Originally Posted by
JBKettle
You could possibly spin this as AA being cheap and not buying new 789/Xs, but I would think that AA is simultaneously so desperate for premium seats and in a financial bind that this has to happen. They screwed up their fleet plan so bad, new frames are years away, and still not on order. They're still kicking the can down the road, but it's a shinier can now.
It's also easier to be more flexible with older aircraft - fly the crap out of them in the summer, park them in the winter