though on my flights it definitely was 1J,checked and that was the side i was on.Maybe they vary by route or whatever.But checking next years booking it is 1A,2A blocked.1A and 2A were occupied by pilots during my flight. The captain actually made the announcement at the start of the flight that there was a 4 pilot rotation on the sector and passengers shouldn't panic if they see a pilot walking around the cabin rather than flying the aircraft.
Don't be put off by my comments re AA First on that route - it's still miles better than flying Y or J, and you'll love the privacy and lie flat bed compared to your friends sitting back in Y. My review of the flight above is probably a little bit biased as the immediately preceding long haul sector (SYD-LAX) was QF First on the A380.
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