Usa4624 From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 260 posts, RR: 2 Posted (11 years 7 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1357 times:
I will be flying from AUS to OKC next month, and the DFW - OKC leg will be on a Fokker 100. I noticed that AA is the only US carrier to buy F100's; where else do they run besides DFW - OKC?
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31117 posts, RR: 74 Reply 1, posted (11 years 7 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1226 times:
I think they are all DFW and ORD based. There are none at thier MIA and SJU hubs. They used to have some "executive" F-100s based in DAL, those are grounded for now.
Pgh234 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 790 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (11 years 7 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1133 times:
Here in PIT there is a bunch of F-100's running around. However, they are quickly dissapearing as US retires them. (I think they are going to need to buy an aircraft to fill this pretty big gap in aircraft seating since the DC-9s are gone and the F-100s are going to be gone. They will have nothing between a 50 seat RJ and 109?? seat A-319) I have only been on one F-100 in my life (CMH-PHL this summer) and I didn't hate it. But I must admit it was a bit noisy in the back (sounded sorta like an automatic trimmer or lawnmower with a high-pitched buzz).
American 767 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 3320 posts, RR: 14 Reply 9, posted (11 years 7 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1121 times:
There used to be American F100's in Newark as well. Those used to be flown to/from Chicago, you're right there is a F100 crew base in Chicago. I've been on the Fokker 100 with American quite a few times, I liked it but I haven't seen it with the new interiors. Last time I flew on it, it still had the old seats. Do you know if American refurbished the Fokker 100's to the new interiors? I imagine they must have done so because they plan to keep that aircraft type for a while.
You won't see F100's in Newark anymore, now all EWR-ORD flights are MD-80's.
Ben Soriano
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Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 10, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1085 times:
I love the Fokker 100 and will really miss it once it is out of service. I first rode on one in 1994 when I was coming back ABE-PIT-HPN. The PIT-HPN was on a F-100 and it felt great! I've been in love with that a/c ever since. I saw two F-100s at HPN last summer when I was coming back home -- I was going to PIT on USAirways' F-100, and there was an American F-100 at the next gate going to ORD-RST. I got some relatively good pics, just haven't had the time to put them on my site yet.
DLLongIsland From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 35 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1060 times:
American also flies Fokker 100's out of Long Island's MacArthur airport (ISP).
Aus_Spotter From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 286 posts, RR: 4 Reply 13, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1055 times:
AA used to fly F100's betwen AUS and ORD but were changed to MD-82's sometime last year.
N17085 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1051 times:
AUS_Spotter, do you live in Austin? I would guess so by your name. I saw a 722 on that route in June. It was probably an equipment change. I live in Austin as well.
Aus_Spotter From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 286 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1053 times:
Yes, I live in Austin. The 722 must have been an equipment change as I've never seen anything other than MD-82's on that route in about a year.
N17085 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1046 times:
And the occasional 763 change is nice, it is like once in a lifetime though. I saw one in on a change for an AA 757 from DFW last March. It was beautiful, squeezed in right next to a WN 733, the 763 put it to shame.
Railmatt From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 212 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (11 years 7 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1030 times:
Two weeks ago there must have been 10 parked on the ramp at AA's Tulsa Maintenance and Engineering Center. This is way more than normal.
With the new MRTC they are a joy to fly on. They weren't before!
Acidradio From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 1855 posts, RR: 10 Reply 19, posted (11 years 7 months 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 999 times:
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I heard that Fokker went bankrupt a while back, is that making any impact on finding service parts for the Fokker 100?
I must say, that when I work on the ramp at MSP, I hear the same loud DC9's and uninteresting A319/320's day in and day out. But somehow when I hear the unmistakable whistle of the RR engines on a F100, my ears perk up somehow and I take a look.
RayChuang From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 7694 posts, RR: 5 Reply 20, posted (11 years 7 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 982 times:
I wonder why AA never considered flying the F100 to SFO, SJC, LAX or SNA.
Is it because AA wants to keep the planes close to their primary F100 pilot bases at DFW and ORD? I see mostly MD-80 class planes, 737NG's, and 757-200's at SJC, AA's primary airport in the San Francisco Bay Area.
PSU_DTW_SCE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (11 years 7 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 958 times:
Range issues to fly ORD to West Coast, plus at only holding 86 pax, uneconomical on those routes and lacks cargo space compared to MD-80's. Passengers would complain flying for more than 2.5 hrs on and F-100.
CannedSpam From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (11 years 7 months 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 915 times:
Ray,
Why doesn't AA fly the F-100 on the west coast? Easy... Since ORD is the B-check station, it would be impossible to fly F-100s on the west coast without opening a seperate MX base on the west coast. The F-100 has a drift down problem that prohibits its use over the Rocky Mountains on a normal basis. That means that there is no way to flow aircraft from the west coast to ORD and back to insure that the MX parameters are met without adding a lot of additional expense. Believe me, it was looked at but was not feasible or cost efficient.
Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25 Reply 24, posted (11 years 7 months 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 909 times:
IAH is AA F-100 heaven or hell as I prefer to call it!
Say has any one heard this?
Several years ago a WWII English flying ace was recounting some of his war stories to a group of English school girls, and in one story he told of how he was jumped by 3 Fokkers!
"This one Fokker came right out of the sun and another Fokker was on my tail while another Fokker was aprroaching up from below " During all of this the girls were laughing and giggling, the headmaster interupted and told the girls to quiet down and also mentioned that the Fokkers were planes used by the Germans duing the war. The ace spoke up and said .......
" Yes, but these Fokkers were flying Messerschmitts"
Hey, I thought it was funny!
Thomas
"Show me the Braniffs"
25 OzarkD9S: would be nice if AA replaced the F-100's with 717's. I think Braniff (MkII) ordered the F-100, but they went belly-up first.
26 TEDSKI: Sometimes AA instead of using the MD-80 all the time on the ALB to ORD route they would use the F100.
27 Yorkie: The first 40-plus F.100 delivered to American all went to O'Hare. I believe they then set up a second base at RDU which used to be a big AA hub. When
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