The difference is AA has 20 F vs 16 F on the AS version, so seat pitch is in fact greater in both F and Y on the AS version. >>> “American squeezes more seats into the plane” <<< I don’t know how I can make it any more clear… It’s a different plane - I don’t know how I can make this any more clear....
Jump to postAA's standard seat pitch in economy is 31"-32", while DL's is 31" and UA's is 30". WN's is 31"-33", depending on aircraft. Virtually the only difference in hard product between AA and DL/UA is the lack of PTVs on narrowbodies, which is something that the average econom...
Jump to postHmmmm. This will give me a chance to try Breeze. I fly DFW-SLC several times a year. Maybe I'll try them out! When does the service start?
Jump to postWell the 787 in 3-3-3 would make for a narrower economy cabin than the rest of the DL wide body fleet (18 inches). They did keep the 777 in a less dense configuration as well, so it wouldn't be unprecedented. But that's the least of the reasons why DL likely won't go for the 787. Deltas A350 is 17....
Jump to postThis isn't complicated. Delta is paying for more gates because it wants to be able to gate more flights on larger banks in the future. The key to remember here is that Delta signed a long-term lease for additional gates...which is the entire reason they are going to be built so soon and not a decad...
Jump to postIt seems some time ago Delta made a big deal about having 18”+ wide seats in their wide body fleet, even keeping the 777s in 3-3-3 instead of 3-4-3 like AA and UA. Their current wide body fleet all have at least 18” wide seats in coach. I wonder if this is still the case and maybe a mark against the...
Jump to postNearly all the growth above GDP in the domestic US industry in the past 15 years has been amongst L/ULCC. The US3 have been basically stagnant. Price is king – if DL were to launch new services from BWI, it’d essentially have to “steal” traffic from well-established players. These aren't my prefere...
Jump to postSo opposite the OP's anecdotal story in EWR on an A350, try a DL767-400 leaving Madrid for Atlanta on a very hot summer day. That takeoff roll feels like 10,000ft!
Jump to post131 in total, deliveries 2027/28. Good mainline growth and a further vote of confidence in the A220 program. If orders for the A220 were to stop tomorrow, DL would be responsible for roughly 16% of A220 orders, Skyteam in total (AF, KE, DL; ) would count for 1/4 of worldwide A220s! I love the A220,...
Jump to postLook at the food choices, bar offerings and all the innovations Delta has brought to the Sky Club including the Sky Deck at so many locations. It’s not overhyped. Having used both extensively for the past few years, the Sky Club is hands down better. Delta has made huge improvements to over-crowdin...
Jump to postBingo, I was going to reply the same until I saw your post. $800 is exorbitant compared to every single other airline/bank lounge; it is a clear push toward the Citi card. I doubt they'll withhold non-card membership sales, but it's clear where their profit is made these days. $800 for the Admirals...
Jump to postIMHO AA just want their AC customers to get the credit card and gain AC access via that path. It wouldn't surprise me if AA stopped selling AC memberships totally at some point in the future. Bingo, I was going to reply the same until I saw your post. $800 is exorbitant compared to every single oth...
Jump to postMy guess is due to the fact a lot of those routes from JFK don’t require 280+ people on a 330. Maybe we see that change with the oft-rumored seating config change/possible 339 top up? Also the fact JFK is one of three 75/76 crew bases, so they won’t be as likely to send them en masse from say MSP o...
Jump to postUA could always rebook their passengers on DL312 JFK-HNL or HA51, JFK-HNL!
Jump to postI couldn't agree more with you. ATL is hands down THE BEST (not even ONE OF THE) transfer airport I have been to world over (i have transited through many countries..be it in Asia or Europe). ATL is hands down the best transfer airport at scale.....nothing comes close to it both from a passenger ef...
Jump to postSLCaviation wrote:Lub wrote:LGA-SLC has been loaded into the schedule starting July 1. Once weekly A221 (on saturdays, when exceptions to the perimeter rule are allowed)
Looks like it’s only in the Summer, still a cool route however!
People in the forum talk about the XLR like it will be the saving grace for AA for all its current international and transcon shortcomings. I think there are tremendous trade offs taking a narrow body in a premium configuration for expanded transatlantic service with crew costs and crew rest require...
