Brooke's Complete Selection of Aircraft Traveled (so far!)
Exploring the World's Aircraft: A Comprehensive Flight Review Across Cabin Classes and Airlines
Below are the various aircraft I have traveled on before and after starting Brooke In The Air Travel. As with hotels, the service, cabin classes, and aircraft themselves taught me a great deal—especially how to gauge and review a given flight and determine which equipment is best to use when doing so.
Insider tip: Always get an airline’s permission ahead of time, and never film flight attendants or crew members without their express consent, preferably in writing. I am very selective about aircraft and have been known to choose a different flight if a route is more convoluted but allows me to fly on an aircraft I have been looking forward to experiencing for some time, one that is new to Brooke In The Air Travel, or one operated by a new airline.
Below is a list of the aircraft I have flown on and often reviewed, along with the class in which I traveled.
Boeing 767-400ER — Business Class
Boeing 767-300ER — Business Class
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — Business Class (Domestic First)
Boeing 777-300ER — Business Class (Domestic First)
Boeing 777-300ER — Business Class
Boeing 747-8i “Queen of the Skies” — Classic Business Class, Upper Deck
Boeing 737-800 — Economy Plus
Boeing 737-800 — First Class
Boeing 737-900 — First Class
Boeing 737-700 — Economy Plus
Boeing 737-700 — First Class
Boeing 737-900ER — First Class
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 — Economy (Last Flight Before Retirement)
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 — Economy (Last Flight Before Retirement)
McDonnell Douglas DC-8 — Economy (Last Flight Before Retirement)
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — First Class
Boeing 757-300 — First Class
Boeing 757-200 — Economy Plus
Boeing 737 MAX 9 — Economy Plus
Boeing 737 MAX 9 — First Class
Bombardier CRJ-200, nicknamed “Satan’s Chariot” — Economy (One-Class Configuration)
Bombardier CRJ-550 — Economy (One-Class Configuration)
Bombardier CRJ-700 — First Class (One-Class Configuration)
Bombardier CRJ-700ER — First Class (One-Class Configuration)
Bombardier CRJ-900 — Economy Plus (One-Class Configuration)
Embraer ERJ-195 — Economy Plus (One-Class Configuration)
Embraer ERJ-170 — Economy Plus (One-Class Configuration)
Embraer ERJ-170LR — Business Class (One-Class Configuration)
Embraer ERJ-175 — Business Class / Economy Plus (One-Class Configuration)
De Havilland / Bombardier Q400 “Dash 8” Turboprop — Economy (One-Class Configuration)
Airbus A330-300 — First Class
Airbus A320-200 — First Class
Airbus A320neo — First Class
Airbus A319-200 — First Class
Airbus A350-900 XWB — Business Class
As you can see, there is only one aircraft—two, if we are stretching the conversation—that I have not traveled on yet. That is the Airbus A380-800 superjumbo jet (and the Airbus A340-600, though those are already being retired as of 2026).
The most obvious flight option for me would be from my home airport in San Francisco (SFO) to Munich (MUC) aboard Lufthansa, which feels like a fitting A380 experience. I mention Munich because it is the base where Lufthansa has stationed all eight of its Airbus A380 aircraft.
Aside from those two aircraft, I have flown on every major aircraft type currently in service or recently retired. Several I have flown multiple times, across destinations all over the world.
Now, we return to aviation history.
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