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Old Oct 17, 2024 | 9:56 am
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blockski
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Originally Posted by whlinder
While the 757 is the king of short field performance, the 321 is at least capable of transcons (hence DL using it to SEA) while 739s/7M9s can only do DCA transcons with a penalty, which is why 738s are the choice for AS/UA.

Anyway, TATL out of DCA is not happening.
Yes, the 321 does fine for transcons out of DCA, but TATL flights are longer than transcons. AA uses the 321-neo on DCA-LAX, which is a ~5 hour flight. IAD-DUB (which Aer Lingus also uses the 321-neo for) is a 6.5 to 7 hour flight.
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