I wonder if AA will choose to take a subfleet of the 737-823s and ETOPS-rate them for the Hawai'i routes at some point (or maybe the 737MAX or 320NEO) to replace the fuel thirstier 757? After all, AS flies -800s between the mainland and Hawai'i on a number of routes (not all of their -800s are ETOPS rated, either, iirc; it's easy to tell, as the ETOPS-rated birds have the "Eskimo" on the tail wearing a lei.)
Originally Posted by
formeraa
FWAAA,
It was certainly true in the 90's. I was working in AA Revenue Management at the time. If it weren't for the elite AAdvantage members demanding Hawaii service, it would have been gone in a heartbeat. It was money-losing at the time -- that was back in the DC-10 days.
Perhaps with a mix of more fuel-efficient 763's from DFW and 757's from LAX, it's now at least breakeven.