New AA painted aircraft - 2017

119297 · Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:18 am

Please continue your discussion and to post your updates here.

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The first new delivery for 2017 is a 787-9

N824AN 8LE

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9704

119297 · Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:41 pm

2 new aircraft deliveries this week

738
N306PB 3PB arrived 1/24/17

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9702

787-9
N825AA 8LF due to arrive on 1/27/17

Boof02671 · Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:46 pm

SXDFC wrote:
Will the 789s replace the A333s?

No they are being replaced by the A350s.

Qantas59 · Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:59 am

It appears as if AA will be one of a very few airlines that will operate both the 787 and A350. Qatar does as well.

Sooner787 · Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:15 am

Qantas59 wrote:
It appears as if AA will be one of a very few airlines that will operate both the 787 and A350. Qatar does as well.

As of now, it also appears UA will also operate 787's and A350's

Boeing778X · Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:23 am

Qantas59 wrote:
It appears as if AA will be one of a very few airlines that will operate both the 787 and A350. Qatar does as well.

AF, BA, JL, EY, LATAM, it doesn't seem like just a few will operate a fleet with both types.

119297 · Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:24 pm

2 New A321 deliveries

N997AA 997
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9707

N998AN 998

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9709

Boeing778X · Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:48 pm

miaami wrote:
2 New A321 deliveries

N997AA 997
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9707

N998AN 998

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9709

A321 count is now at 201! Amazing!

ahj2000 · Sat Jan 28, 2017 4:05 pm

How much longer will new 321/738 deliveries have seatback IFE? Is there a date yet?

119297 · Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:43 pm

Another 738 delivery

N309PC 3PC

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9704

Also 4 738's out for repainting

3AR and 3AM are at GUS
3AH and 3CS are at ARA

119297 · Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:36 am

Another A321 Delivery

N929AA 929

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9708

Also, 2 more 738's out for new paint
3AP and 3BE are at GUS

119297 · Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:18 pm

Another 738 out for repainting, 3HU off to ARA.

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

Boeing778X · Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:11 pm

ahj2000 wrote:
How much longer will new 321/738 deliveries have seatback IFE? Is there a date yet?

My guess is the remainder of the current orders.

jsnww81 · Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:11 pm

miaami wrote:
Another 738 out for repainting, 3HU off to ARA.

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

Glad to see repainting of the 738s is finally picking up... they were making good progress but then focus shifted (rightly) to getting the US fleet in the new colors. Wonder if we could expect to see the rest of the 738s in new paint by the end of the year?

TheGeordielad · Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:00 pm

Have they painted all ex US A319s,320s and 321 plus will they re configure the a319s and a321s that were with us to the new American Airlines ones you seen at dfw

ahj2000 · Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:30 pm

TheGeordielad wrote:
Have they painted all ex US A319s,320s and 321 plus will they re configure the a319s and a321s that were with us to the new American Airlines ones you seen at dfw

All the US Air a/c are in new paint. Most if not all 319s now have the new seats sans IFE and MCE. 321s are iffy (some have new seat covers but old seats, most are totally untouched). 320s are completely untouched on the interior. Just a sticker covering the US logo on the F/Y divider.

777PHX · Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:45 pm

ckfred wrote:
Considering that AA just got US and AA pilots onto the same bid system, and there are still other work groups that need to be merged in terms of computer systems, finding a new livery is low on the priority list. But, considering that the DL scheme that was introduced in 1997 only lasted a few years, before the wavy gravy livery was introduced, and that wavy gravy only lasted less than 10 years, we could very well see a new livery in about 4 to 7 years.

Don't count on it. AA spent a metric shit ton of money to rebrand themselves. I don't see them throwing that all away less than a decade later. What DL did almost 20 years ago is completely irrelevant.

Boeing778X · Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:43 pm

ckfred wrote:
Considering that AA just got US and AA pilots onto the same bid system, and there are still other work groups that need to be merged in terms of computer systems, finding a new livery is low on the priority list. But, considering that the DL scheme that was introduced in 1997 only lasted a few years, before the wavy gravy livery was introduced, and that wavy gravy only lasted less than 10 years, we could very well see a new livery in about 4 to 7 years.

