ERJ145LR From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 431 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2518 times:
Whats with this new AE service into DCA. AA flies about 9 or 10 daily nonstops ORD-DCA. As of the next few weeks American Eagle will fly a few of those flights on CRJ700's. What was the reason for this? IS this AA's decison or whomever operates AE's decison. Oh yea by the way..who does operate American Eagle (transstates?)?? How are th CRJ700's comfortwise? ife? Thanks!
JFKLGANYC From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2645 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2449 times:
AA and AE are one and the same. The AMR corp makes these decisions. While they are 2 separate companies, workforces, equipment, etc they compliment the needs of the AMR corporation on the routes they serve.
The surprise here is that AA can no longer support all mainline service on such a high profile route.
GoAllegheny From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 340 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2435 times:
What's funny to me is that this morning's 8:45 am UA DCA to ORD in an A320 was only about 40% full, while the AA flight DCA to ORD on what I presume was an MD80 that left about 20 minutes earlier was absolutely full.
RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8737 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2426 times:
I am quite surprised that AA is using regional jets albeit nicer ones into DCA. I would think that ORD-DCA would be a higher yielding domestic route and would warrant a first class section. Even if there are many upgraders, I would expect that there would be a lot of demand for first class seats on the MD80s. UA certainly has first class on all of its DCA flights.
On the other hand, the smaller capacity CR7s might be needed for frequency. AA must have a hard time competing with UA and its hourly ORD-DCA flights on mainline airplanes.
If you have never designed an airplane part before, let the real designers do the work!
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31115 posts, RR: 74 Reply 5, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 2367 times:
Aircraft allocation. They have to tightly use their fleet, so American Eagle is operating a pair of ORD-DCA flights that average low loads so that S80s can be deployed on other flights. American Eagle will also be starting two daily PHL-ORD flights.
Capt.Fantastic From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 648 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2229 times:
Out of ORD, the following cities are shared by American Eagle and mainline AA:
ATL
BNA
BWI
DCA
DTW
IND
MSP
OMA
PHL
RDU
TUL
XNA
YUL
Tornado82 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2198 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 5): American Eagle will also be starting two daily PHL-ORD flights.
In between the US service to ORD, UA service to ORD (on 757s at times), and WN service to MDW... God forbid AMR would just give up a couple crumbs from their little slice of the pie and cut a frequency all together. And we wonder why places like ORD and PHL are the clusterf*cks they are traffic wise.
USFlyer MSP From United States of America, joined May 2000, 1785 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2147 times:
They are doing the same thing in MSP. The currently have 9 daily mainline MSP-ORD non-stops while will become 5 mainline and 4 Eagle in the next schedule change even though TZ has exited the MSP-MDW market and FL is only adding 4. The MSP-CHI market is loosing about a 1000 seats a day.
Ckfred From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 4651 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2136 times:
I don't like the idea of operating RJs on routes that carry a lot of business traffic. All it does is get the elite passengers mad, since there are no upgrade opportunities.
I know this runs counter to the business model, but I would try to cut down on the frequency on a route, such as ORD to DCA, PHL, or ATL, so that I have full mainline jets.
My other problem is that RJs have higher CASMs. If AA is running RJs that compete with Southwest, AirTran, etc., the AA is trying to match LCC fares with aircraft that are more expensive to operate.
What this does prove is that, as Gerard Arpey has said before, AA needs a 100-seat airplane. The retirement of the Fokkers is making things difficult at AA, since there is a gap between the 70-seat CRJ and the 136-seat MD-80.
Unfortunately, AA doesn't have the money to spend for planes, and there is no good solution, anyway. The 737-700 is too big. the 737-600 doesn't have the economics to fly shorter routes. And the Embrear 170/190 is another aircraft type, which AA doesn't want.
What is iroinic is that AA won't serve any food on mainline flights from ORD to DCA, PHL, ATL, BNA, etc., but Eagle has "Buy on Board". The 3-hour minimum for AA to have BOB makes no sense, when it shares a route with Eagle.
Ckfred From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 4651 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1986 times:
MAH4546:
I know that AA has around $3.5 billion in cash and equivalents, but an order for 75 100-seat airplanes would cost between 2.0 and 2.5 billion dollars. When an order for aircraft would deplete about 65% of your cash reserve, you can't afford the aircraft.
