Originally Posted by
steveholt
I think you're being a little generous in characterizing those AA 332s as "nearly brand new". Didn't AA sell the 332s (or at least some of them) for parts?
they were 6 years old when they were retired. That's basically brand new for a low cycle wide body. AFAIK, they're stored and AA was still paying for some of them.
I believe they sold some of the a333s for parts. Those were 20+ years old and were headed to the boneyard regardless.