I believe they’ve all been returned to leasing companies, so not American’s any more. They appear to still be on AA's books based off of planespotters. From American Airlines Group's 10-K Annual Filings on 2021-02-17 "To better align our network with lower passenger demand due to the impact of...
Jump to postBOS awarded $12 million for phase one of a two-phase project to expand and renovate the existing ATCT, including construction of new space to accommodate existing and new FAA equipment, technical operations, a flight simulator, and a contract weather observer. https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/file...
Jump to posthttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/08/jetblue-ceo-robin-hayes-to-step-down-in-february-coo-joanna-geraghty-to-take-helm.html
Didn’t see this coming. What does this mean for the merger going forward?
EA just mentions an inspection that must be approved by an FAA guy, so I imagine a Certificate holder would have to get in touch with their FAA inspector to see what needs to be done. Given this is the weekend, this may not be a quick process. Not sure where they go from here. Also MODs. I have a hu...
Jump to postThe thread dealing with the HND slots got me thinking about this. IAD is a glaring hole in JLs network. You have NH and UA in the market, but there is no JL service. I would think JL would be able to make something work considering that OW partner AA has the hub at DCA and thus providing a lot of FF...
Jump to postThe issue with PHX is PHX has a very limited number of FIS capable gates. I think only about 8 gates in PHX are FIS capable, and furthermore, WN also has international flights as well, so these gates are Common use and are shared. This is one thing that actually is going to hamper international gro...
Jump to postFingers crossed for those long haul routes with high demand (Asia, Amsterdam, France, Germany) I don't want to get too far into the weeds on this, because people always get upset when I bring a dose of reality to this thread. For some context, this Phoenix Aviation Thread traces its roots back on t...
Jump to postAs has been explained, mostly on AA specific threads, was that those 330s might be profitable to Europe in the Summer but were often losing money in the Winter flying CLT-Carib markets and the such. Problem not solved. The reality is a the 767/757 was the real "loss" as it was smaller and...
Jump to postWhile Chicago does seem to be bleeding businesses, noteably Boeing (Should have stayed in Washington IMO but thats a different thread), I think the notion that UA is going to move their HQ is a bit overblown. They are moving their NOC to Arlington Heights due to some of the pitfalls that actually ca...
Jump to postYup, it flew for many years and stopped in March 2020 due to COVID. It generally ran from December to August every year. Somehow I never knew this; it's what I get for missing staff meetings LOL. Wow; anywhere else in Cent. Amer.? AA only serves Mexico/UK from PHX, Canada & Costa Rica haven't r...
Jump to postOne other thing with runways. Though its not a policy per say, often times Airlines will request and ATC often will grant specific runways based on where that Airline is parking. MCO is probably the best example of this, with ATC often favoring the 17-35s on the East side for Southwest and Delta, an...
Jump to postWhich jet was this? N719AN (26 Dec) landed 27 Dec at 11:41 am and departed at 2:11 pm the SAME day for Dallas. N727AN (27 Dec) landed 28 Dec at 11:37 am and departed at 2:00 pm the SAME day for Dallas. N725AN (28 Dec) landed 29 Dec at at 11:43 am and departed at 2:04 pm the SAME day for Dallas. I'm...
Jump to postI have always thought that this is the model that most US airports should go toward. That being said, a lot of the fortress hubs by necessity have one airline controlling most of the gates. In DFW for example, AA controls all the gates in A B and C. D is the international terminal, but only about ha...
Jump to postThat seemed like a sensible strategy at the time. I wonder if it'll pass the test of time. I'm no expert and have no access to any data, but it seems like AA's shorter-haul, domestic focus is partially due to the fact that its alliances (especially JVs with QF, JL, BA/IB, etc) are stronger than DL'...
Jump to postAPA published this widebody comparison in their latest member newsletter. https://i.ibb.co/RjvCv0j/widebody.png https://i.ibb.co/RjvCv0j/widebody.png Correct me if I am wrong but doesnt the United order include the A350 that United has pushed back and back and back repeatedly? If so, is United ever...
Jump to postThis has been coming for a long time. Not surprised at all. The idea was stupid even when there wasn't a widebody shortage. SEA has nowhere near enough demand for two TPAC hubs. True, and even way before the Widebody shortage/COVID-19 pandemic/Russian airspace closure, AA always had very little bra...
Jump to postIt doesn't look like this merger is going to be approved, and truthfully the executives at Spirit didn't want this merger. They wanted to merge with Frontier instead, which makes so much more sense. Spirit knew that this would be much more of an issue than JetBlue. However activist shareholders and ...
