks and eye mask, a toothbrush and toothpaste, earplugs, and the trio of red flower products.
Overall I find this product enhancements to be fairly exciting! As I already have a closet full of Airline Amenity kits; I am looking forward to trying to collect as many of these amenity kits as possible to add to my collection! I just wish AA would provide the new kits on the transcon flights from San Diego as well! *Hint Hint*
