AA seems to have started using A321Ts on JFK-MIA (today's AA320 is on N106NN). Don't recall AA ever sending the T down to MIA. Curious if they are planning on this long term in lieu of the 777 rotations, especially when the transcons get the XLR. Maybe it's a way to maintain its flagship product on ...
Jump to postAA makes a fortune flying to Argentina. Between MIA, JFK, and DFW (and in the past LAX) American has a massive presence at EZE. They place a huge amount of capacity to Argentine because they sell it, and at very premium prices. Even Y is expensive. AA is very well known in Argentina as a brand and ...
Jump to postI have to wonder if the introduction of Delta flying this route, the extension of the route into June and the up gauge to an a330-900 played into the reported loses. Also curious if Delta will try to go year-round on the route now that AR may exit and codeshare via SkyTeam. This route will be opera...
Jump to postI have to wonder if the introduction of Delta flying this route, the extension of the route into June and the up gauge to an a330-900 played into the reported loses. Also curious if Delta will try to go year-round on the route now that AR may exit and codeshare via SkyTeam. This route will be opera...
Jump to postTo be fair, their NYC and SFO flights are now all on the upgraded 77Ws and 77Ls. Although they did not design these planes, they have been getting great reviews and I know people who swear by these "new" planes. So, I believe, at least with a part of the Indian traveller, the perception i...
Jump to postI’m surprised that AA did not include the following long haul increases in the previous announcement of DFW-BNE/GIG for NW24: MIA-EZE going from 2x to 3x daily MIA-GRU going from 2x to 3x daily MIA-GIG going from 2x to 3x daily During this past season, they only flew the additional daily during Chr...
Jump to postAnyone with some knowledge know if MIA-MXP is being seriously considered for a comeback? Or is the MXP market from MIA still not what it was post Covid? I think we will see MIA-FCO before MXP. FCO seems to do extremely well for all the US carriers. UA has added SFO and is adding a second IAD. DL is...
Jump to postDXB-BOG non stop is similar in length to ATL-JNB. If they weren't short on 77Ls I would have thought they could make it non stop. Seems like it is a fifth freedom flight between MIA-BOG, so they must see some lucrative moeny there. Wonder how AA will sit with that. Going off this - BOG and JNB are ...
Jump to postFor the same reason UA doesn't fly it and hasn't since January of 2023. The route crosses Russian airspace, which can't be overflown by a US carrier. The alternative is a lengthy detour, burning more fuel, and isn't economical and for that reason UA suspended it. AA flew ORD-DEL in the 2000s with a...
Jump to postNobody with non-public knowledge is going to share specific yield info. Anything you see here will be speculation, calculations from public DOT data, or UA’s generalized financial releases. IMHO, it’s a given that UA would love to re-start the currently suspended India routes, but unfortunately the...
Jump to postIf AA is finally serious about being a real player in the Pacific, they need to add more flights to NRT to funnel connections to JAL. I think either ORD-NRT, PHX-NRT, or even MIA-NRT. AA flew ORD-NRT for years.. if it was deemed no longer worthy of flying before the pandemic decimated transpacific ...
Jump to postBy contrast, this is GRU: MIA: $271,594 JFK: $223,804 EWR: $121,194 ORD: $81,455 LAX: $72,150 SFO: $61,829 BOS: $51,293 IAH: $43,875 IAD: $36,152 ATL: $35,944 DFW: $26,902 Since LAX-GRU has so much more revenue than DFW-GRU what is the reason AA still chose DFW over LAX? Can't they just funnel that...
Jump to postI think LHR could be a second frequency from PHL. BA/AA each operate only a single frequency on this market; there is definitely room for another IMO.
Jump to postDoes anyone know why AF sends some of its oldest 77Ws to MEX? The oldest one (F-GSQA, 20 years old) is schedule to make the trip tonight. I thought the newer 77Ws are lighter and wouldn't be restricted as much going out, but curious on how many seats AF blocks on this route. Why they operate the 77W...
Jump to postImpressive. I’m just curious to understand who generates this O&D. The numbers indicate there are many Spaniards in Miami but are these expats, retirees, people of Latin American descent that have roots/family in both cities? Miami is a massive local market to Europe. Not just Spain - just abou...
Jump to postWonder if BOS will see something new for S24.. they didnt seem to get much attention back in the September announcement. It's a matter of time until DL launches BOS-BCN. The market is definitely bigger than 3x LV A332. I could also see BOS-MAD. Yes IB operates it daily in the summer but the route c...
