miaami wrote:

777 reconfiguration continues

7BE Finished and back in service
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9678

7BX sent to HKG for work to begin
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9679

Do you happen to know what the timelines are for the rest of the conversions (and how many are left?)? I'm wondering because it looks like the utilization of the 772 fleet is really low for the planned summer schedule. The only routes that have the 247-seat 772s with F are DFW-FRA, MIA-SCL, and MIA-MXP (plus a repositioning flight each way between DFW and MIA). That should only require 4-5 frames to operate. The 289-seat 772s are planned for LAX-GRU, LAX-NRT, LAX-HND, DFW-EZE, DFW-FCO, DFW-NRT (x2), MIA-EZE, MIA-GRU, MIA-GIG, MIA-MAD, MIA-BCN, and MIA-CDG. That schedule requires 20 aircraft. There are 34 772s in these two configurations, so it seems that 9-10 frames are spare and/or available to get modded.

The 13 260-seat 772s are fully utilized: 12 out of 13 frames required to operate DFW-LHR, RDU-LHR, JFK-EZE, JFK-GIG, JFK-LHR (x3), JFK-BCN, and JFK-FCO.

Thanks for any info!

I do not know the timeline of the remaining 777 conversions. But according to this site https://sites.google.com/site/newameric ... -777-200er it looks like there are only 10 remaining 777s to be reconfigured.

Another 738 ferried to ARA for new paint

3BP
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9613

miaami wrote:

I do not know the timeline of the remaining 777 conversions. But according to this site https://sites.google.com/site/newameric ... -777-200er it looks like there are only 10 remaining 777s to be reconfigured.

I'm showing 13 3-class 777-200s remaining, but some of these could be undergoing conversion:

N771AN / 7AB
N780AN / 7AL
N786AN / 7AT
N787AL / 7AU
N789AN / 7AW
N790AN / 7AX
N791AN / 7AY
N792AN / 7BA
N794AN / 7BC
N797AN / 7BF
N799AN / 7BH
N758AN / 7BT
N762AN / 7BX

I believe that 7AW, 7AY and 7BX are all in HKG right now

2 more 738s to be repainted in the new livery. Also, another MD80 retired last week

3BM
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9610

3FY
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9617

MD80 retirement
N489AA 489
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9 ... /KDFW/KROW

Another 738 ferried out for new livery

3AT
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9607

It appears that a 763 has been pulled back into service after being stored. This aircraft replaces a/c 345 that was retired early due to uncontained engine failure/fire in KORD / OCT 2016

N376AN 376
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9629

miaami wrote:

It appears that a 763 has been pulled back into service after being stored. This aircraft replaces a/c 345 that was retired early due to uncontained engine failure/fire in KORD / OCT 2016

N376AN 376
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9629

Does that make it 30 frames remaining in the fleet through the summer, or is the fleet site behind with retirements?

FSDan wrote:

Does that make it 30 frames remaining in the fleet through the summer, or is the fleet site behind with retirements?

31. 7x old cabin (incl. 1 in old paint). 24x new cabin. there is a constant rotation of 2x in TUL plus the at station maintenances so I doubt they'll be lining up a full daily schedule of 31 aircraft through the summer schedule.

hkcanadaexpat wrote:

FSDan wrote:

Does that make it 30 frames remaining in the fleet through the summer, or is the fleet site behind with retirements?

31. 7x old cabin (incl. 1 in old paint). 24x new cabin. there is a constant rotation of 2x in TUL plus the at station maintenances so I doubt they'll be lining up a full daily schedule of 31 aircraft through the summer schedule.

I believe the summer schedule requires 25 or 26 frames.

Another 738 ferried to ARA for new paint

3BJ
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9605

A new 787-8 delivery and 2 more 738s sent to GUS to be painted in the new livery

787-8
N818AL 8AV
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9702

738s
3BC
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9614

3CH
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9618

It appears another 763 has been brought out of storage. Odd that AA would be bringing another 763 back into service

N7375A 375
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9662

A new 738 delivery

N316PF 3PF
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9703

And 2 more 738s out for new paint

3BU
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9610

3BR
should be ferried as AAL9612 tonight

Two more E175s for Envoy!

N251NN and N252NN

miaami wrote:

3BM
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9610

3BM is back in service in the new livery. I was driving around her tonight and did a double-take because I flew on this airplane in the old livery in November.

hkcanadaexpat wrote:

31. 7x old cabin (incl. 1 in old paint). 24x new cabin. there is a constant rotation of 2x in TUL plus the at station maintenances so I doubt they'll be lining up a full daily schedule of 31 aircraft through the summer schedule.

#377 has become my favorite 767 because she's immediately identifiable as the only 767 left in bare metal.

Another 738 ferried to GUS for new paint

3GC
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9614

2 more 777-200's being sent to HKG for reconfiguration

7BF was sent on 03/31/17
7AB should leave NRT for HKG on 04/05/17

miaami wrote:

2 more 777-200's being sent to HKG for reconfiguration

7BF was sent on 03/31/17
7AB should leave NRT for HKG on 04/05/17

AA is getting close to completing the 772 fleet refurbishments - hard to believe given how long and drawn out the process has been.

