Thedude

Sure it does, only sideways though. Fits in the drop down overheads of 777/747/etc also.

Peripatetic

Jaded et al. The company that manufactures PNT was purchased by a private equity firm some time ago. I believe the LW branding is an attempt to bring the products to a more "mainstream" audience. The metal frame PNT bag lives on in the "stealth" line. The elite & executive bags are ABS plastic, each with slightly different features. Regal is another LW label, which appears to be targeting those who buy Travelpro, but I could be wrong. The ABS bags are well made & compare favorably with the metal frame if you desire a lighter weight. Apples & oranges . . .

Cheers,
The Peripatetic

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ChinsFive

The point was you're not getting on last like most jumpseaters. You can get on when your row is called. Some ACMI guys get bussiness/first for international flights - they get to board early.

Radials Rule

JJ65,
Their contracts are based on the customer paying for the gas.....kind of a nice deal these days.

fosters

I disagree, I would NOT buy a "Strongbag". I had one and the material ripped after something like 7 days on the road. In addition the wheel wells are made of plastic and one completely shattered while the other one was starting to break. I returned it and bought a PNT. Best investment I've made.

My $60 Samsonite lasted longer than the Strongbag - almost 3 years. The fact that the Stongbag was falling apart after 3 trips doesn't speak very highly of it.

Pilotpip

The guy I bought my strongbag from quit carrying them. I asked him why, and he said quality control. There were some, like me that have had no problems with the bag. Others, like Fosters have had nothing but trouble. Nothing in between.

My bag's not being used much right now. But after a year it has some wear and tear but still does the job it was bought for. It will be replaced with a Luggage Works when it dies.

ToiletDuck

I abuse my strongbag and have been nothing but happy with it.

jaded

LOL It's hilarious this thread gets revived from 8 months ago but the reviving post never got answered. To answer your question. I think Aerocoast might be new since I don't think they were around when I was in the market for a flight case 8 months ago (hence this thread) I might have seen a few of those flight cases around the airport... Seems like a good deal for $149 bucks and it sure seems stronger than my POS LW flight case i bought for $200 that's already falling apart... Granted those ERJs are really hard on the flight cases with the weird J railed seats.

Speaking of flight cases, does anyone know where I can get the "If you can read this, I'm not getting paid" sticker?

Brown Boeing FO

Hey folks.

I spent eight years as a Waterskier out of STL. The entire time I had a PNT suitcase and flight bag. My recommendation for the suitcase is buy it! I beat the living tar out of mine and it came back for more. The only downside is that it is HEAVY. I still have it as a spare in case my company issue TravelPro goes down for the count.

The flight kit is a different story. I had one of the older ones that held up okay. I went through a handle or two but the top was starting to come apart, i.e. the handle was ripping off. Their newer flight kits (which they buy, they don't make them) are not as sturdy, so I would avoid them.

If you can afford the bucks, head for a Scott flight bag. Pricy but my buddy who was at TSA the same amount of time had his Scott the entire time and it did great.

My $ .02, YMMV, void where prohibited by law, blah, blah, yada, yada.

BBFO

bcrosier

I've had the PNT 26" rollaboard for about eight years now. I am one of those ACMI guys (an ATA refugee).

As has been said, I can carry it on no problem in the states/US carriers. The European carriers are a pain in the a$$ - but they are a pain in the ass anyway. Half the time they won't let you carry on a rollaboard and a flight bag regardless of the size.

Since I have had to check it a number of times, that bag has had the crap beat out of it. BA lost it and it turned up with all of the zipper pulls missing (that had to be deliberate vandalism on someone's part at Heathrow). I've had some of the stiching pull out on the back compartment. It's actually had the metal sides bent in from mishandling.

These sound like complaints - they are not. I routinely abuse it by overstuffing and overloading it. Any other bag would have arrived in pieces with contents strewn about. It is the only bag I will own. I've sent it back to Purdy twice to have it overhauled. While not inexpensive, it is cheaper than a new bag and it comes back every bit as good as new.

The older bags had a lighter aluminum handle which I've seen break, the new ones are stainless and very durable. I've never seen a Purdy bag with a problem with the wheels, which I have seen in many other bags. They are heavy and expensive, but that bag is my key business tool. I view it as an investment, and I think mine has saved me money in the long run.