Jump to postNot sure it belongs here but what is happening to USA-FCO? Several routes seem to have stopped after Jan 8 or 9 (presumably until the summer season). This includes both DL/AZ from BOS and UA/AZ from IAD. It seems like at the moment only JFK, EWR, ATL, and MIA have a daily flight to FCO, along with a...
Jump to postCan an A320neo even make BOG-YUL nonstop given altitude at BOG? I would imagine YYZ/BOS are already pushing the limits.
Jump to postI find it interesting that locals call MCI ‘KCI’ and DEN ‘DIA’. Especially the latter given the fact DEN is literally the first 3 letters of DEN ver! Calling an airport anything other than its IATA code is also a bizarre concept for me as YYZ, my home airport, is always referred to by locals as ‘YY...
Jump to postI too am interested about this - was thinking writing was on the wall for a relo to NoVa, not Denver.
Jump to postNew for 2024: -JFK-NAP/MUC/SNN -ATL-ZRH -LAX-PVG -SEA-TPE -More flights on ATL-VCE/ICN/CDG, JFK-BCN, BOS-ATH, DTW-CDG/KEF, CVG-CDG What I'd like to see for 2024: -The return/launch of ATL/MSP-OGG (both were shelved due to the Lahaina fires) -More SEA-Asia as a preemptive strike against AS getting H...
Jump to postI was wondering the same Google flights is showing three daily for sale next summer. I love Barajas airport. Such beautiful architecture Makes sense, given that it is a hub to hub route and gig have Latin American connections from DFW as well. AA/IB don’t funnel much traffic via DFW to Latin Americ...
Jump to postSo there will be 3 DFW-MAD flights this summer (2x AA and 1x IB)? Or is IB just just ceding its flight to a second AA?
Jump to postIt seems AA's JFK-GIG is also going daily from Wednesday. This is on top of DL's recently started service. Not sure if it is a retaliation. Surprised there is that much demand/capacity to GIG - would imagine it's a very marginal market outside of MIA and maybe IAH. Is this the first time AA is flyin...
Jump to postDelta's management has proven to be very shrewd by getting LATAM into their sphere they have caused a major problem for AA in Latin America. Why LATAM has not joined SkyTeam is a great question ? My understanding is that LATAM is not willing to give up its relationship with IB in the European end. ...
Jump to postWhat the heck is happening with SCL. Guess the economic slowdown, a slow recovery after the pandemic, security issues and the lack of aircrafts have made the perfect storm. Don’t want to turn this into politics, but aviation as every other sector of the economy, is paying the consequences of having...
Jump to postDetroit313 wrote:I’ve noticed that starting in February there’s going to be 7 flights a day from DTW to CLT. All mainline 737. I’ve never seen that many AA flights from Detroit to Charlotte.
Probably, especially with a small modern lie-flat business class cabin. But AV has retired all its 757 already and so far has not ordered any XLR. The odds of UA starting LAX-BOG anytime soon are similar as me flapping my ears and flying to Mars. If a US carrier does it, it will be DL or AA. UA wil...
Jump to postAV is short 788's, the fleet is stretched very thin, as they have increased service on routes to Spain and retired all of the A330's. There is a rumor they will receive two secondhand 788's from Norwegian but that is uncertain at the moment. Couldn't A320NEOs be used on the route? By distance, it s...
Jump to postplanemanofnz wrote:voxkel wrote:I'm still surprised UA didn't give AMD-EWR or DEL-IAD a chance
Why AMD?
To be fair YYZ-DEL is a LOT bigger market than ORD-DEL. There is also quite a bit of competition on ORD-DEL. Aside from AI which has bottom barrel fares, there is EK, QR, EY, TK, AF/KL, AC, AA/BA, LH, etc all offering one stop service. Lots of options here for travelers. To be fair, basically all o...
Jump to postThis past summer, three LV A332s flew IB routes. One of them (EC-MYA) seems to have been returned to LV, but MOU/MOY are still flying IB routes for some reason. Is there just not much slack in the IB route network to begin with? I'm assuming LV will get back MOU/MOY before they look at new aircraft;...
Jump to postTo be fair, “Aerolíneas Americanas” is probably much wider known and used across South America then AR, I believe one of AA’s route planning directors wanted it to be a South American brand as as well.
Jump to postBA has made GIG daily effective today. Both directions are now overnight as well (similar to the GRU, EZE, and SCL flights).
BA249 LHR 2225 0605+1 GIG 77E D
BA248 GIG 1755 0810+1 LHR 77E D
LA does not have too much room to spare on its long haul fleet. It can not afford to have a plane sitting all day in BOS. The same applies to LIS, FCO and MXP. Those planes are needed at GRU to cover nighttime departures. I also suspect BOS is not amongst the highest yielding routes on their networ...
