Originally Posted by
JDiver
Agreed. If I were at AA I'd contract with HAECO to accomplish the necessary work when the aircraft is due a C check. Then, when the seat set is available, the aircraft goes out of service fora much shorter time (at a US contractor's site?) for the necessary CIP interior removal and installation.
That is my thoughts as well.....almost doing the prep during the HEAVY C, so the rest can be done in Tulsa or something quickly. However, you and I both know that regardless of what sense that makes, would be cheaper for HAECO to do everything and unfortunately, I think the current team at AA is more penny wise, pound foolish.
Although now they are instead of ferrying flights to HAECO, it appears they are sending some 772's there as a rev flight from DFW.....guess they assume they won't sell enough seats to have load restriction issues associated with the 772s on such a long flight. Perhaps they just reframe from selling any cargo to ensure no pax get bumped, or figure any bumped just go out on the 77W less than 2 hours later.
~TG