3BC is en route GUS to TUL with new livery.

1 MD-80 retirement and 2 more 738's ferried out for new paint

MD-80 Retirement
N483A 483
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9611

738's
3AS
ferried ORD-GUS as AA 9610

3BV
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9608

2 new deliveries and 1 738 off to be repainted

New Deliveries

738
N317PG 3PG
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9701

A-321
N900UW 900
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9708

New Paint Livery

3JK
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9617

N900UW

Interesting Tail#! Seems like a US Hat Tip!

When is AA taking the a350? They did defer the delivery but I don't remember until when..

planespotter20 wrote:

When is AA taking the a350? They did defer the delivery but I don't remember until when..

No less than 18 months from now (late 2018.)

Although, that could change, as things tend to do.

When is AA going to announce the reconfig of the A330s? I would have thought as the B772s reconfigs are winding down, the A330s would start?
Also, when are they going to standardize the A321s (non transcon) and reconfig the A320s? AA really seems to be dragging their feet on these! They hopped on the A319 quick enough.

Mesa CR9 N244LR is finally headed from PHX to ROW for new livery.

1 new 787-8 delivery and 1 738 ferried out for new paint livery

787-8
N819AN 8AW
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9702

738
3CJ
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9609

Last 787-8 delivery! AA has 20x now

Another MD-80 sent out to pasture

N494AA 494
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9606

Another one bites the dust! And another one gone... I guess Queen will get some royalties!

Stumbled upon this video of a refurbished L-US A321. Looks like new seat covers to match the new deliveries. No seatback screens though. Registration is N193UW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e7y5HfiyBA

-Rowen

3 more 738's out for repainting

3BT
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9615

3GK
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9613

3AA
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9616

res77W wrote:

Stumbled upon this video of a refurbished L-US A321. Looks like new seat covers to match the new deliveries. No seatback screens though. Registration is N193UW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e7y5HfiyBA

-Rowen

Just the covers...underneath they are the same seats. It is kind of crazy how AA won't put MCE on planes that fly CLT-SEA and LAX-PHL

res77W wrote:

Stumbled upon this video of a refurbished L-US A321. Looks like new seat covers to match the new deliveries. No seatback screens though. Registration is N193UW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e7y5HfiyBA

-Rowen

What I want to know is if those new L-US A321s get winglets.

3CD en route from ORD to GUS for new livery.

AA B763 N374AA en route from ROW to BFM as AA AA9664. Going back into service?

jgcotter wrote:

AA B763 N374AA en route from ROW to BFM as AA AA9664. Going back into service?

Not according to planespotters.net

https://www.planespotters.net/productio ... rt=reg&p=2

According to planespotters.net N374AA (c/n 25201 l/n 437) is stored. It dates from 1992.

Yes that was strange that both FlightAware and Flightradar24 showed that registration number flying from ROW to BFM this morning as AA9664. Must have been a mistake by both websites.

American 767 wrote:

jgcotter wrote:

AA B763 N374AA en route from ROW to BFM as AA AA9664. Going back into service?

Not according to planespotters.net

https://www.planespotters.net/productio ... rt=reg&p=2

According to planespotters.net N374AA (c/n 25201 l/n 437) is stored. It dates from 1992.

The aircraft was stored at ROW and 9664 is a non-revenue repo flight number for LAA equipment so its not out of the question but I don't know why the aircraft would be returned to service out of those that were still stored.

This I believe is the 3rd or 4th stored 767 that has been moved by AA to BFM in the past month or so.

jgcotter wrote:

Yes that was strange that both FlightAware and Flightradar24 showed that registration number flying from ROW to BFM this morning as AA9664. Must have been a mistake by both websites.

Not a mistake. 374 did ferry as AA 9664 ROW to BFM on 17APR

Skyliner is reporting that an AA A-320 has been returned to lessor. Ferried PHX-SAL on 09APR.

http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.m ... av4&page=1

Boeing778X wrote:

What I want to know is if those new L-US A321s get winglets.

I don't think older A321s can be retrofitted with sharklets.

OB1504 wrote:

Boeing778X wrote:

What I want to know is if those new L-US A321s get winglets.

I don't think older A321s can be retrofitted with sharklets.

Apparently there is a modification available for all of their A321s (even the PMUS ones from the early 2000s), though the older aircraft up to I believe ship 542 require extensive wing work. Ships 543 and above should be able to receive the "plug-n-play" modification.

Also, it appears 7AT is on its way to HKG from NRT.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/AA9679

Next one out of HKG should be 7BX by the end of the month.

jgcotter wrote:

3BC is en route GUS to TUL with new livery.

3CB is sitting in TUL with severe corrosion...Paint vendor used too much paint stripper and damaged the plane....possible write off

Wow! I had wondered why it ferried right from GUS to TUL. What a shame.

Maybe all the 763s AA is moving to BFM are for "Amazon Airlines" or another cargo conversion?

OB1504 wrote:

Boeing778X wrote:

What I want to know is if those new L-US A321s get winglets.

I don't think older A321s can be retrofitted with sharklets.

Several L-US A321s are newer than some AA units.