FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7312 posts, RR: 61 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3805 times:
With a fleet of 33 A300-600 in service, AA is certainly the largest carrier operating this type, along with Japan Airlines (22 aircraft, A300-600 + A300B4), and Thaï Airways (21 aircraft).
Tom_EDDF From Germany, joined Apr 2000, 449 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 3604 times:
... which is the A300B, in fact. The A300(A/"non-B") has never been built and would have been a fair bit larger than the actual A300B. Main difference is fuselage width, which is kinda funny given that's what finally "killed" the A300B cross section after 3 decades with Airbus dropping the old-all new A350.
Breiz From France, joined Mar 2005, 1808 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3397 times:
Quoting FlySSC (Reply 1): With a fleet of 33 A300-600 in service, AA is certainly the largest carrier operating this type, along with Japan Airlines (22 aircraft, A300-600 + A300B4), and Thaï Airways (21 aircraft).
It is kind of interesting to see that the biggest users of A300s for pax are actually still blue chip airlines (including Lufthansa with 14 of them).
Gr8Circle From Canada, joined Dec 2005, 2986 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3223 times:
Quoting Breiz (Reply 5): It is kind of interesting to see that the biggest users of A300s for pax are actually still blue chip airlines (including Lufthansa with 14 of them).
Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21025 posts, RR: 60 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3209 times:
Quoting Breiz (Reply 5): It is kind of interesting to see that the biggest users of A300s for pax are actually still blue chip airlines (including Lufthansa with 14 of them).
It's also interesting that both JL and AA are turned off on Airbus widebodies after the experience. At least that's what the public perception is...
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Cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 7702 posts, RR: 55 Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3189 times:
Quoting Ikramerica (Reply 8): It's also interesting that both JL and AA are turned off on Airbus widebodies after the experience. At least that's what the public perception is...
I also think it's a fascinating detail, but I don't think either airline are "turned off" by the experience, JAL inherited them from Toa / Japan Air Systems so they're an orphan in an all-Boeing fleet (and pretty old as well), and while American are clearly bent out of shape by the crash in New York, those planes are filling a much needed niche at AA that no other plane can do, and they are not going to park a single one for years. Enamoured with Airbus or not, the A300 is a cashcow for American.
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EI321 From Iraq, joined Jul 2009, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 3145 times:
Quoting Ikramerica (Reply 8): It's also interesting that both JL and AA are turned off on Airbus widebodies after the experience. At least that's what the public perception is...
What experience? So why have they kept them all these years? If AA dont like their A300s why dont they replace them? JL and AA wont order more airbus' for reasons that are well known, and those reasons have nothing to do with the actual planes.
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