Absolutely not! There is a zero percent chance of that happening! The new AA livery is good for 30+ years, if the previous livery is any indicator!

119297 · Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:18 am

A new 787-8 delivery

N817AN 8AU

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9704

Another 738 out for the new paint scheme

3HX

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9 ... /KDFW/KARA

alasizon · Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:33 am

YV 918FJ is in paint in ROW

YV 908FJ is in galley modifications in TUS. About 10 out of the 30 aircraft have had galley mods completed which remove the crew closet and replace it with a G3 galley holding 2 half carts and some storage.

CIDFlyer · Sat Feb 11, 2017 3:49 pm

personally I like the new AA scheme. It's grown on me. I dont see any reason to get rid of it now. It really looks better in person and as noted they spent a lot of money on their rebrand. I dont think the general public cares as much as a.net does.

American 767 · Sat Feb 11, 2017 6:51 pm

Boeing778X wrote:
ckfred wrote:
Considering that AA just got US and AA pilots onto the same bid system, and there are still other work groups that need to be merged in terms of computer systems, finding a new livery is low on the priority list. But, considering that the DL scheme that was introduced in 1997 only lasted a few years, before the wavy gravy livery was introduced, and that wavy gravy only lasted less than 10 years, we could very well see a new livery in about 4 to 7 years.

Absolutely not! There is a zero percent chance of that happening! The new AA livery is good for 30+ years, if the previous livery is any indicator!

Look at Air France. They have kept the same livery for over 30 years. They introduced their bar code scheme in the late 70s and has kept it since then, only a slight modification to the bar code scheme was applied a few years ago.

Lufthansa hasn't changed in now 25 years.

KLM has kept its blue top for now over 40 years but has modified its cheatline no less than twice, from a white and thick dark blue cheatline, to a thinner dark blue cheatline, and now are painting their planes with a curved thin cheatline.

Speaking of Delta, it will soon be ten years that they introduced their latest corporate livery.

Only time will tell when American will introduce a new corporate livery. I don't think they are even thinking about that now, because they still have in mind finishing repainting the last few US Airways planes as well as the last planes in the old silver AA livery. If airlines change livery too often, people won't appreciate anymore. I know it has been repeatedly said that the MD-80s won't be repainted but when I read the latest update on American's fleet plan in Wikipedia, there are rumors that the MD-80 final retirement has been postponed to summer of 2018 and now postponed even further to early 2019, as the original plan was end of 2017. So, although the chances are slim, it is not impossible that at least one MD-80 will get the current scheme.

119297 · Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:20 am

2 more 738's out for new paint scheme

3BG
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9664

3BH
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9659

119297 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:04 am

A new 738 delivery from Boeing today

N314PD 3PD

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9702

Jawaiiansky66 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:23 am

Apologies if this was asked before, but with Air Canada getting rid of their metallic pearl light blue/green paint scheme due to costs and environmental issues, is American's new metallic paint scheme equally as expensive to do? I assume so as I found out that it took about 6 coats of paint to create that shade of AC blue. Given AA's complicated tail and its colours, will it be a matter of time before AA chooses a more subdued version of their current scheme?

119297 · Thu Feb 16, 2017 1:17 pm

A new A321 delivery arriving today

N931AM 931

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9707

119297 · Sun Feb 19, 2017 3:22 am

Another A321 delivery

N930AU 930

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9707

alasizon · Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:02 am

YV 956LR and 911FJ are in paint in ROW. YV 244LR is undergoing galley mods in TUS.

Boeing778X · Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:50 pm

Envoy just received their 29th E175, N248NN.

Chuska · Sun Feb 19, 2017 2:01 pm

I'm hoping one of the YV CRJ-900's gets a Mesa Airlines retro livery like the Piedmont Dash-8 that got the retro Piedmont livery, especially since the CRJ-900's will probably be around for awhile. Mesa actually did do a cream color retro livery on a CRJ-200 about 20 years ago when they were America West Express.

aemoreira1981 · Sun Feb 19, 2017 3:33 pm

Boeing778X wrote:
Qantas59 wrote:
It appears as if AA will be one of a very few airlines that will operate both the 787 and A350. Qatar does as well.

