Sep 28, 2015, 1:29 pm
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AA to Fly LAX / Los Angeles <--> SYD / Sydney as of 17 December 2015
AA0073 and AA0072 are operated with Boeing 77W / 777-323ER
AA0073 and AA0072 are operated with Boeing 77W / 777-323ER
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Inaugural flights:
LAX-SYD: 17 Dec 2015 AA 73 Flight duration 15:05
Lv LAX 21:50 Dec 17 PST / 05:50 18 Dec GMT
Ar SYD 07:55 Dec 19 AEDT / 20:55 18 Dec GMT (same day)
SYD-LAX: 19 Dec 2015 AA 72 Flight duration 13:50Ar SYD 07:55 Dec 19 AEDT / 20:55 18 Dec GMT (same day)
Lv SYD 12:00 Dec 19 AEDT / 01:00 19 Dec GMT
Ar LAX 06:50 Dec 19 PST / 14:50 19 Dec GMT
Inaugural flight AA73, operated by Boeing 777-323ER ("77W") N720AN:Ar LAX 06:50 Dec 19 PST / 14:50 19 Dec GMT
2015-12-17 - AA73 - Los Angeles (LAX) STD 21:50 PST ATD 22:15 - Sydney (SYD) STA 07:55 AEDT ATA 07:30 AEDT
ARCHIVE: AA announces LAX-SYD-LAX 77W AA73 / AA72 (as of 17 December 2015)
Jun 9, 2015, 6:41 am
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ARCHIVE: AA announces LAX-SYD-LAX 77W AA73 / AA72 (as of 17 December 2015)
Jun 9, 2015, 6:52 am
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LAX to Australia is a great addition! Did AA fly this route in the past?
Jun 9, 2015, 7:43 am
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Jun 9, 2015, 8:49 am
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I assume this will be a 77W...the question is will this be an additional frequency to the QF flights, or will QF reallocate some capacity?
Jun 9, 2015, 9:01 am
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I assume its going to be some kind of JV-ATI with QF.
Jun 9, 2015, 9:05 am
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Due to their financial troubles, its probably a reallocation of QF flying. They are parking 744s without replacement. There is plenty of flying between LAX and SYD, but recently there has been a glut of capacity on this route, see UA downgrading LAX/SFO-SYD to 772s (Keep in mind UA once had double daily 744s on this flight and the 772s face greater weight restrictions due to their PW engines). I think this is the end of JFK-LAX-SYD on QF metal. The 77W would make all sense in the world as it won't require weight restrictions like the Dreamliner. AA has three 77Ws to be delivered and with current state of affairs in Brazil right now, they might also pull some of the 77Ws off of GRU considering they have five daily 77W flights.
Jun 9, 2015, 9:06 am
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For QF, it's another "dump the bump" opportunity, and I'm guessing there may be some arrangements to share revenue given the JBA. But I'm guessing here.
Jun 9, 2015, 9:15 am
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Jun 9, 2015, 9:25 am
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Jun 9, 2015, 9:29 am
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If it's a reallocation of QF flying, and I assume it's going to be one flight that replaces the later evening QF 744 flight, I think I'd rather fly QF in the back of the bus than in AA's 3-4-3 777s.
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Jun 9, 2015, 9:32 am
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Yes, it was a through-flight/connection situation. LAX/DFW-HNL-SYD/AKL. As an employee, I often took the DFW-HNL portion of the flight. At the time, it was an additional frequency between DFW and HNL (not 1 of the 2 daily nonstops). It featured a modified International Flagship Service (better meals, free drinks, and so forth).
Because of the time different, the DFW-HNL-SYD/AKL flight left DFW in the evening and return left HNL at midnight.
Because of the time different, the DFW-HNL-SYD/AKL flight left DFW in the evening and return left HNL at midnight.
Jun 9, 2015, 10:06 am
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I've flown the LAX-DFW route several times in QF Y. I've never flown AA Y on a TPAC route, so I hope their soft product isn't that worse compared to QF's.
Jun 9, 2015, 10:11 am
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In my experience, AA's long haul Y is like other airlines Y: nothing glamorous, just transportation point A to point B. Service is hit or miss.
Jun 9, 2015, 10:49 am
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Big announcement by American Airlines probably includes Australia
Jun 9, 2015, 10:51 am
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They have hinted at it on Facebook.