Jump to postI’m curious if there is any data on what percentage of first class is paid vs upgrades in today’s market. As a platinum on Delta and Platinum Pro on American, I think I have received only four upgrades in the past two years, but have certainly taken advantage of buy up offers on the regular. Looking...
Jump to postI guess we'll never know what happened leading up to this... But I could see how a passenger would get to this point if treated unfairly. I only say that because almost the exact same thing happened to me on an American Airlines flight... We had a group of friends flying home from Nashville, six of ...
Jump to postThe peanut gallery says DL should make SLC a real western states hub by adding service to places like DRO, FLG, MRY and GJT and beefing up service to larger cities. Even LGA to SLC might work if the perimeter rule would allow. Without feed and local business links SLC to ICN would be a money loosin...
Jump to postI just flew my in-laws to Dallas for a visit. Delta was several hundred more $$$ than AA so we flew them on AA this time. (We always fly them on Delta, once on Southwest) They asked why their plane was so old (Legacy AA A321). They had trouble connecting to the Wi-Fi to watch a movie. Their row’s pl...
Jump to postFirst shots of the DL Sky Club lounge. Supposedly the airport is seeking a 3rd party lounge operator for a space in north A concourse near the AA gates. https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5622AQEFTnjinBoaeg/feedshare-shrink_1280/0/1677005584573?e=1680134400&v=beta&t=maXujZpFRDj9B8E0fWtLABA4...
Jump to postDelta Lounge https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5622AQEFTnjinBoaeg/feedshare-shrink_1280/0/1677005584573?e=1680134400&v=beta&t=maXujZpFRDj9B8E0fWtLABA4jXx9_3V6S3SChBFfUCo https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5622AQHG8Jlq4fAoKA/feedshare-shrink_1280/0/1677005584737?e=1680134400&v=beta&...
Jump to postAny idea why AA hasn't added free messaging yet? United has way worse wifi onboard and they've had it enabled for close to a year. AA has the same wifi as DL (Viasat), for the most part. DL just flipped the switch on their Viasat planes for Free wifi, meanwhile AA can't even offer free messaging? W...
Jump to postA lot has been said about the A220 reliability for each of the airlines but Delta. I have anecdotal experience on at least 20 Delta flights that none have been delayed or canceled due to mechanical issues, but I also know that is a very small data point for the fleet. Does anyone have any insight in...
Jump to postbpat777 wrote:Just read AA will be moving at DEN. They'll have gates C30, C32, C34, C36 and C38 effective midnight.
mesasurf wrote:I heard March 2023. When I was there in December, it looked like that would be no problem. It looks like they are almost complete. Jump to postWhen do the first gates open on the east expansion of concourse A?
How is the new PPT flight doing so far? It's had a couple of weeks already. The flight was launched on December 17 2022, ends on February 28 2023 and uses the 76K version of the B763ER for the most part. Unfortunately it’s a totally uncompetitive product compared to Air France, Air Tahiti Nui and U...
Jump to postI have been a Diamond for a while, mostly because of where I fly. But I have flown UA and they’re impressive. Still won’t fly them regularly but I’ve learned we aren’t the best by a long shot anymore. Furthermore, Delta does owe me explanations as they do all their travelers when they fall short. I...
Jump to postOverall we have to admit that DL’s approach has been far more profitable overall than AA’s approach. Service levels will return to the Midwest eventually. I guarantee DL is doing its best to balance current profitability and long term strategy in all markets.
Jump to postIt will be interesting to see how the free Wi-Fi affects streaming and bandwidth. At $5 per flight before, it was still really, really fast. How are speeds at JetBlue, can anyone comment on what kind of up/down speeds they’ve been getting? Does JetBlue also use ViaSat?
Jump to postSaw this on The Points Guy: https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-free-wifi-skymiles/
Looks like free WiFi for Skymiles members on planes equipped with the newest WiFi. Please merge if this has been posted before...
I don’t even think the farthest connection is a mile, say from the temporary bus gates to A1… and even then there are moving walkways to assist, wheelchairs for the the elderly, carts in the temporary tunnel, etc. Is the new airport larger than what it replaced? Yes. Are the walks marginally longer?...