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1977 times:
Quoting GoAllegheny (Reply 3): What's funny to me is that this morning's 8:45 am UA DCA to ORD in an A320 was only about 40% full, while the AA flight DCA to ORD on what I presume was an MD80 that left about 20 minutes earlier was absolutely full.
That 20 minutes earlier may have made the difference in arriving for an AA connecting bank and missing a United one.
Just a thought... When I fly United via ORD its always to connect, and my flights from DCA are always packed.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31115 posts, RR: 74 Reply 13, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1967 times:
Quoting Ckfred (Reply 11): I know that AA has around $3.5 billion in cash and equivalents, but an order for 75 100-seat airplanes would cost between 2.0 and 2.5 billion dollars. When an order for aircraft would deplete about 65% of your cash reserve, you can't afford the aircraft.
That is assuming you are going to pay cash for the airplanes. Tell Northwest and Continental that they can't afford their recent widebody orders and deliveries, despite the fact they have less cash reserves. Even Southwest has less cash reserves than American Airlines. AMR Corp., especially with $3.5B in cash reserves, would easily be able to work out excellent finacing and/or lease rates to acquire more aircraft, but as I mentioned, they are fiscally conservative and rather wait.
AA7573E From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 475 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1943 times:
Quoting Ckfred (Reply 11): AA has around $3.5 billion in cash and equivalents, but an order for 75 100-seat airplanes would cost between 2.0 and 2.5 billion dollars. When an order for aircraft would deplete about 65% of your cash reserve, you can't afford the aircraft.
Who pays cash when they buy a car or a house? Nobody, you put down some cash, and finance the rest, or lease it. AA would / will do the same thing when the buy aircraft. Why would they pay all cash? Their reserves give them excellent negotiating power to obtain adequate leverage, at reasonable rates, to get new frames - when they decide the time is right.
Midway737 From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 118 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1800 times:
Im sure it will be a temp. I think by summer it will bring back the Super80.
I fly on AA all the time from ORD to either BWI or DCA.
Simairlinenet From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 813 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1758 times:
This used to be a mostly or exclusively Fokker 100 route, so the part about fewer aircraft is correct. What's interesting is that United recently upgraded one of their flights on the route to a 757.
IRelayer From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 1070 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1667 times:
Quoting Ckfred (Reply 9): I don't like the idea of operating RJs on routes that carry a lot of business traffic. All it does is get the elite passengers mad, since there are no upgrade opportunities.
IIRC UA is putting FC and Economy Plus on some of their newer, larger RJ's (E170 and CR700).
Potomac From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 713 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1653 times:
they did and they are. i flew an E170 on USX and thought that was nice, but then the E170 on UAX with E+ was even better.
September11 From United States of America, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 3623 posts, RR: 23 Reply 19, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1627 times:
Quoting Capt.Fantastic (Reply 6): Out of ORD, the following cities are shared by American Eagle and mainline AA:
ATL
BNA
BWI
DCA
DTW
IND
MSP
OMA
PHL
RDU
TUL
XNA
YUL
Add CMH to that list. One daily M80 flight CMH-ORD.
BigOrange From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 2358 posts, RR: 3 Reply 20, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1527 times:
Quoting Ckfred (Reply 9): All it does is get the elite passengers mad, since there are no upgrade opportunities.
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 21, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1520 times:
Ckfred From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 4651 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1484 times:
Big Orange:
If you screw the elite passenger, who is flying 25,000 to 100,000 miles a year, he will go to another airline. That could be a significant loss of revenue. If the elite flyer happens to have a lot of say in his company's air travel contract, that could mean the loss of thousands of trips and millions of dollars in revenue.
Supposedly, AA has picked up a number of elite flyers from UA, because they fly Ted routes for business.
ORD From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 1370 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1457 times:
Quoting AA7573E (Reply 14): Who pays cash when they buy a car or a house? Nobody,
A lot more people than you probably think. Higher-end car dealers typically see about 30-50% of their sales in cash. And there are a lot of wealthy home buyers without mortgages, who often also buy homes outright for their kids when they get married.
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