>what do you think of the white body instead of bare >metal on AA's MD-80's and MD-90's which they >acquired from RenoAir?? Personally, I can't stand 'em, but I know I'm a bit biased with 13 years flying silver birds around. Sadly, AA doesn't have a choice but to paint the ex-Reno aircraft. They can...
Jump to post>There were rumors earlier that SAS would take over >AA's MD90's since these were similar to SAS' own >MD90's. Has this idea been scrapped ?? Don't know and nobody that might be in the know is talking. Latest rumor is the MD90s will be gone in March'01, but no details given. A different rumor has so...
Jump to postAA calls it a "stub" flight. When the inbound flight is delayed for some reason and the decision is to send the outbound flight (same flight number) on time, the outbound flight will get the additional letter suffix to its flight number. Helps prevent confusion on the part of ATC and AA operations f...
Jump to postYou'll have to find airliner designer to tell you definitively why cockpit windows are so small. B757/767 cockpit windows are definitely not small. I have never leaned forward to land any aircraft I've flown...ever. On MD90, I can't. Doing so would hurt as I would hit my head on the overhead panel. ...
Jump to post>Aren't the planes white because AA will be returning >them to the leasing companies soon because they >don't fit with other AA planes? They are white because they can not be polished metal. As explained to me, this annodizing treatment the aircraft received as RenoAir equipment causes a very tiny l...
Jump to postI think most if not all of us "professionals" aren't gonna talk about what we are paid. Certainly supply & demand help set the rates and the supply of fully qualified and type rated Captains is much smaller than commercial multi-engine co-pilots. Tighter supply = higher price. Unions monopoly of a s...
Jump to postReno was looking for a buyer and AA didn't want to lose its frequent flyers to a competitor. That's the primary reason given to me by Don Carty shortly after the purchase was announced (he was riding jumpseat back to DFW). 1. AA does want the routes, but can not make a profit on the low yield primar...
Jump to postLook closely at AA 727 tail section and you'll see a number of gray panels. Originally metal, they've been replaced with composites and are painted "Boeing gray." As to why gray, I do not know. AA did extensive testing with silver paints on 727 and A300 but continues to use "Boeing gray" as the pain...
Jump to postBasically I don't like them and have refused such clearances on a rather large number of occasions.
OTOH, on a good day with no acft or weather problems, I'll take just about any LAHSO clearance in a 757 and 7,000' of runway. But that doesn't happen too often either.
Depends upon the model DC9 you'll be on.
5 hours in an MD83 is a very very long time.
Longest for me now is 1+15.
>I believe that most airlines have adopted policies to >terminate the practice because, as Hawaiian717 said, >it causes to much damage in the long term, and very >often in the short term too.... AA standard procedure for MD80, 727 and F100 at most stations where room permits powerback. AA terminated...
Jump to post>I heard that those stripes were actually areas of >gritty paint. Someone then runs a pole over them. >If the area is smooth, then ice is present. AA MD82/83 stripes on inner wing area were rough surfaced and used to assist with physical "pole check" during preflight. Prior to that we had triangular...
Jump to post>When pilots are viewing the wings from the flight >deck they are a fair distance away. Wings are not visible from the flight deck of most airliners. Includes MD82/83, MD90, DC10, 727, 747, 757, 767, 777. Wingtips of F100 are visible from flight deck (only airliner I've flown that this is true). >Th...
Jump to post>Do all glass cockpit planes have a database of every >airfield, fix, navaid, etc. in the world stored onboard, >for use by the FMC? Every company customizes their database for their particular uses. I know of no cockpit FMS that can store "every airfield, fix, navaid, etc. in the world." Simply too...
Jump to postWipers are normally hydraulic or electric motor driven and "park" when turned off. Normally not a problem.
Yes, I use them at slow speeds and during ground ops.
