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Shawn Gallagher

@altitudeyes.com
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Lover of all things aviation, author of the altitudeyes.com blog, part of BoardingArea. Views are my own. 📍NYC based, ex Tokyo and Boston.

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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 13h
Quite the Qatar Airways livery! #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 11/10/2026
Go Cleveland! Onto the next!
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 06/10/2026
A crisp 48 degrees this morning and beautifully sunny as I head to work. The weather can’t get any better than this! The coat is out for the first time this season.
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Seth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 05/10/2026
Limiting IFE screens to only some seats on a plane is incredibly rare, but Alaska Airlines will do precisely that in its upcoming Aurora premum 737 MAX 10 layout. The reasons offered are interesting. #IFEC $ALK #PaxEx #AvGeek
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Behind Alaska Airlines' Aurora Split-Cabin IFE Choice
Limiting IFE screens to only some seats on a plane is incredibly rare, but Alaska Airlines will do precisely that in its upcoming Aurora premum 737 MAX 10 layout. The reasons offered are interesting.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 30/09/2026
In New Jersey for work today. Here’s to my first time taking NJ Transit.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 27/09/2026
Here are some planes for your Sunday. @ DFW #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 20/09/2026
I typically buy a new iPhone every 3 years; coming from the 15 Pro Max it was about time for for the 18 Pro Max. This burgundy color is gorgeous. Battery life so far has also been incredible.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 19/09/2026
YES!
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 19/09/2026
Checking in! @themiddleseatview.bsky.social
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 10/09/2026
Not today, Amtrak.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Thanks!
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Thank you!
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Looking forward to it!
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Thank you!
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Life lately: Happy to share that I recently began a full time role in aerospace procurement as my first job out of college. Very pleased and excited to get more involved in the aerospace industry. I’m also still based in NYC, always feel free to reach out if you’re traveling through! #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
(This was at Greenwich Lounge JFK a few weeks ago)
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Credit where credit’s due. Klur and American Airlines have changed the design of their lounge hand wash/lotion bottles. Previously complained by both me and many AA frequent flyers. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Woohoo, hopefully that’s the case
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 05/09/2026
Anyone know when the JFK Provisons by Admirals Club is opening? #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 03/09/2026
Shall we include preferred seats in the “premium” seat count? 🥴
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 29/08/2026
Currently: flight AA168 back home ✈️ #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 29/08/2026
Maybe, but this was around the time the CX lounge closes (4:30)! I’m flying AA. I didn’t check how busy the 4th floor Sakura Lounge was like, this was the Skyview one on the 5th floor. I imagine that other one is (at least slightly) busier.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 29/08/2026
I’ve always had an image of JAL Sakura Lounges being extremely packed, especially during peak hours (like right now, 4pm in Tokyo) based on past experiences. Today is different though; it’s been a while seeing a JAL Sakura Lounge this empty. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 18/08/2026
Has meal service on JAL’s business class always been done by a cart? #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 18/08/2026
Welcome aboard Japan Airlines flight JL11 with service to Tokyo Haneda. Seated in JAL’s (still new) business class on the A350-1000 today, seat 12G. Luckily nobody next to me in the middle section here. A stellar hard product courtesy of Safran Unity. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 18/08/2026
American Airlines just announced the return of seatback screens on its domestic fleet. Here I am reading about it on an Oasis 737. 😂 #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 18/08/2026
Went with the biscuit and gravy for breakfast. Your typical meal on AA domestic F in the morning. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 18/08/2026
Welcome aboard American Airlines flight AA475 with service to Dallas-Fort Worth. Seated in F today, couldn’t get a window seat since I booked this flight yesterday. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 18/08/2026
Definitely one of the emptiest visits to the Greenwich Lounge I’ll ever have. There were probably about 5 other people when I walked in at 5am today lol. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 13/08/2026
American Receives First Retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER With New Suites altitudeyes.com/american-rec...
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American Receives First Retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER With New Suites - Altitude Yes
American's retrofitted 777-300ER includes 70 Elevate Ascent seats in business class, the same product seen on its new 787-9s.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 12/08/2026
NYC has free saunas open 24/7, called 14th St-Union Square Station
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/08/2026
Well shit.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/08/2026
I can imagine. Glad I’m not at the airports today (and most days this week lol)
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/08/2026
Oh yeah, it’s gonna pour.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/08/2026
I just stick to FR24
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/08/2026
Aside from tracking aircraft, I’ve literally been using Flightradar24’s weather map as a precipitation map in my day to day living. I actually find it helpful to track weather. Easy to see where the storms are, and get a sense of how long the rain will last. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/08/2026
Good morning ☀️
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 01/08/2026
Seat 2A back home to New York. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 31/07/2026
That’s a throwbAAck.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 31/07/2026
Every once in a while I find myself at the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor by Logan Airport. A perfect hotel with its views as an #avgeek. The other side of the hotel also has stellar views of the city. Can’t beat this place.
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Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 23/07/2026
Not kidding: My dream last night was that I forgot that I had a banana going through US customs and I got my Global Entry revoked. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 19/07/2026
Agreed
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 19/07/2026
Yup viewfromthewing.com/new-american...
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New: American Airlines Will Bring Flagship Suites To Boeing 787-8s, Overhauling Tiny 20-Seat Business Class Cabin
American Airlines is planning to retrofit existing Boeing 787-8 aircraft with new Flagship Suites. Right now, they have fantastic business class seats, but they have too much variability in their wide...
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 19/07/2026
“Isom told CNBC that work to refresh cabins will soon expand to American’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.” I don’t recall hearing anything about a refresh for the 787-8s. Is this new? #Avgeek www.cnbc.com/2026/07/19/a...
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American Airlines CEO lays out his vision to close a more than $3 billion profit gap
The carrier is working on improving reliability, investing in more premium seats and lounges, and considering Boeing and Airbus for a new wide-body plane order.
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Seth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 17/07/2026
And for all the credit United is claiming (and receiving) about this being an "innovation" it invented, remember that American had similar on some 737-800s for a few years for the same reason. Eventually AA removed the blocked seats and staffed the extra FA. #PaxEx
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 10/07/2026
I first noticed this yesterday when searching BOS-TYO with AAdvantage. These price increases involve bookings with a JAL segment + AA or AS segment. JAL only awards still seem to abide by the regular award chart. #Avgeek
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 10/07/2026
American Airlines Raises Partner Award Prices for Certain Flights to Asia — What to Know awardwallet.com/news/america...
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American Airlines Hikes Partner Award Rates for Asia Flights
American Airlines appears to have increased prices on some partner award bookings that involve a mix of Japan Airlines and American segments.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/07/2026
44th was blocked too, but just between 2nd and 3rd.
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Shawn Gallagher @altitudeyes.com · 07/07/2026
For pedestrians, blocked streets are 41st, 42nd, and 43rd between 1st and 3rd. At least what I can tell from walking around.
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