Jump to postI dont think JetBlue is anywhere near terminally ill yet, but given that Massport made a decision years ago to go all in on JetBlue their performance is important for this thread. They have a few issues going forward, and the NK merger is not talked about but if it falls apart that will be also not ...
Jump to postThis comes down to how you hire front line employees, despite the low pay, and expect excellence with the customer. To some extent, it's an HR issue on how they vet and select candidates and put offers out to people that fit the requirements. HR must suck at AA. And isn't there continuing training ...
Jump to postView from the wing - AA Earnings Call - Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja reports that premium cabin revenue is up 6% – 7% for AAdvantage members, and 5% for non-members. With premium demand strong, indeed Delta using it as an excuse for increasing elite requirements since there are so few seats a...
Jump to postI would love to see something like you describe in BOS, but I am also skeptical. DL and B6 might have the market locked up. Please explain to me how DL's PR screw ups could be an opportunity for AA in BOS? DL is the dominant legacy carrier in BOS, they have a loyal client base. I would love to see ...
Jump to postFlew in/out through the Terminal E expansion - very nice as others have said. The walks are long, but no longer than other “big” airports. Came back from LHR on Delta and a bunch of people were connecting, 30+ at least, although several were titans/ravens fans coming from the game. Terminal 3 at LH...
Jump to postAgreed. That's the mission these birds were bought for. NOT more JFK TATL. The 321XLR is replacing the A321T. Roughly 20 frames are needed to replace the a321t I would think. 20 is about right. Aside from new JFK and MIA flying, there aren't many markets in the system that are so premium heavy, whi...
Jump to postWhat is going to get canceled if AA gets JFK-HND? I’m assuming just a LHR frequency? Maybe two, assuming HND takes 2 planes. Probably nothing with the new 789s coming online. 2 new 789s will free up 2 772s or 77W somewhere else which will be used for JFK-HND provided that AA gets decent timed slots...
Jump to postBuilding a flagship lounge doesn't mean much...especially since that began before covid. It's not true that AA only needs enough feed to feed the international flights, if that were true then AA would have moved most of PHL's International flights up to JFK yesterday. There are more TATL pax going ...
Jump to postAA doesn't seem interested in PHL anymore, AA's growth strategy is CLT, DFW and getting a better foothold in NYC. ... IMHO AA's PHL-CPH/NAP/NCE is to temporarily show that they're still interested in PHL even though they're not. Will AA dehub PHL? I hope not! luckily I don't think they will, I coul...
Jump to postSo here is a bit of a shocker. AA is apparently applying for a JFK-HND slot. You may recall that AA flew this route nearly a decade ago after moving their NRT freq to HND, but then after HND bombed they didnt return to NRT but completely abandoned JFK-Tokyo. My question is, if this didn't work ten y...
Jump to postI have been an airline dispatcher in the US for 20 years and have been on the jumpseat more times than I can count. I have never once in my 20 years in the industry and having been on many jumpseats actually witnessed an autoland from the Jumpseat. The only time I ever remember an Autoland being don...
Jump to postGreetings. With the temperature dropping in the DFW area from three digits to two, it finally feels as though someone has finally closed the pizza oven door and it’s time to venture out into the yard. Looking up, it appears 17R is used for arrivals, while 17C is closed. Did I see this correctly? If...
Jump to postCorrect me if I am wrong but wasn’t the MAT designated as a landmark like Grand Central and Stonewall Inn? If so I would think they would have to maintain it somehow.
Jump to postHere are the Q1 2023 PDEW's out of BOS to the top contiguous U.S. markets traveled to from BOS that don't currently have nonstop service out of BOS on AA: BOS-MCO - 2004 BOS-SFO/OAK/SJC - 1238 (AA still codeshares on AS BOS-SFO nonstop flights) BOS-TPA - 1084 BOS-RSW - 990 BOS-ATL - 950 BOS-PBI - 9...
Jump to postAA did have BOS-JAC service in 2021, and I could see them doing a Saturday-only 319 like some of their other winter Saturday-only fights out of BOS. B6 used to do seasonal 2x weekly PSP. They also serve ABQ from JFK so they wouldn't have to start a new station. JAC is not going to happen. This rout...
Jump to postNot sure where you are getting that from. Morale is just fine and certainly best it has been in decades. Are you kidding me? Are you familiar with the circus that pilot contract negotiations was? Are you aware of the flight attendant strike vote? yet you really think morale is all fantastic at AA? ...
