Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
762s are fuel pigs, and AA would have never dropped BOS-SFO if it was a mint because of heavy paid F/C demand. I don't see it being anything other than ad-hoc.
However... I think BOS is where newAA might decide to expand as a new "cornerstone". Lots of existing capacity and routes, and with B6 stepping it up a notch with premium JFK service it makes a decent place to strike back. I don't think they will do 321T's... But maybe a widebody on a domestic reposition flight or three...
762s are far from fuel efficient, but AA was flying one JFK-BOS-JFK-BOS-JFK last week in place of a 738, by comparison the idea that the extra premium class/seats/revenue will offset the incremental fuel cost of a 762 vs a 752 doesn't seem unreasonable. I don't think the BOS-SFO cancellation was about a lack of premium demand, it was one of the final routes to be cut for violating the cornerstone strategy.