Re: American Airlines Fleet Thread - 2022

Sorry if I missed this... does anyone know when the older some odd 30 738s that were in storage are coming back online? How long does it take to get the Kodiak and then placed into service? And where are those mods being done? Tulsa? Or a 3rd party? Thanks!

Re: United Fleet, Network, and Discussion Thread - Q4 2021

In other news united airlines have invested millions of dollars into Hydrogen-Electric plane startup ZeroAvia and they anticipate an order from united for 50 ZA2000-RJ with the option for 50 more. it looks like they will be using CRJ-700/550's for conversion https://investableuniverse.com/2021/12/1...

Re: United Fleet, Network, and Discussion Thread - Q4 2021

In other news united airlines have invested millions of dollars into Hydrogen-Electric plane startup ZeroAvia and they anticipate an order from united for 50 ZA2000-RJ with the option for 50 more. it looks like they will be using CRJ-700/550's for conversion https://investableuniverse.com/2021/12/1...

Re: AA and Thales new IFE for 321XLR and 787-9

And in true American Airlines fashion, absolutely no media announcement from them AA itself. This is from Thales only. Usually, companies do a joint press release. They never did one either about the upgraded Block 2 787 IFE. Never seen a company so loathe to promote what it's doing!

Re: Doug Parker set to retire - Isom will be AA's new CEO

Isom just seems so underwhelming to me, especially as the face of a global company. AA should have kept Kirby around and not let him end up at United. As far as Parker, I don't share many of the negative views. I remember him well from America West days saving that company, merging with US and savi...

Re: Doug Parker set to retire - Isom will be AA's new CEO

Have to give him credit, with all the turmoil over the past 20 years in the business, Parker is still CEO and never once was the CEO at a carrier in bankruptcy. Wish him well. Hopeful though that with new people there will be more a focus on customer amenities. Those worried about AA's debt level-no...

Re: United seeks donations to purchase its Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The best part is the box you can check on PayPal to add more to your donation to "offset the processing fees" ;-) I think the SAF is a noble cause and United has done some great work on this, but I agree, donating to a corporation that will use the funds to buy its fuel from companies it o...

Re: United seeks donations to purchase its Sustainable Aviation Fuel

I think they would have better success by rephrasing it a bit. I also think a "match" would be the smarter way to go about it. Something like: "United is already committed to purchasing 1.5 billion gallons sustainable aviation fuel, but you can help us grow that number. We will match...

Re: United seeks donations to purchase its Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Can a publicly held corporation from the United States ask for "donations" for fuel? This isn't Freddie Laker circa 1982...very strange indeed...I cannot imagine they would receive enough donations to supply taxi fuel for a Cessna 152. They indicated it is not tax deducible and "Dona...

United seeks donations to purchase its Sustainable Aviation Fuel

I guess it's one way to get your fuel costs down, ask for donations. Via PayPal no less. ;-) Will be interesting to see if other carriers ask as well. It makes sense to somebody. https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/company/global-citizenship/environment.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=211202...

Do manufacturers/airlines "update" the flight computer systems

I see images of the some the older Airbus A320s jets with the older screens in the flight deck, and was wondering, is the software routinely upgraded/updated, in a similar way all our computers/phones are? I would assume a A320 built in 2018 has had some improvements to the software over a 1997 make...

Re: Southwest Employee assaulted, taken to hospital

United has the best practice for this, in my view. No confrontation policy, especially in the air. They simply hand the non-compliant person a card that says if they won't comply, they will be banned flying again and charged. I know this was on the ground, but its specially critical in the air. Abso...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

No chance on the 767. The remaining frames, except for the 2002 builds that were ordered to replace the high lease ex-TWA birds, were not in the best shape and part of the reason for the accelerated retirement aside from COVID and capacity cuts and fleet simplification, were mods that these frames ...

Re: Southwest Fleet/Network Thread - 2021

Does anyone know why Southwest has not or is not looking into adding in-seat power on the fleet, at least on new deliveries?

