Re: AA-Double aborted take off

Anyone else get to experience this. On an AA A320 ILM/CLT plane starts rolling down the runway and suddenly the brakes are slammed on and pull off the runway. Captain says a warning light went on. Went back to the gate, maintenance comes on, runs a test and says everything is fine. So eventually we...

Re: BA unveils new narrowbody seats

Interesting they have a charging port in the seat back but no device holder.

Re: American Airlines Network - 2024

This doesn’t tell the full story as it doesn’t account for differences in Y+ seats. Here is a nice comparison between the big 3 in Y+ they rated AA slightly ahead of DL and way ahead of UA. They rated AA first in cost, free drinks & legroom, second in boarding position and last only in number o...

Re: American Airlines Network - 2024

Pretty shocking that AA is just going to continue what theyve been doing. No upgrades to the actual product, like adding back IFE or enhancing the product. Just focusing on domestic small cities where there is little to no competition.

Re: Rumor: AA to open crew base in SEA

No one should try to draw conclusions about larger company moves based on opening a satellite flight attendant base.

Re: American Airlines Network - 2023

DFW-TVC on an A321 is nuts. That's a big airplane for that little airport. No doubt the demand is there, but it's a tight squeeze. Not sure which variant AA plans to use. Source I used (1) shows 7,200 foot takeoff MTOW; runway is 7,100 (2) :shakehead: Obviously weight and fuel restrictions will be ...

Re: American Airlines Network - 2023

I dont think I said anything to the contrary. Generally speaking, I think people need to temper their expectations for when they might see meaningful Euro growth at AA due to the XLR.

Re: American Airlines Network - 2023

I'm hoping for more year-round, 5x+, secondary TATL destinations out of JFK/PHL/ORD, and maybe secondary MIA-not-so-deep S America. I'm NOT drawing a 4200 NM radius around AA hubs and suggesting every destination with a PDEW of more than 10. Financial realities and all that. How many 321Ts does AA ...

Re: American Airlines Network - 2023

Yeah, just brainstorming possibilities. I'm preparing to be underwhelmed with how they end up being utilized. I'm hoping for more year-round, 5x+, secondary TATL destinations out of JFK/PHL/ORD, and maybe secondary MIA-not-so-deep S America. I'm NOT drawing a 4200 NM radius around AA hubs and sugge...

Re: American Airlines Network - 2023

AA is not going to fly LAX to PPT in a 321XLR. Next.

Re: AA Flight attendants barricade galley in flight

Someone likely had a "grand idea", or had seen it once before, and was treating it like a curtain and not considering the optics of it. I think its a stretch to say its a safety issue. Memos will be sent, which will likely not be seen again and isn't even indicative of the amount of servic...

Re: American Airlines Network - 2023

Wouldn’t CLT be a good base for the XLRs? It’s a higher yielding market than PHL, doesn’t have to compete with a megahub an hour away (EWR) and opens up a lot of markets like MXP, ZRH, AMS, GRU without current nonstop service. No one really knows, but I dont think MXP, GRU, ZRH are realistic with t...

Re: AA/PSA 5583 Evac 14OCT23

Im not sure you even get a commemorative pin if you evac with an airplane with airstairs.

Re: 2023 NFL Charters

There are some real benefits to two smaller planes vs one large plane, one being more total seats/more room.

Re: US Airline Q3 earnings thread

We see in the UA filings that they have $20b of cash and cash equivalents. They certainly do have the funds to pay off their debts as it stands today and wont be required to rollover at higher interest rates if they choose. Using up all their cash would not be a wise move, there’s always another cr...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2022

I'm confused about the need for a LAA A319 on CLT-STT. I'm not familiar with STT itself, but is there some sort of terrain issue on departure from STT that makes the LAA A319 necessary? B6 uses their standard A320s on JFK-STT, and US has used A320s and A321s on CLT-STT in the past. Not necessarily ...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2022

Does AA have any other aircraft that have takeoff performance that is somewhat close to the LAA 319s? CLT-STT is exclusively on 319s(completely full) now after the 757 retirement and I'm wondering if another AA aircraft could be used without penalties after the increased passenger weights. MIA-STT ...

