April 2010 schedule changes (consolidated)

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Oct 12, 2009, 7:29 pm

#46

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What is the increase here
Dallas-Los Angeles: 8x S80/6x 738/1x 763/1x 757 to 8x S80/6x 738/1x 763/1x 757

It looks the same to me.

Oct 12, 2009, 9:32 pm

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Looks like MIA-RSW is increasing to 3 a day not 4 as orginally predicted. Still good news though.

Oct 12, 2009, 10:40 pm

#48

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Originally Posted by TigerWould

My postings are only made during airport wait time or if I'm relaxing at the pool or beach. That's why some of my postings end abruptly, I have to board my flight and turn off my iPhone for take off.

That explains a lot. Thanks for clearing things up. Believe it not, some people actually favor brevity over content.

Oct 29, 2009, 11:54 am

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Too Bad

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Originally Posted by sipples

WN doesn't run BOS-STL nonstop. But perhaps they will in the future.

There's also still a very minor amount of connection traffic possible via STL.

It's really too bad, if you ask me. I'm BOS-based and head to MSN or MKE 6+ times per year. The STL connection on mainline with the F upg BOS-STL was a great option to avoid ORD in the Summer (thunderstorms) and the winter (snow) and sometimes in the Spring and Fall just to avoid the uncertainty of ORD craziness/ATC problems/unexplained OSO's/etc.

Definitley will not choose to fly to MSN via STL on AE both legs. If they moved it to a CR with an F cabin I'd give it a try, though.

Oct 29, 2009, 12:37 pm

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Originally Posted by dmp614

Definitley will not choose to fly to MSN via STL on AE both legs. If they moved it to a CR with an F cabin I'd give it a try, though.

The St. Louis hub closes in April. It wouldn't be an option regardless.

Dec 17, 2009, 6:03 am

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Finally got some old red-eye west coast flight back

AA 1804 SEA-ORD 23:55 to 5:45(+1) M83
AA 1522 SFO-ORD 23:45 to 5:45(+1) M83
AA 2538 LAS-ORD 23:45 to 5:25(+1) 738

Also some extra changes I've also noticed too

O'Hare-Buffalo: 2x ER4/1x ERD to 2x CR7/2x ER4/1x ERD
O'Hare-Cleveland: 2x CR7/4x ER4 to 2x CR7/3x ER4
O'Hare-Columbus: 1x CR7/8x ER4/2x ERD to 7x ER4/3x ERD
O'Hare-Detroit: 5x CR7/2x ER4 to 2x CR7/5x ER4
O'Hare-Indianapolis: 4x CR7/4x ER4 to 8x ERD
O'Hare-Montreal: 4x ER4 to 5x ER4
O'Hare-Nashville: 2x CR7/5x ER4 to 6x ER4/1x ERD
O'Hare-Northwest Arkansas 4x CR7/1x ER4/2x ERD to 3x CR7/2x ER4/2x ERD

Dec 17, 2009, 6:55 am

#52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Short hair Francis

Finally got some old red-eye west coast flight back

Looks like quite a CR7 pulldown. Are they shuffling them to the longer routes ex-ORD? Or are they taking a bunch out of the schedule to do the F refit?

Dec 17, 2009, 10:25 pm

#53

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Originally Posted by sts603

Looks like quite a CR7 pulldown. Are they shuffling them to the longer routes ex-ORD? Or are they taking a bunch out of the schedule to do the F refit?

-9 CR7 flights a day-- what is that, two planes?

O'Hare-Buffalo: +2
O'Hare-Cleveland: 0
O'Hare-Columbus: -1
O'Hare-Detroit: -3
O'Hare-Indianapolis: -4
O'Hare-Montreal: 0
O'Hare-Nashville: -2
O'Hare-Northwest Arkansas: -1

Dec 17, 2009, 10:40 pm

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AA4405 used to be on the ORD-HPN route. Was one of my weekly routes, now it has moved on it seems

Dec 18, 2009, 6:18 am

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Originally Posted by MAH4546

UA and DL fly zero mainline on ORD-SLC. UA is all-CR7s, DL is all-CR9.

It will either by 9F/56Y or 6F/60Y. The former is preferred, but might make the cabin too cramped.

Hopefully we will see JNB one day. It's a big local market. Though maybe we could see it with 787s or 777LRs. I don't think AA would bother operating it absent a non-stop, so it will be a while.

I think AA could do fine operating MIA-LOS-JNB with a 763, but I don't think AA is interested in taking the risk.

If Europe-U.S. travel sees an upswing in 2010, we will likely see MIA-MXP/BCN added in November 2010.

Has anyone even see these as a ticketing option yet? Still looking into July and not one flight on a CR7 on my routes (MSP/ORD/PHL) show anything but economy class. Since undeniably the #1 perk of being Exec is the free next level of service, space available, upgrade, and that there has not been from what I can see an actual implementation of 2 class service in the CR7's, are they waiting until April to spring upon everyone, ruining most's chances to go to another carrier and make top tier on them, forcing you stay with AA another year?

Am I being Paranoid? Maybe... but a paranoid man is rarely surprised.

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:59 pm

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Originally Posted by RobertClouse

read the CR7 thread. the F seats are initially showing up in the system as plain old coach seats, apparently.

Jan 13, 2010, 1:16 pm

#57

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Three new routes bookable after the weekend:

*Port Au Prince-Santo Domingo, 4w ATR-72, 12 March 2010.
*Port Au Prince-Santiago, 3w ATR-72, 14 March 2010
*Dallas-Rapid City, daily ERJ-145, 6 April 2010

Jan 13, 2010, 1:58 pm

#58

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Originally Posted by MAH4546

I'm not sure whether it's good timing or bad to run those new tags ex-PAP...but I'm guessing that the crew doesn't overnight in Haiti!

Jan 13, 2010, 6:39 pm

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I'm not sure whether it's good timing or bad to run those new tags ex-PAP...but I'm guessing that the crew doesn't overnight in Haiti!

All PAP service is turn-around.

Eagle does not fly to Haiti right now. The route is a new daily SJU-PAP service, stopping in STI or SDQ on alternate days. There is a huge Haitian community in both Santiago and Santo Domingo, and while there is scheduled air service, it is on unreliable, small local carriers, many of which come and go within a year.

Of course, this was loaded before yesterday's very sad events, but I don't think that air demand is likely to decrease. Given the geography of the island and what will be a multi-year rebuilding process, a reliable link between Port Au Prince and the Dominican Republic's two largest cities can actually become an important lifeline for cargo and aide. What originally turned out to be a VFR route might become something more important.