AF, BA, JL, EY, LATAM, it doesn't seem like just a few will operate a fleet with both types.

It seems surprising that JL would order the A350, but one must realize that JL has very low-density long-haul planes (their 787-8s have only 169 seats, their 787-9s have only 188 seats, and their 777-300ERs have only 244 seats). The 777-8 and 777-9 would be way too much plane for Japan Airlines, and the A350-1000s would likely replace the 777-300ERs (JL has the prototype).

avi8 · Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:39 pm

miaami wrote:
2 more 738's out for new paint scheme

3BG
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9664

3BH
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9659

How many 737's are out for repaint at once? It seems like a lot of planes are out at the same time and it just amazes me that it doesn't affect the overall network.

Boof02671 · Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:26 pm

There is slack in the schedule every winter, especially the widebodies, that is why their maintenance is scheduled for winter for the most part.

119297 · Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:25 pm

2 more 738's out for new paint scheme

3JA
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9658

3BF
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9666

119297 · Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:40 pm

Another 738 off for new livery

3BB

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9664

119297 · Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:20 pm

Looks like one 772 is done with its reconfiguration and another is headed to HKG for reconfiguration

N775AN 7AF finished

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9678

N791AN 7AY work begins

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9679

OB1504 · Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:22 pm

American 767 wrote:
I don't think they are even thinking about that now, because they still have in mind finishing repainting the last few US Airways planes as well as the last planes in the old silver AA livery.

Repainting of the LUS fleet was completed some time ago. Nose 578 (N578UW) was the last aircraft delivered from the factory in US Airways colors and will remain so as a heritage jet.

I hope AA does the same with 3KG (N921NN), which was the last aircraft delivered from the factory in the old AA livery.

Boeing778X · Sat Feb 25, 2017 7:07 am

More Envoy deliveries! 2x E175s delivered today, N249NN and N250NN.

Envoy now has 31x E175s.

119297 · Tue Feb 28, 2017 3:09 am

738 livery update

3JC

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

Qantas59 · Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:16 pm

Looks like one 772 is done with its reconfiguration and another is headed to HKG for reconfiguration
N775AN 7AF finished

I thought that the 772 reconfiguration to the Super Diamond J seats began last July, with N783AN being the first.
What reconfiguration is N775AN receiving?
Thanks.

119297 · Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:33 pm

A new A321 delivery today

N928AM 928

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9707

A few more 738's in for new livery

3BL
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9606

3JH
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9620

3JB
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9 ... /KARA/KDFW

alasizon · Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:56 pm

YV 929LR & 932LR are both at paint in ROW currently. I believe there are 9 US branded CR9s left for Mesa now.

119297 · Sat Mar 04, 2017 6:35 am

A new 738 delivery

N315PE 3PE

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9701

And another 738 off for new livery

3BK

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9658

119297 · Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:29 am

2 more 738's out for new livery

3BN
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9606

3GA
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9663

119297 · Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:40 am

A stored 763 has been flying out of KBFM. I wonder if it will be rejoining the fleet soon?.

N376AN 376
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9 ... /KBFM/KBFM

sunking737 · Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:34 am

miaami wrote:
A stored 763 has been flying out of KBFM. I wonder if it will be rejoining the fleet soon?.

N376AN 376
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9 ... /KBFM/KBFM

Maybe its going to Amazon's Prime Air???

hkcanadaexpat · Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:40 am

sunking737 wrote:
miaami wrote:
A stored 763 has been flying out of KBFM. I wonder if it will be rejoining the fleet soon?.
N376AN 376
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9 ... /KBFM/KBFM

Maybe its going to Amazon's Prime Air???

No it isn't. this one is coming back into the fleet temporarily for the busy summer period. basically, AA is one frame short because of the accident to N345AN last year which resulted in it being scrapped prematurely.

119297 · Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:23 pm

A new A321 arriving today

N933AM 933

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9707

119297 · Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:04 pm

A new A321 delivery today

N932AM 932

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9708

119297 · Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:53 am

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

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