Re: American Airlines Fleet Thread - 2021

Any truth to the rumor that AA is pulling parked 737-800s (the ones that were in doubt if theyd ever come out) out of the desert and back into service? Two have been returned ROW to TUL so far...N927AN and N936AN. I don't know the total they are returning to service, but it will be a slow process s...

Re: American Airlines Fleet Thread - 2021

Any truth to the rumor that AA is pulling parked 737-800s (the ones that were in doubt if theyd ever come out) out of the desert and back into service?

Re: Airport Authority Requests That Boutique “Withdraw” From Jackson, Tn. Due to Poor Service.

They are entitled to it by the deregulation law. In can be a 2 1/2 hr drive to MEM in traffic. 3 to BNA. The Airline Deregulation Act as passed in 1978 called for termination of the EAS subsidy program after ten years, and yet here we are, 43 years later. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE...

Re: Airport Authority Requests That Boutique “Withdraw” From Jackson, Tn. Due to Poor Service.

With MKL being so close to MEM, its pretty ridiculous to have EAS anyways.

Re: AA adding NYC to Doha, cutting back international due to 787 delays

Doha because code share with Qatar. Not getting the 787 could be a blessing because demand is not there yet. Spinning it so Boeing has to pay for late deliveries. PHL is not going to shrink. Big plans for the 321XLR to Europe from PHL summer of 2023. Look for Oslo, Toulouse, and a couple other new ...

Re: American Airlines Hub Facilities

CLT is in the middle of ongoing remodeling. Still a long way to go, but the changes theyve made so far have been nice....Remember all the carpet?

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

So what new routes is AA going to announce before the end of the year? Or are they going to be on the sidelines for what will be the largest transatlantic year ever?

Re: AA launches 13 new routes from AUS

tphuang wrote:

AA is picking the wrong fight here.

Re: AA Announces New Routes Including JFK-DEL

This all seems more like giving jetblue an "Express" carrier and growing them into a full service airline and less about doing anything healthy for AA.

Re: AA Announces New Routes Including JFK-DEL

I take it all the AA ads are RJ/175s except DEL?

Re: United announces new summer point-to-point routes

LCDFlight wrote:

nc3rd wrote:

High yielding?

60% premium seating.

The RASM of the airplane ought to be the highest in UA's network, yes.

Re: United announces new summer point-to-point routes

High yielding?

Re: AA 777s added to MIA domestic schedule for May

Great for competition with carriers who have lie-flat on some of their transcon fleet. Also, its a great way to compete with LCCs by adding a ton of seats (if you think you can fill them).

Re: AA large AUS expansion

I dont suspect DL is just going to abandon the idea just because AA called "dibs" and put a schedule together. AA may have gotten Oracle to come along, but im sure DL will add some other big name contract and the battle will be on. Maybe DL should go to SAT

Re: AA large AUS expansion

Anyword on the aircraft type? Should we expect E175s?

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

USAirALB wrote:

The BOS adds are quite interesting. I think that ILM may have been flown before on US, and I think CMH was also done once upon a time on AA and US. All that's really missing is a resumption of SFO (unlikely).

Re: AA & B6 announce Northeast Partnership

Looks like code share also gives Jetblue regional feed that they werent allowed to have under their contract. Routes that were too thing for a 190 or A320 now being flown by American Eagle. Biggest winner here seems to be Newark.

Re: Jetblue Network Thread - 2021

So doesnt that just mean that the those flights could still be done by AA, and the connecting flight (if on jetblue) could have an AA code all the way through? I dont see how it changes much. These arent Jetblue's transatlantic routes, they have none.

Re: AA launching MIA-TLV/PBM/LIT

rjbesikof wrote:

Is all this expansion this due to the JetBlue partnership?

Re: Jetblue Network Thread - 2021

Infinite demand? Shall we list the airlines that have tried and failed to tap into this market (especially when it doesnt include heathrow)? And the risk Im talking about is other cities outside of LON. He said infinite demand, not infinite yields/profits. After all, Norwegian was flying rather ful...