Sure, Dallas to Lubbock? Who cares. But many flights are several hours, including Hawaii runs. Not sure why FFs have not been more vocal on this or why has never been push.

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

This is an interesting article on the situation at AA- https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-penny-wise-pound-foolish-and-saddled-with-40-billion-in-debt/ It's all a bit biased (starting with constant references to "Tempe Management" or at the very least not an official industry r...

Re: Does anyone know why UA899 returned back to DEL

For what it's worth, UA, in my view, has the most detailed updates about flight status.Much better than the infamous "Delayed" you get on AA.

Re: United adding Orange County to aspen

70 people, 1 bathroom.... enjoy! Gotta love the CR7. It's not like these are six-hour flights, nor that the lav is 32 rows back. True. Aspen perhaps not the worst. But if you want to feel alive try anything over 2 hours on one of those babies. I think I counted 7 in line on my last flight on one a ...

Re: United adding Orange County to aspen

70 people, 1 bathroom.... enjoy! Gotta love the CR7.

Re: UA 77W on SFO-LIT

Perhaps the start of UnitedNext upgageing?

Re: WN Wants To Attract Business Travelers

I think I work for the wrong company! We have to buy the lowest price ticket (within reason of course for the times we need to be at the destination). Southwest is often the winner. There are some contracts for certain trips but generally the direction is “must purchase lowest available fare” Heck I...

Re: WN Wants To Attract Business Travelers

I never quite understood no power. Is it that expensive to install while you put in new slimline seats, which they're doing anyway?

Re: Is there a way to see how full Southwest's flights are?

Of course there is. If you work for southwest. Lol. Fair enough. I wish they had at least a capacity meter like Amtrak. Not the end of the world but if one flight is leaving an hour later or before is only half as full would be nice to know and choose. You kind sort of get a good guess on AA and UA...

Is there a way to see how full Southwest's flights are?

As there is no assigned seating, with a live seatmap during booking, is there a way to determine how many seats are taken on a WN flight? I sometimes have flexible plans and if I could book a flight with a little lighter load it would be preferred. But I could never figure out a way from southwest.com

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

[twoid][/twoid] Lawyers are expensive. If they can give this guy $100K and cut the majority of the lawyers out, they'll save hundreds of thousands...and gain some goodwill points at the same time. You don't want the Denver (or Broomfield) city councils raising a stink about flight paths. I know a ci...

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

Don’t they do a detailed Etops check for this route ? I know it can’t catch everything but you’d think anything major would get caught. Must have been just a freak thing. Will be interesting to see.

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

Those must have been some hot tires. Glad the emergency systems all worked as designed.

Re: America's Most "Optimistic" Airline Expects Travel Boom...

Maybe I am being Pollyanna, but I'm very bullish on the return of business and leisure traffic. Every new invention was/is going to kill business travel. But it never materialized. The opposite always happened. And the reason is humans are social creatures. Make no mistake, there will always be a ne...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2021

ABEguy wrote:

RainerBoeing777 wrote:

MAH4546 wrote:

Also MIA - PAP sees a 787 in April and part of May.

Re: Updated: AA planning eventual successor, Parker successor planning in work.

Isom and Parker, US airways alum, the airline that charged for water. They still have the US mind set. Is this because they took out the PTVs on some of the narrowbodies, which virtually no one uses anymore, add weight, were bought before everyone could use their own devices gate to gate, and befor...

Re: Golden Days at DFW

Don't miss the early days of hubbing when DL and AA schedule planners thought it was a great idea to schedule all flights to depart between 6-630pm. Hated that evening bank. Lol. I hear ya. It's like that now with Covid... at CLT, DEN, DFW, when I fly the takeoff queues are sometimes 10-15 deep. I ...

Re: How do airlines manage maintenance inspections at the spokes?

