Originally Posted by
SNA_Flyer
They are already running a subfleet for these flights. The Hawaii A321's are the only ETOPS planes in the fleet, they only fly West Coast-Hawaii. While they share parts commonality with the other A321's AA owns, they require specialized maintenance.
That's disappointing to know. This sub fleet of planes have long stage lengths, why do they configure them the same as the rest of the fleet? A few extra inches in F and a foot rest would have been nice. And add an extra row of first for 20 seats. Sheesh.