Re: Jetblue Network Thread - 2021

Infinite demand? Shall we list the airlines that have tried and failed to tap into this market (especially when it doesnt include heathrow)? And the risk Im talking about is other cities outside of LON.

Re: Jetblue Network Thread - 2021

Why would JetBlue going into an agreement with AA and at the same time launch their own transatlantic services. Why not gather data while letting AA, who has widebodies waiting to fly and experience doing it, take the risk of expanding into some of these new markets?

Re: New JetBlue Mint Studio suite

There are FAA mandates as to what constitutes a suitable rest seat (and coach and extra leg room dont suffice), and from what Im seeing here, one of these seats will be blocked off as a designated rest seat for the relief pilot.

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Airports Thread - 2021

I'm somewhat surprised that Elizabeth City (ECG) has no air service. It has probably the closest airport with the longest runway to the Banks, has a major military presence, and is home to a UNC institution. Metro population is likely on par with EWN. I understand that everything currently schedule...

Re: OAG Changes 1/27/2021:3M to GSP;AA JFK-ATH/TLV;DL LGA-EYW/HHH/MYR,JFK-ACK/MVY;F9 New Routes;NK MCO-PAP/SDQ;WN FAT/SB

F9 seems to be doing well. More additions to various routes and not many suspension. How are they doing in general? Also, AA JFK-LAS still is not back :( No one is doing well. I should have clarified. I meant to say that F9 seems to be doing better than anticipated on certain routes. Probably from ...

Re: OAG Changes 1/27/2021:3M to GSP;AA JFK-ATH/TLV;DL LGA-EYW/HHH/MYR,JFK-ACK/MVY;F9 New Routes;NK MCO-PAP/SDQ;WN FAT/SB

AmericanAir88 wrote:

F9 seems to be doing well. More additions to various routes and not many suspension. How are they doing in general?

Also, AA JFK-LAS still is not back

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Airports Thread - 2021

Thats correct. CCAir/USair used to run Jetstreams and SHorts 360s into SOP from CLT (One even went OAJ-SOP-CLT) into the late 90s'. But those days are long gone.

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Airports Thread - 2021

Airtrambus wrote:

It looks like ILM has lost all AA mainline for the next few months. CRJ700's, 900's and EMB145's only.

Re: Rest of the Carolinas Airports Thread - 2021

One airport that I am surprised doesn't sustain a couple daily flights to CLT is SOP. Even with its close proximity to FAY and RDU, I've always found it somewhat odd they don't have any air service, especially given the demographics of the area and the resort. I know JSX had planned a seasonal serv...

Re: B6 JFK/BOS-STT - why the SJU stop on return?

Right from the FAA Emergency equipment for extended over-water operations. (a) Except where the Administrator, by amending the operations specifications of the certificate holder, requires the carriage of all or any specific items of the equipment listed below for any overwater operation, or upon a...

Re: B6 JFK/BOS-STT - why the SJU stop on return?

There is a difference between ETOPS and EOW. No such thing as a partially equipped EOW Yes, there is. Its called limited Extended ops at AA. Basically in the carribean it gives you 162 miles from land capability (vs 50). North of NC its 100, west coast is 50. Makes flying the Caribbean pretty much ...

Re: B6 JFK/BOS-STT - why the SJU stop on return?

Do the non-HI 321s have rafts? If not they may have needed a HI aircraft for that reason; ORD-Eastern Caribbean is doable (as essentially ORD-JAX-Destination) but longer without rafts. STT is easy to get to without having a full EOW equipped airplane. Routing over the Bahamas and Florida adds some ...

Re: B6 JFK/BOS-STT - why the SJU stop on return?

I did a bit of quick research, and Flight Stats has the tail # as N121AN, which is not a NEO, but is identified on the (unofficial) fleet site as a Hawaii bird. I'm not sure what the difference between that and a LAA 321 are, but IIRC, the interior is the same as the LAA 321's with AVOD, MCE, etc.I...