Thanks everyone for the info so far. One follow-up....at some outstations, where an airline decides to hire out, are the contractors other airlines? For example, would Delta hire AA for an issue on an emergent, more complex issue on jet at DFW, or for even basic line maintenance? Or do they try to s...

Re: How do airlines manage maintenance inspections at the spokes?

I can't speak for other airlines, but at my airline, planes only get checked at maintenance bases. There is contract maintenance available at all other stations, but they are only there to take care of maintenance write-ups from the inbound flight and PDCs for ETOPS flights. Interesting.... so afte...

How do airlines manage maintenance inspections at the spokes?

As many airlines send their jets out from the hubs to the spokes at the end of the day, and many jets "sleep" at the spokes, how do airlines handle the daily inspections? I would think most of the parts, space, people, and equipment are at the hubs. I know they cycle them in for the bigger...

Re: AA Fleet Updates - 2020

The author of the linked article seems really excited about all this. ;-) I don't understand the hate....I think this will be an improvement, especially for the LUS A321s. It will be a consistent product and my guess much easier to run more reliably, which they have struggled with pre-Covid. And AA...

Re: AA Fleet Updates - 2020

Update on AA Oasis/Kodiak: https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-is-nearly-done-updating-its-boeing-737s-into-torquemada-configuration/?utm_source=BoardingArea&utm_medium=twitter - 200th 737-800 went in for Oasis refurbishing. - Only 29 "Advanced" 737-800s need to be completed...

Re: United Fleet, Network, & Livery Thread - 2020

Just watched Scott Kirby on tv for an interview and just have to wonder if he could find a better venue for his virtual interviews and announcements. Has anyone else seen these from I believe his home office? This is not the interview from today but same angle.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9h...

Re: FAA ungrounds Boeing 737 MAX

Haven't the Max jets technically been flying? I thought they move them around from time to time... positioning flights etc. Someone at the airline is flying them..... I was found it odd it was grounded yet they were flying around, just with no pax. No pilot would fly a plane that they thought unsafe...

Re: FAA ungrounds Boeing 737 MAX

After this unprecedented review, and if United, American, and Southwest pilots says it's safe... it's safe. Count me in. I'll be on it.

I can almost guarantee Boeing's CEO, AA's CEO, and others will be on the first passenger flight.

Excellent news!

Re: Updated: American Airlines Business & Finance Discussion

If AA hadn't renewed it's fleet they'd be stuck with god awful old a/c and think how uncompetitive that would have made the airline. You mean, like, Delta? The difference was that over the years DL (and NW) kept their planes in top shape. AA did not and by 2008 a/c going out of service was becoming...

Re: Updated: American Airlines Business & Finance Discussion

Doug Parker talks a good game and he sounds so positive when he talks. However the actions say otherwise, and AA got so stingy with their retirement package, very few in the company took it, which will leave them with higher labor costs than carriers such as Delta and Southwest who did convince a l...

Re: American Airlines Network Thread - 2020

Anyone hear any update on the Project Kodiak mods? It was my understanding that was one of the few projects that is continuing due to the standardization/harmonization it brings. Also too any info on active fleet/ short-term storage/long-term storage? Sorry if I missed this but I just have no been a...

Re: Pt2: SouthWest CEO Kelly, "If things don't improve, this cannot continue"

Once companies start to lose clients because they invited their customer to a Zoom call, and their competitor took them to dinner, you'll see travel come back. People are social creatures. Keep your heads up. This has come to a full stop in February 2020 and guess what? We’ve had our best quarter e...

Re: Pt2: SouthWest CEO Kelly, "If things don't improve, this cannot continue"

Once companies start to lose clients because they invited their customer to a Zoom call, and their competitor took them to dinner, you'll see travel come back. People are social creatures. Keep your heads up.

Re: Official: AA moving to LHR T-5

From Heathrow.com

"Please note: From 7th July 2020 American Airlines will temporarily be relocated from Terminal 2 to Terminal 5."

Note the "temporarily"