Originally Posted by
AGSF
AA is stuck in the past, and that works fine for routes where it doesn't compete with the likes of Jet Blue and Virgin; but we will continue to see a pull-down in places like Boston, San Francisco, L.A. and D.C. until they can come up with a competitive product.
There is no pull-down in Los Angeles. AA told us last month what their core network is: Dallas, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and New York.
ALSO: Look at what's happening to their TATL routes from Boston, especially London. They are just not competitive with British Airways to London. There really needs to be some serious, serious invetment in their fleet and on-board product.
It also has to do with the fact that Boston-Europe yields are trash now and premium traffic has been hurt more than any other major U.S.-Europe market.