Jul 21, 2017, 11:02 pm
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The AA (Legacy US Airways) Airbus Industrie A330-200
AA announced retirement of the A330-200 in the Oct 2020 earnings report.
AA announced retirement of the A330-200 in the Oct 2020 earnings report.
Status of reconfiguration
N279AY - NEW
N280AY - NEW
N281AY - NEW
N282AY - NEW
N283AY - NEW
N284AY - NEW
N285AY - NEW
N286AY - NEW
N287AY - NEW
N288AY - NEW
N289AY - NEW
N290AY - NEW
N291AY - NEW
N292AY - NEW
N293AY - NEW
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NOTE: The 15 A330-200 (with Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines) are being retained and updated. (The nine Pratt & Whitney equipped A330-300s have been scheduled for retirement (return to lessor at lease end) by late 2018 due to poor "fit" in the AA fleet (link).) The A330-200s will continue, however, and the launch of the retrofitted A330-200 will see
- 20 Zodiac "Envoy" type Business seats in a 1-2-1 layout (1 blocked for pilot rest)
- 21 Premium Economy (B/E Aerospace) seats in a 2-3-2 layout
- 50 Main Cabin Extra seats (same seats as Y, just greater seat pitch) 2-4-2 (2 blocked for customers requiring customer assistance)
- Main Cabin / Economy seats also 2-4-2
- Ku band satellite based Panasonic WiFi
- Individual personal entertainment screens for every seat
- Seat power
- Noise reduction headsets - Bose in Business, others for Premium Economy
Premium Economy and extended Main Cabin Extra has been installed on the A330-200 fleet. Until 15 Jan 2018, PE seats were available to Elites as MCE on those aircraft with PE; PE are available for sale on that date.
Link to A330-200 PE and MCE additions article on The Points Guy
Link to Combined AA Fleet page
Link to (non-AA) American Fleet Site, A330-200 page.
For the specific thread about the Zodiac "Envoy" Business seat, please see AA A330 "Envoy" Lie Flat All Aisle Access Business Seats (master thread)
Also see the older, archived thread on Envoy seating on the A330: A330-200 Envoy Suites
Link to Seatguru for AA A330-200
Envoy / Business (20):
* Rows 1 to 7, 4 across, private "suites", all aisle access
* Seats A and H have windows and angle out toward windows
* Seats C and F are both in the middle, angle in toward center (no windows)
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Bose noise reduction headsets on long-haul International flights
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA and USB power
Premium Economy (21):
* Rows 6, 7 and 8 in 2-3-2 layout
* Seat pitch 38"
* Seat width 18.5"
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Non-Bose noise reduction headsets on longhaul
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA and USB power
Main Cabin Extra (54):
* Bulkhead and Exit seats
* Others seem to be in non-standard layout
* Seat width 16.3-17.8"
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA
Economy (152):
* Seat pitch 31-32"
* Seat width 16.3-17.8"
* Exits at row 23
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA
New Livery (AA-style) of the A330-300: A333 in New Livery
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Airbus A330-200 / 332 [master thread]
Aug 13, 2015, 11:52 pm
#271
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That's where you are going to be disappointed. F in AA (LAX or DFW, I don't know ORD) to HI is tolerable but not great. If you are on US all the way (through PHX), the old 757s -- I just got off one -- are cruddy. Envoy trans-Atlantic is quite good on its own terms, fantastic in comparison to the PHX-HI flights. Hope you are doing DFW-HNL/OGG.
Aug 14, 2015, 5:24 am
#272
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That's where you are going to be disappointed. F in AA (LAX or DFW, I don't know ORD) to HI is tolerable but not great. If you are on US all the way (through PHX), the old 757s -- I just got off one -- are cruddy. Envoy trans-Atlantic is quite good on its own terms, fantastic in comparison to the PHX-HI flights. Hope you are doing DFW-HNL/OGG.
Aug 16, 2015, 2:43 pm
#274
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Aug 18, 2015, 6:14 am
#276
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Aug 18, 2015, 5:52 pm
#277
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Surprised to see upon checking my reservation today that my PHL-SJU flight has been changed from an A321 to the A332. This is great news for me as I'm booked in business class.
Since I'm travelling with my partner, I have booked the middle seats with the hope that I'll be able to talk to him if I lean forward.
I didn't realize that PHL-SJU warranted such a large bird.
Flight leaves at 9:40am, so I assume we'll get a nice hot breakfast.
Since I'm travelling with my partner, I have booked the middle seats with the hope that I'll be able to talk to him if I lean forward.
I didn't realize that PHL-SJU warranted such a large bird.
Flight leaves at 9:40am, so I assume we'll get a nice hot breakfast.
Aug 18, 2015, 8:35 pm
#278
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Aug 29, 2015, 5:08 am
#279
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US Airways A330 200 (332) seat advice?
Will be flying DUB TO MCO via Charlotte. Currently have paid for Choice Seats 6E & 6F which are bulkhead on front row of economy. Need extra leg room for 6'5 tall husband. Have paid for business class on inbound journey but looking at options for outbound. Have no airmiles with US Airways so out quite a lot of expense already for upgrade on inbound
Should I stick with 6E and 6F as cabin crew use whole of Row 23 economy exit seats or would it be worth trying for business class upgrade 24 hours prior to flight?
How much extra inches of leg room would 6E & 6F have?
Should I stick with 6E and 6F as cabin crew use whole of Row 23 economy exit seats or would it be worth trying for business class upgrade 24 hours prior to flight?
How much extra inches of leg room would 6E & 6F have?
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Sep 1, 2015, 5:20 pm
#280
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: DFW
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Will be flying DUB TO MCO via Charlotte. Currently have paid for Choice Seats 6E & 6F which are bulkhead on front row of economy. Need extra leg room for 6'5 tall husband. Have paid for business class on inbound journey but looking at options for outbound. Have no airmiles with US Airways so out quite a lot of expense already for upgrade on inbound
Should I stick with 6E and 6F as cabin crew use whole of Row 23 economy exit seats or would it be worth trying for business class upgrade 24 hours prior to flight?
How much extra inches of leg room would 6E & 6F have?
Should I stick with 6E and 6F as cabin crew use whole of Row 23 economy exit seats or would it be worth trying for business class upgrade 24 hours prior to flight?
How much extra inches of leg room would 6E & 6F have?
Sep 3, 2015, 2:34 pm
#282
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Flying on the A330-200 from DUB to PHL in business
For a couple are we better in 1A & 1C or 1C & 1F - in other words middle two or aisle?
Can you hold hands across the aisle if need be? Can you even do it on the middle seats?
Thanks!
For a couple are we better in 1A & 1C or 1C & 1F - in other words middle two or aisle?
Can you hold hands across the aisle if need be? Can you even do it on the middle seats?
Thanks!
Sep 3, 2015, 3:30 pm
#283
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Location: PHL
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You will probably want 1A/1C if you want to talk. 1C/1F have your feet together and your head apart.
Sep 4, 2015, 4:52 am
#285
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I'd take the first C or F seat (B and G seats can have boxes under them) I could find.