Nothing has happened on this subject for the 30+ years it has been a hot issue in San Diego. Nothing expected to change in the foreseeable future. NAS Miramar is now MCAS Miramar. It is not closed, but FIGHTERTOWN, USA is gone for good. <img src="/discussions/graphics/frown.gif"> The approach ...
Jump to post>Is it your natural goal, when you start your career >as a professional pilot on civil a/c's to fly the biggest >plane existing - like 744 or 773 or 343 - prior to retiring? Not a goal of mine. <img src="/discussions/graphics/spin.gif"> >And while flying, are you pilots always aware of your >p...
Jump to post>Will they only be M80 aircraft or will some M87s >and M90s be mixed in too? -87s maybe, but -90s are locked into west coast ops due to maintenance requirements (i.e. no maintenance people/parts outside CA/NV stations). Suspect -90s will pick up additional Bay Area flights as RNO + LAS flights are r...
Jump to postI wrote: >From revenue received from your airline ticket. Others later wrote: >Maybe the airports themselves pay for it and levvy >it in their departure taxes. >Maybe it´s somehow in the airport-taxes. An airline may not impose its own tax and no airport I know of provides taxpayer paid security to ...
Jump to post>I would like to know where the money comes from
>to keep US-airlines doing such a costs-causing thing.
From revenue received from your airline ticket.
1. It is an FAA requirement imposed upon U.S. airlines that isn ot required of non-U.S. airlines.
2. Most U.S. airlines go above and beyond what the FAA requires of them.
You can draw your own opinions as to why.
>...Continental Interior Design. Did they steal the >design, or same company? Their new Safety Cards >also reveal the new and old interior. Don't know who Continental Interior Design is, but AA's new seats are designed and built by Riccaro. Not sure who did the interior redesign. About 25% of domest...
Jump to post>When you say "little in the way of connections", >you are only referring to AA connections. Yes. AA connections relative to number of total AA flights is small. "Hub" designation entails major administrative cost increases (minimum VP level manager for example). >LAX is a MAJOR connection point for...
Jump to postMarketing wants the 737 in ORD markets first due to longer stage lengths and the fact that it has an entertainment system (MD80 does not). Maintenance personnel need to be trained prior to running the acft thru DFW and I do not believe that has happened to date. It will happen, but I've not heard an...
Jump to postAt trip origination station (SNA in my case) I go to Operations where I sign-in for my trip via SABRE. I'll also pull up and read IAB (Immediate Attention Board) and Revision Records for all the manuals I have to carry. Next its a copy of my trip, crew lists, crew nickname lists, and finally the fir...
Jump to postNope. Little in the way of connections. A major origin/destination station.
Jump to postPrices are based upon what the customers are willing to pay. Obviously there are enough folks willing to pay the asked for price or they would be lower. Known in economics as simple supply vs. demand.
Jump to postShortest B767 flight I've flown was SAN-LAX. 19 minutes @ 10,000 or 11,000 feet depending on direction.
Jump to postKLM 777 wrote: ------------------------------- AA: Smaller ASM, Smaller RPM (hence smaller airline), greater yield but less revenue per ASM. You continue to use "seat/mile" figures. They mean nothing when comparing the economics of different airlines using different route structures. Try looking at ...
Jump to postAA owns no "regular 767-300" only -300ER so if it is a -300 it is a -300ER.
Jump to postKLM 777 wrote: >The issue is not simply more F class seating, but >more F class seating in conjunction with less Y >class seating. Correct. I never said otherwise. >One or the other is not too terrible, but both taken >together could really bite if/when the economy turns >for the worse and if/when f...
Jump to postPurdue Arrow writes: ------------------------- To put FLY777UAL's post less rudely, we were talking about replacing Y seats with F seats not about removing Y seats to increase space. For example, when American decided recently to expand the First class cabin in some MD-80s from 14 to 20 seats by rem...
Jump to postIf the added legroom on AA flights brings just one more passenger in coach on each flight and that one more passenger brings just $100 more profit per flight (very little expense since the flight is already going to be flown anyway), the added profit to AA is... $87.6 million per year (assumes 2400 ...
