Manoa Chris

+1 for Viasat!

isaac.chambers

Is the next 321neo going to be have the new interior? Its a given that the exterior will be AS paint! When is this 321 going to be delivered?

cjude1962

AS has one more A321 delivery this year and then another one in early 2019, but I am not sure of the exact delivery dates. They both should have the new interiors.

bmvaughn

They really need to do something about N364VA. Was on it SEA-AUS this week, and there is no power, no wifi, no in-flight streaming, and the seatback screens do not work. Seemed like the A/C was broken as well, it was burning up for the whole flight.

Wish they just dumped these old ratty planes.

jinglish

​​​​​​N364VA was just delivered in the last few years.

bmvaughn

Then how did it get to the point of 4 things being broken on one flight?

MiniC

Those 4 things are all going to be replaced/removed in the next few months, so why bother maintaining them? An FA on a recent flight told me that all screens are going to be ripped out by the end of this year, even on aircraft that have not been retrofitted yet.

VXforever

I'm sure Flying For Fun is excited about this.

tusphotog

VXforever

Hell yea, why not!

Skyjumper

bmvaughn

Great aircraft? Can't make it across the US in average fall weather without a fuel stop. Doing these interior reconfigs & repaintings is a disservice to passengers who had come to expect reliable service and product from Alaska.

Legend717

You should try for a job as anchorperson at CNN.
1. The A320 has about 10,000 examples produced so far. Whether or not it is a "good aircraft" has long since been figured out.
2. It is not the fault of the aircraft, that the operator has applied it to a route for which it is SOMETIMES ill-suited. But I'd point out that the 739 (especially pre-ER) sometimes has difficulty, too, and ALL BETS ARE OFF in midwest USA weather scenarios.
3. A disservice to passengers? Okay, so we gripe about old interiors, and now we're griping about NEW interiors?
THIS IS WHY AIRLINE PERSONNEL HAVE STOPPED RESPONDING TO FLYER TALK.

VXforever

You're out of your mind. Want to talk about doing a disservice to passengers who had come to expect reliable service and product from Alaska? How about this: failing to adequately maintain the Airbus fleet and effectively letting them rot. [Newsflash - other airlines make fuel stops on those lengthy routes, too. See, e.g., JetBlue.]

I've flown with VX on nearly 1000 flights prior to the merger. They didn't have these maintenance issues back then. Alaska - for better or for worse - has made the decision to cease that practice. Before everyone jumps in and gets all indignant "oh ho ho, why would they do interior maintenance if they're just gonna redo the cabin soon anyway", lets quickly remind ourselves that the lapses in maintenance go far beyond the interiors - hence the frequent mechanical issues. A rotting cabin doesn't usually cause an MX delay --failing to adequately maintain the avionics doe.

Now, lets not forget that people like you and Flying for Fun aren't well versed enough in the history of the Airbus fleet (i.e., how it operated and how it performed) before Alaska acquired it and decided to let it rot. You presumably dont like them not only because your precious airline has all but abandoned them, but also because you (like most humans) are averse to change and new things. (Look at JetBlue - they're a living, breathing example of how Airbus are great aircraft and work well [at least when theyre properly maintained].

I don't see how this is germane to the mechanics or operational reliability of the fleet. Are you done hammering home the point that VX is gone?

Flying for Fun

I know enough that the model didn't work and it operated at a loss. Why can't you just let it go? I respectfully requested you quit referencing me in a negative manner and comment based on unfounded assumptions about me. This is the third time.

James