Jump to postDon't know if this question has been posed anywhere else, but why is LA's BOS-GRU a day flight? Given the time zone difference (and how nearly all other Brazil-USA flights are operated) wouldn't it make sense to do it in the night? A morning arrival would also have great connectivity to REC, BSB, G...
Jump to postDon't know if this question has been posed anywhere else, but why is LA's BOS-GRU a day flight? Given the time zone difference (and how nearly all other Brazil-USA flights are operated) wouldn't it make sense to do it in the night? A morning arrival would also have great connectivity to REC, BSB, GI...
Jump to postDumb American question: Can someone explain to me why daytime returns from the EU are less desirable for EU-South America traffic? It's normal for EU-US traffic to have a daytime return. I mean I know there are less time zones between say Central European Time and Brazilian time, for example, than ...
Jump to postWouldn’t CLT be a good base for the XLRs? It’s a higher yielding market than PHL, doesn’t have to compete with a megahub an hour away (EWR) and opens up a lot of markets like MXP, ZRH, AMS, GRU without current nonstop service. As much as it would make sense, the XLR range wouldn’t get it much furth...
Jump to postIt looks like UA is suspending (I would assume seasonally) EWR-HNL. Last flight is 13 April. Strangely IAD-HNL continues (albeit Saturday only). I would have thought that EWR-HNL was the stronger market - maybe IAD-HNL commands a higher yield? Probably a European route is a better fit for this 764 ...
Jump to postEx SAA KHT also flies to JFK besides CUN, PUJ and HAV. For some reason which I do not know, it has not been assigned to MIA rotations yet or just a few times. KHT/KHU are fitted with a C18Y255 cabin (there was a quick re configuration of the cabin partially keeping SAA's layout originally C36Y186, ...
Jump to postWouldn’t CLT be a good base for the XLRs? It’s a higher yielding market than PHL, doesn’t have to compete with a megahub an hour away (EWR) and opens up a lot of markets like MXP, ZRH, AMS, GRU without current nonstop service.
Jump to postPer this Airways magazine reporter, LATAM will add 6 US routes https://x.com/anwaviation/status/1712815924959465845?s=61 Rio to New York-JFK Rio to Atlanta No starting dates yet LA restarting GIG long-haul, didn't expect that but excited to see. My guess is basing 763s there? I know JJ did GIG-JFK ...
Jump to postAccording to AR Country Manager in Italy the Argentinian carrier will introduce 1 more weekly flight to Rome (from 5 to 6) from next June. He also refers they have just achieved an outstanding 97% LF on EZE-FCO route during the past month of September. I would expect the route to be increased furth...
Jump to postThe bigger question is why MU is planning to fly its own metal to SA? Can't they just codeshare with UX?
Also - PVG-LAX-EZE is shorter than PVG-MAD-EZE and surprisingly there is no nonstop flight on LAX-EZE. Wouldn't it make sense to just do this instead?
IIRC MH very briefly flew KUL-DXB-EWR with the 77E. Don't remember when exactly but was definitely before 2006/7. Maybe that flight captured much of the O&D since DXB wasn't really a connecting hub or major city back then? On another note, EK flew a 772 (A6-EMF) all the way from DXB-BOS when re...
Jump to postTechnically they could have done JFK/SYD/MEL-DXB non stop, I flew a 77E/773 AKL-MEL way back in 2005. My guess was that it wasn't a nonstop MEL-DXB flight - would imagine something like AKL-MEL-SIN-DXB? Looked up their fleet and seems like their first 77W was delivered back in 2006, so before that ...
Jump to postIIRC MH very briefly flew KUL-DXB-EWR with the 77E. Don't remember when exactly but was definitely before 2006/7. Maybe that flight captured much of the O&D since DXB wasn't really a connecting hub or major city back then? On another note, EK flew a 772 (A6-EMF) all the way from DXB-BOS when ret...
Jump to postIs neither LA nor AR codesharing on DL’s upcoming EZE-JFK flight? I noticed neither have codeshare numbers.
Jump to postWhat surprises me is that they’re going for ORD-JNB before IAD-JNB. ORD-JNB is slightly shorter than LAX-SIN, which UA briefly operated with its 789s. So range is not an issue; it’s whether overlying IAD makes sense. The existing JNB-EWR is ~15h flying time, so ORD is ~ 16h30m. Well in range for a 7...
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