Originally Posted by
Calchas
Sorry to take this off topic! BA operates LCY-JFK and back with a pair of A318s. I doubt AA will be buying any, the only reason BA has them is the runway at LCY is too short to handle any larger aircraft. My point was that small aircraft do operate long legs.
Okay, got it. I was asking as though BA has a very few, AA have no A318s.
I'm aware of the LCY flights - light loads, technical / preclearance at SNN on the westbound sector. You're right - I dont see. aA going for A318s among the Airbus family aircraft coming. I can also see the attractivess of the limited but lucrative LCY-JFK market.
AA has made a small mess with the "32B" designator, since this merely indicates a Sharklets equipped aircraft and both A321S and A321T AA has are 32Bs, AFAIK. The Sharklets seem to have proved their ROI, much as the APB blended winglets with no sexy name have.