Jump to postDelta was flying A350s between ATL-SLC, I think three-four a day during the pandemic, now it's pretty much all A321s. International demand is coming back and taking these planes on longer routes, but we probably will see some during the holidays!
Jump to postJFK-SCL is being cut. 3 x weekly service ends January 4th 2023. Not really surprising. Was difficult to imagine the market supporting 2 flights and the 77E always felt like it was too much plane even at 3 x weekly, but AA doesn't use the 787 at JFK and likely won't for a while. Not surprising at al...
Jump to postYeah....DL has adjusted the route profiles of the A320s over the past year or so, Right now some of the longest A320 routes include SEA-ORD SEA-DFW SEA-MCI SLC-ORD SLC-DFW DTW-DFW MSP-BDL Otherwise there are a lot of sub-1000 mile, sub-500 mile route stuff that was a lot of previous MD88/MD90 stuff...
Jump to postThe A320s are also a particular problem for certain airlines due to the high quality of equipment in the cabin. While ULCCs can cram 180+ seats into an A320, just 157 is a struggle for some legacy carriers. With all the creature comforts, including large video screens, IFE boxes, wiring, and well-s...
Jump to postThe A320s are also a particular problem for certain airlines due to the high quality of equipment in the cabin. While ULCCs can cram 180+ seats into an A320, just 157 is a struggle for some legacy carriers. With all the creature comforts, including large video screens, IFE boxes, wiring, and well-s...
Jump to postIf DL takes the A35K, what will this mean for the pilot group? Would there need to be any subgroup to fly this plane? I know there are some differences, like the landing gear, but don't know if this changes anything for the pilots and what additional changes to the frame that aren't compatible with ...
Jump to postAlso, and i promise this is my last comment, I believe i have read where AA ranks behind DL and UA in terms of product. ( lets not get into the staff). Do either UA or DL have something like this now? Or will AA move up to the best interior ( i know, they will begin developing their own competitive...
Jump to postThe door mechanism, if I remember correctly, just weighed a lot compared to the side hinged door. I am pretty sure it requires power to open normally but there is also an emergency mode that either uses an accumulator or a counter weight to open the door without needing any power. I heard they didn...
Jump to postYes, https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N941DB shows that it has a pending registration number change to N945DZ. So Ship # will be 3945. Interesting. I ran a quick search on the other tails that had been previously registered, and it appears that several are ge...
Jump to postNo they're getting SSW on all 738. Done deal. Paid for and built into the scheduled MTC system. The subfleet with Panasonic interiors will get a major interior overhaul including the new NEO first class seat. The 738's with the newer refresh and entertainment systems remain untouched. Excuse me for...
Jump to postI just saw on Twitter that the first plane has touched down on the newly reconstructed Runway 13R/31L. It looked to be a small private jet. Does anyone know if it’s now fully open and operational for commercial operations? I live just a few miles to the east of DAL, I saw a few WN flights taking of...
Jump to postSome life from the retired 777 fleets. Seems like 4-5 77Ls have ventured to AFW in the past few months, one is doing touch-and-goes right now (N703DN). It also appears that most of the 77Es have gone to MZJ, I presume to be scrapped. Anyone have any intel on what’s happening? It’s a shame if these ...
Jump to postThere is a discussion over in the Dallas/Fort Worth Aviation Thread regarding DL possibly gaining access to one of the gates at DAL that AS currently uses, and that discussion can be found at https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1468647&start=50#p23352389. DL adding DAL-SLC n...
Jump to postIt's all about the SLC altitude and heat. SEA can make it being close to sea level. Yeah the FAA weight change makes sense, I can’t remember when that happened exactly but I think this is probably the first normal(-ish) summer season we’ve had with the new weights. Still, it surprises me to see 339...
Jump to postJune is not turning out to be a good month for AA regarding cancellations. Perhaps we will see a schedule reduction ala Delta this summer? https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/today Wow, yesterday was pretty bad too... 125 cancelations and 34% of its schedule delAAyed. This summer will be hell fo...
Jump to postJune is not turning out to be a good month for AA regarding cancellations. Perhaps we will see a schedule reduction ala Delta this summer? https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/today Wow, yesterday was pretty bad too... 125 cancelations and 34% of its schedule delAAyed. This summer will be hell fo...
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