MilesBuzz! - Can you tell online what type of plane?

I am wondering if you can tell online ahead of time what type of plane is flying, for example if a 747 is the plane in the slot for the SJC to OGG on June 5 at 4:45 p.m. I have just begun flying first class and this wh=ould be nice to know, as some first class cabins are far superior depending on the plane.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by AAcademy:
I am wondering if you can tell online ahead of time what type of plane is flying, for example if a 747 is the plane in the slot for the SJC to OGG on June 5 at 4:45 p.m. I have just begun flying first class and this wh=ould be nice to know, as some first class cabins are far superior depending on the plane.</font>

Most likely, you are talking about AA flight 97. FYI, AA doesn't fly 747's. This flight is currently shown as 757.

You can tell by looking in the airline's online reservation system on the web. On American it is shown to the very right as "Aircraft". Delta is basically the same, and I would guess that all of them are similar.

That is the planned aircraft, and I have no idea where to look at what will actually be used on a certain day. (You would probably have to wait until the day of departure to know that anyway).

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by L-1011:
You would probably have to wait until the day of departure to know that (aircraft type) anyway.</font>

Technically true, but... it is a real hassle for an airline to do a last minute change of gauge-- everyone has to get new seat assignments, and invariably some people will get split up, lose their seating preference, etc. If the aircraft actually used is smaller than the originally planned aircraft (say, the pax load ends up being significantly less than expected, etc.), some of the people who have been upgraded may have to be downgraded (it's not unusual for the F cabin to be full of upgrades on domestic flights while the Y cabin load factor is extemely low).

Also, in many cases, the gate will have to be changed because not all gates can accommodate all a/c types, and this has spillover effects on other a/c operations.

At www.aa.com (http://www.aa.com) look under "Gates, Time & Status", your search results will tell you what type of plane.

Or you can go to www.aatimetable.com (http://www.aatimetable.com) and print a copy of the timetable. The plane type would be in the right hand column.