Originally Posted by
winnipegrev
The point isn't if it would make sense for Rouge to do it today, it is whether the Airbus can reach Hawaii. Which I still maintain it can - the A321 may suffer restrictions semi-often but with the A319 it would be easy.
Here is what an AC pilot in 2011 had to say about it. And since then, the A321 received sharklets and has become more capable. The SFO route he mentions is using 2001-era A321s, which are less capable than Rouge's.
Note what a non-issue ETOPS fuel and alternates are.
The poster mentions they "guess" it could do it. And specifies SFO or LAX. YVR is even further.
AA, UA, AS et. al. have been doing it for years with 737s. Many other US carries (including UA) have had Airbus 320 family jets and never flew them on that route. Only as
Of 2015 has anyone attempted with a baby Bus, which seems to indicate it either could never do it, or at the least not do it profitably.