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Old May 19, 2016 | 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by mikew99
A great use for an E175 is a replacement for the hour-long SJC-LAX flights that AA used to dedicate those coach-class flying buses to.

But a 3-hour-long international flight? No. I did the PTY run last month specifically to avoid the E175 equipment that AA puts on this route in June.
I'm the opposite, I'd take an E175 (or E170/E190) over even a 737 any day on any route, particularly in coach, even for 4-5 hour flights. AA can't get enough of them as far as I'm concerned.
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