Jump to postNews reports are that Terminal A at LGA closed due to flooding. I am not very familiar with LGA; why would one terminal flood, but not elsewhere? Does field elevation vary that much? Terminal A is the old marine air terminal...which is actually on the opposite side of 4-22 from the other terminals,...
Jump to postApparently the SkyTrain inside of concourse D at MIA, which serves AA, is out of commission indefinitely due to concrete cracking. Hopefully this isn't as long or as big a goat rope as the ORD ATS proved to be. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/mias-skytrain-is-temporarily-out-of-service-due-to-ma...
Jump to postNo, they don’t. AA hasn’t flown the A321T on BOS-JFK-BOS in almost two years. It’s all Eagle 175’s. They only fly BOS-LAX on the A321T. My point is... they CAN do it because they HAVE done it with JFK-BOS. Even if they flew JFK-BOS-LAX with a 32T, there is still a 32T base at one end of each segmen...
Jump to postI was listening to a podcast with Brian Znotnis (AA VP of Network planning). What they said sealed the decision to retire all the European capable airplanes is that although most of the European routes themselves are profitable and don’t do bad, the issue is when you are out of season the airplanes ...
Jump to post]Was hoping they would add service again from PHL to Bologna. They started this route in 2019, but that was cut during Covid. Bologna is an easy gateway to many popular areas (Florence, Tuscany, etc.) Bologna did bad the first time they tried it and AA had already put it on the chopping block befor...
Jump to postPatriots on their way to GRB indeed on a AA 777 as AA9736....heard through the Grapevine some lawsuits are pending regarding the loss of the Patriots own jets.... https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9736/history/20230815/1802Z/KPVD/KGRB I was wondering about this. What happened to the 767s the p...
Jump to postWhat is happening to AA’s BOS-LHR service? I read somewhere that it is being suspended. I’ve flown this route twice (once in the winter and once in the summer last year) and the flight appears to be pretty full on both legs in all cabins. Service was pretty good for a relatively short flight but my...
Jump to postBased on things I am hearing from the pilot group, even after UA had an industry leading TA, this new TA falls short of UA in several areas, and much of the pilot group is not happy with this at all. A buddy of mine who I went to college with and is a 737 Captain said this TA is far short of indust...
Jump to postBased on things I am hearing from the pilot group, even after UA had an industry leading TA, this new TA falls short of UA in several areas, and much of the pilot group is not happy with this at all. A buddy of mine who I went to college with and is a 737 Captain said this TA is far short of industr...
Jump to postCongrats to the United pilots on this deal. It seems like it’s a good deal for that group. This is going to have some ramifications for the AA pilots. Their existing TA received a lukewarm reception from their group and while I think they were poised to accept it, now that UA has what appears to be ...
Jump to postA to E airside is…curious. I really wonder what the easiest way to do it would be. The TSA would likely have an aneurism if the proposed idea was through the garage. It would need emergency exits along the way which creates a massive security concern. . I don't think this is as big a deal as you th...
Jump to postThere's always the potential for the CLT-KEF, but just not likely. Is AA permitted to run the 737 MAX on TA routes without lie flat seats or is some type of 'waiver' required as part of OW to do so? I recall reading that in the past. If they can, the minute FI announces CLT, we'll see AA jump on th...
Jump to postThere's always the potential for the CLT-KEF, but just not likely. Is AA permitted to run the 737 MAX on TA routes without lie flat seats or is some type of 'waiver' required as part of OW to do so? I recall reading that in the past. If they can, the minute FI announces CLT, we'll see AA jump on th...
Jump to postWorth mentioning, as this has flown under the radar. AA has finally consolidated their ATL operations into the T gates. They are operating out of 7 T gates and have completely left the D gates. This gives all passengers easy access to the Admirals Club and also eliminates the need for AA passengers ...
Jump to postI don’t know the logistics of the south Florida airports. What I do know is a lot of the money in South Florida is in Broward County, with Dade county being a lot of the Cuban population. FLL is in the former and MIA the latter. DCA also being an AA hub puts a huge FF base on both ends, so with FLL ...
Jump to postFlew AA from PHL back to Boston yesterday. My seatmate described a truly bizarre flight itinerary. This was an average 50 something woman that was flying PHL - BOS on AA then DL for BOS-MSP. Apparently Expedia sold her that self connecting booking and described "you may have to change terminal...
Jump to postNot sure if this is related but some of the systems Southwest uses, notably their dispatch system, actually run on Linux. This means that many of their work stations in the NOC have two computers, a Linux system and a windows system. Not sure if the Linux systems are related to this meltdown but it ...
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