738 Fleet Expansion, new aircraft with Boeing Sky Interior (consolidated)
May 20, 2011, 1:30 pm
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738 Fleet Expansion, new aircraft with Boeing Sky Interior (consolidated)
AA sent out a Tweet a bit ago: http://twitter.com/#!/AmericanAir/st...34516300664832
"Guess what? Our fleet’s growing, and here's a sneak peek! Check in next Monday for more"
We'll find out Monday
The Boeing 737-823s with the Boeing Sky Interior are being delivered to AA currently, and all new 737s will have the Boeing Sky interior. The first aircraft delivered was N868NN (3HA) in late May/early June 2011.
8/16/11 - CanesLawMarty has posted a brief description of the interior in this POST.
1/24/12 - WChou has posted some snapshots of the interior in this POST.
Link to Boeing information on new Boeing Sky Interior
Link to AA news release on Boeing Sky interior 737 delivery, with links to video and photos.
Link to AA video of FA orientation to 737 Boeing Sky Interior ("BSI").
Link to article describing inaugural delivery.
Link to inaugural Boeing Sky delivery photo gallery
"Guess what? Our fleet’s growing, and here's a sneak peek! Check in next Monday for more"
We'll find out Monday
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The Boeing 737-823s with the Boeing Sky Interior are being delivered to AA currently, and all new 737s will have the Boeing Sky interior. The first aircraft delivered was N868NN (3HA) in late May/early June 2011.
8/16/11 - CanesLawMarty has posted a brief description of the interior in this POST.
1/24/12 - WChou has posted some snapshots of the interior in this POST.
Link to Boeing information on new Boeing Sky Interior
Link to AA news release on Boeing Sky interior 737 delivery, with links to video and photos.
Link to AA video of FA orientation to 737 Boeing Sky Interior ("BSI").
Link to article describing inaugural delivery.
Link to inaugural Boeing Sky delivery photo gallery
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May 20, 2011, 1:33 pm
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Your friend in aviation thinks it's related to 787s? AA ordered its 42 787s years ago, so that's not much of a scoop. AA's first 787 isn't scheduled for delivery until 2014 or so.
My guess is that it's a delivery of a new 738, one of many to be delivered to AA this year. Perhaps AA will decorate it in a special livery.
My guess is that it's a delivery of a new 738, one of many to be delivered to AA this year. Perhaps AA will decorate it in a special livery.
May 20, 2011, 1:39 pm
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I just looked at the photo. Narrowbody, 2 window exits, winglets, low to the ground.....gotta be a 738.
May 20, 2011, 1:40 pm
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Isn't AA suppose to reveal a new B738 interior soon?
May 20, 2011, 1:42 pm
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May 20, 2011, 1:52 pm
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He had said that the winglet looked big for a 738, but I wouldn't be surprised if thats what it was with the new interiors. Will be nice to see Mon. exciting!
May 20, 2011, 2:03 pm
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Posted May 19 2011 5:39PM
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/p...world/171090/1
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/p...world/171090/1
...One way American is combating higher fuel costs is by "rapidly replacing older MD-80 aircraft with new Boeing 737s which are 35% more fuel-efficient than the aircraft they are replacing," according to Goren.
At the same time, Goren said American is renovating the interiors of their 757 fleet. The airline will also be unveiling new interiors for the 737s next week in Dallas....
At the same time, Goren said American is renovating the interiors of their 757 fleet. The airline will also be unveiling new interiors for the 737s next week in Dallas....
May 20, 2011, 2:09 pm
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There was an article mentioning the Sky Interiors in the August issue of American Airlines UpdAAte (PDF).
American Airlines announced an order for 35 additional Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s to be delivered in 2011 and 2012. The 35 newly ordered 737s will be in addition to the 84 new 737s that began entering American’s fleet in April 2009, when the Company launched its replacement plan for its MD80 narrowbody fleet. The 737s are 35 percent more fuel-efficient on a seat-mile basis than the MD80 aircraft that they are replacing, equaling an average savings of 800,000 gallons of fuel per aircraft per year.
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These aircraft will include the new Boeing Sky Interior along with comfortable and spacious First and Economy Class seats, bigger overhead storage bins, updated inflight entertainment systems, and more AC power ports.
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These aircraft will include the new Boeing Sky Interior along with comfortable and spacious First and Economy Class seats, bigger overhead storage bins, updated inflight entertainment systems, and more AC power ports.
May 20, 2011, 2:28 pm
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Sounds like perspective and a camera with very good depth of focus to me -- anything looks enormous if you get close enough! That's clearly a 737; compare the exit windows to the wing. The windows are too comparatively large to be any widebody.
May 20, 2011, 2:30 pm
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Also, note the relative size of the workers on the ground. They would look much smaller if it were a widebody.
May 20, 2011, 2:32 pm
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I'd like to see 737s with in house on demand movies for each seat (don't care if its pay per view) as long as the selection is decent.
May 20, 2011, 2:37 pm
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Moreover, what widebody would AA being showing off. True, there are several 773s coming down the line but I doubt that its. There is no way that AA has an exact delivery date for 787s or any kind or 787 prototype a/c.
I'd like to see 737s with in house on demand movies for each seat (don't care if its pay per view) as long as the selection is decent.
I'd like to see 737s with in house on demand movies for each seat (don't care if its pay per view) as long as the selection is decent.
Looks like a 738 to me as well.
May 20, 2011, 2:55 pm
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AA sent out a Tweet a bit ago: http://twitter.com/#!/AmericanAir/st...34516300664832
"Guess what? Our fleet’s growing, and here's a sneak peek! Check in next Monday for more"
We'll find out Monday
"Guess what? Our fleet’s growing, and here's a sneak peek! Check in next Monday for more"
We'll find out Monday