Jump to postMatt D wrote: ------------------------------- Does anyone know if JetBlue, Midway, AirTran or Pro Air will be coming out to serve any of the aforementioned airports anytime soon? ------------------------------- Nobody new is coming to SNA anytime soon. There are no (noise) slots, gates or parking.
Jump to postMatt D wrote: ------------------------------- The responsibility for this abomination rests squarely on the shoulders of Southwest, and for that, I harbor resentment towards them... ------------------------------- Southwest did nothing to the demise of variety in west coast airlines. Basic economics...
Jump to postAerLingus A330 wrote: ------------------------------- It also happened on an American Airlines DC-10 flight into Newark (EWR) from Los Angeles (LAX) a few years back although I don't know precisely when. The plane was literally seconds away from touching down when the Captain just died! Fortuanately...
Jump to post>It is just that with the great route expansion from >MIA of American into South America, The "great route expansion" in MIA finished a long time ago. You're looking at very minor increases in frequency to airports AA has been flying to for a number of years. >...the BEST Captains and crew may not a...
Jump to postIt is the LAX-LHR daily flight. A number of good friends are flying them. Trained in acft starting in January and started flying LAX-LHR route in March.
AA does _not_ fly LAX-NRT. Unable to obtain the route award a long time ago.
Vuelo777 wrote: ------------------------------- Yes they use them today.....the switches for instance on the 747 they are located on the Throttle control you doubble press them and the computer does the rest retract gear, throttle up etc.... ------------------------------- What model 747 has this fe...
Jump to postFlyBoy wrote: ------------------------------- American acquired several 737-300s when it acquired AirCal in the 1980s, that are now operated by Southwest Airlines. My question is: Where did American Airlines operated them? (i.e. What routes were they put on?) My assumption would be on former AirCal ...
Jump to post>However, in the summer they are switching to two >daily flights, both of which will be 757s. The change >occurs on April 30th, so until then the SAN-JFK >flights will be 767s. Correct. Seasonal schedule change. Winter ski season requires 757s for many destinations not served during summer season. A...
Jump to post>>What is an LAHSO ?
>LAHSO stands for Land and Hold Short Operations.
>>Do you have to accept en LAHSO clearance ?
No. I have refused such clearance many times. ATC simply issues landing clearance with no restrictions.
>The crew was just trained to push the buttons and >read the screens. They were never tought that this >instrumentation can hamper situational awareness. >This is really what I want to see. Better training >for crews. You just answered your own question. The new automation isn't the problem, trainin...
Jump to post>Rumor has it that American is spreading their >Economy class seats out to make more room... >is this true? Zowie! I'll have to let our Marketing Department read the above. Multi-million dollar ad campaign and someone thinks it is only a rumor? [never pass up the chance to take a dig at marketing fo...
Jump to post>AAR90, Isn't it true that the venerable three-holer is >still the fastest narrow-body airliner around, Don't know for sure, but I believe so. I only flew two trips (about a dozen flights) as FE on her a long time ago. >...and for that reason remains a favorite? Simplistic, reliable and completely p...
Jump to postAlmost all of AA's Professional Flight Engineers (FE) have retired --there are but a handful left. Since 1963 all newly hired cockpit crewmembers must be pilot qualified [AA only hires "captains," not "pilots"] and when filling the flight engineer duties are considered to be a Flight Officer (F/O as...
Jump to post>The only thing that does not look good is the contrast >between the silver and grey as you´ve mentioned. AA tested some silver paints in late 80s/early 90s on B727 and A300 aircraft. I'm told the tests were a disaster but I know not why. Whatever happened, AA elected to stick with "Boeing gray" pai...
Jump to postI grew up in the original Pan Am family so my opinion is probably more than a little biased. The fact that I studied business and own/operate a small, full-time service business on the side doesn't help. Pan Am went under for two primary reasons: 1. Juan Tripp was very successful at obtaining what h...
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