Before the first Airbus A321 arrived at AA, AA's flight attendants were told when they attended training to be qualified on the Airbus that the 3-class transcon version, sometimes labeled "A321T" would be referred to as a "32B."

They were also told at those training sessions that the A321 that would serve as a 2-class 757 replacement, with lots and lots of seats, would be referred to as a "32S."

Then, when the 2-class A321s enter service, the morons display "32B" in the schedules, confusing many AA flyers who look in the schedule and think their flight is going tho have 3-classes.

I couldn't care less what the "32B" means in Airbus or planespotters language - I simply want AA to choose a designator that distinguishes between the different configurations and stick with it. Don't care is they use "32S" or some other code. They chose "32S" and then didn't use it. Even FAs wonder why both versions have the same code in the schedules and realize how misleading and utterly stupid it is to use the same code for two very different configurations.

We've literally had dozens of posts (most of them in new threads) by excited Flyertalkers who ask whether their LAX-MIA A321 or LAX-LAS A321 is going to feature 3-classes just like the transcons do, because the schedule shows "32B" and the marketing materials for the transcons said "look for '32B' when booking your 3-class transcon flight."