Re: This just in: First AC A220 out of paint

Just one "small" error for the eagle-eyed. I give it 5 seconds for someone to point it out. (You had ONE JOB, paint shop....) It appears the maple leaf logo is backward on the tail. The opening at the bottom of the stem should be on the right, not the left. If you look more closely, the m...

Re: Why did AA Dehub SJC?

ckfred wrote:

IIRC, AA had announced SJC-TPE to start in late 2000 or early 2001. That route was cancelled before it ever started.

Re: Airline museums....which airlines have them?

AA has the Flagship Knoxville, a fully restored DC-3 that you can tour the inside of. That’s the only full aircraft, but there’s also an F-100 cockpit and DC-10 engine and landing gear to check out. There are quite a few interactive exhibits, tons of airline history, and the theatre with a pretty co...

Re: New AA painted aircraft - 2017

Until this recent wave of 757 retirements, AA had 48 757s in service: 5 LUS 75Es, 10 LUS 75Hs, 26 LAA 75Ls, and 7 LAA 75Ds (two still in the old 22/160 configuration and five in the newer 24/160 configuration). Of the five aircraft that have been retired in the past week, 5DV, 5EA, and 5EH were 75Ds...

Re: UAL strands 15-year-old child in Hartford

Why in the heck is UA's UM policy so restrictive? On AA you can travel on a connecting flight as a UM as young as 8, and 15+ doesn't require UM status, and DL's rules are the same. I also noticed on AA's site that if you're 15 and under you must book over the phone with reservations, not online. Tha...

Re: AA Applies For LAX-PEK

I love all the chatter about "commercially viable". How about the Chinese government wouldn't issue AA a slot at all, let alone a comercially viable one. That is why the DOT has allowed the extension previously. This has more to do with, and bigger implications on, diplomatic ties with Chi...

Re: Hawaiian reveals new a321neo interiors

Those F seats look like they could be a solid Y+ seat on a longhaul carrier. Do they have leg rests that come out of the bottom? It looks like the BE Aerospace MiQ seat, which AA uses for both domestic first (two-class) and widebody Premium Economy seats. The domestic first seats do not have a foot...

Re: 3/21 AA 2475 LAX - DFW / 787 div to PHX

It was a medical diversion.

Re: AA To Remove Narrowbody IFE

Additionally, all existing narrowbody aircraft (except the 321T) will see their seatback IFE removed over time. I don't know where you read that, but this is what the memo says: "While the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft arriving later this year will come without seatback entertainment monitors, other...

Re: American Airlines

i flew American recently. A321 looked to be former US Airways. New paint but the cabin was a flipping dump. First class had a seat missing with "do not use" written on paper taped to what was left. Another first class seat had tape on it to hold the thing together. This cabin was worse th...

Re: AA planes that will not get the new paint job.

Yes. In fact the first of the four "new" 75Ls was the first 757 to get the new INTL J seat... At the time that 757 was still in the old livery. I'm not sure if it has been painted yet or not. It's been so long since I first heard about these new J seats for the 75L fleet... Does anyone re...

Re: Re:

Almost a year later, how has the cross-fleeting gone across the pond? How much more will we see in 2017? As things stand ORD-DUB will not be with A332 in 2017 but B763 for 3 months and B787 for 3 months and of course PHL-ZUR has been cancelled. Is the A332 been pulled off ORD-DUB a direct result of...

Re: AA planes that will not get the new paint job.

AA is in the process of taking the 75L (international 757) fleet from 20 to 24, with at least one of the four additional frames complete. I'm not sure if all four of those additional 757s are in new paint yet, but any remaining 757s are set for retirement and won't be repainted. Considering that AA...

Re: AA planes that will not get the new paint job.

AA is in the process of taking the 75L (international 757) fleet from 20 to 24, with at least one of the four additional frames complete. Are those 4 "new" 75L planes going to get the new international F class seats? Yes. In fact the first of the four "new" 75Ls was the first 75...

Re: AA planes that will not get the new paint job.

The 767-300ER's that have been earmarked for retirement and the entire MD80 fleet that remains won't be getting the new livery. Are there any 757's that still fly in the old AA livery? There are. I saw one in BOS the other day, though I didn't get the tail number. AA is in the process of taking the...

Re: Mismatched Nose Radomes, Cowlings, Paint, Decals, panels

I saw an AirBerlin A330 at JFK the other day with an unpainted 2L door. I suppose that's a little noteworthy as it's not everyday doors are replaced. I wonder if the original door had an unfortunate meet and great with a jetbridge. Hmm...

Re: Current AA 787 domestic routes

The 789 flying between DFW and LAX ended today. Starting today the 789 takes over DFW-GRU, and tomorrow the 789 takes over DFW-MAD. The 789 had been operating exclusively on DFW-LAX since its delivery for familiarity runs (with the exception of a one-off DFW-LHR round trip for a proving run). Not th...

Re: AA New business Seats for B757s

All 20 of AA's 75L a/c are in the new livery and have been for sometime. Either the pictured a/c isn't a 75L, or AA is adding a/c to its 75L fleet. As for AVOD, The 75L has always had inseat AVOD in business. Are we sure the new seats don't have it?

Re: Rumor: AA dropping ORD-DUS; AB starting ORD-DUS; AA starting ORD-AMS

As for ORD-AMS, I suppose it makes sense as I've seen a posting recently for Dutch-speaking F/As. The PHL-AMS route is moving to 75L equipment (LAA), which must be crewed by LAA crew. It was determined by Crew Planning that this flying would be covered by the ORD base, hence the need for speakers. ...

Re: Current and Future AA 32B Routes.