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Whew what a relief!

_kurt

I guess that might have been a typo, but I like it! They do have a lot of control over the outcome of our travel.

Could the strip have been a weather strip for around the cockpit window? I don't think a stall strip could be replaced in an hour, could it?

Steve Weagant

They didn't say what kind of strip. The delay was only about 90 minutes and I wasn't inconvenienced. I was also aware that there was a 45 minute ground delay in Newark based on info from my flight caster app.

I admit to not knowing much about planes. And I did have a somewhat humorous vision of a strip being "borrowed" from another plane. And then one being obtained did that plane, and them ultimately down the line somebody gets left holding the bag and a flight is canceled. IMHO American did its job getting me to ewr safely.

Thanks for your patience.

joejoe666

AA 1028 dfw-PHL delayed due to "right side hydraulics issue". Flight was deemed out if service.

SoCalFlyer23

Last night I checked and was still wait listed for the upgrade despite 7 open F seats. This morning I look, and the seatmap looks like an (old) 757 in both F and Y, with 0 open F seats. The reservation and "choose your seat" menus still say "Boeing 767-300 Passenger" but the schematic is definitely that of an Eisenhower 757. I have a super-long layover in ORD, so if I'm not going to be on the 763 or get the upgrade I'd rather hop on the next flight to ORD (AA 1372, a 737 which leaves 50 minutes later) which right now does have availability in F. I called the EXP desk, and they still show AA 1470 as a 763, but now "full in both cabins" (oversold?) so they couldn't do anything for me. They also said I couldn't do a Confirmed Flight Change to AA 1372 until 12 hours out (i.e. tonight). What do I do? Call back tonight and do a CFC? Go to LAX a little earlier tomorrow morning and see if I can standby on the later flight? AA Flyertalk All-Stars to the rescue...

FWAAA

The aacargo.com site say it will be operated by a 757, so it looks like a one-off downgauge. I don't know the best strategy for getting an F seat on an alternate flight, but it looks like 1470 will be a 757, not a 763, on Jan 20.

Downguages happen. They suck, but they happen.

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LAX 930A T4 49A
ORD 7 T3 K16 335P
5LAX/6NRML B7673 WL OPT IN B757 CONFIG 24/160 ACCT EQPT DIST OPNL
FTWDP RYCKAERT *1050

Looks like it will be a reconfigured 757.

tonytifao

Probably got stuck in LHR. My ORD LAX flight got canceled today, it was a 763

FWAAA

Yep, flight 87 was delayed by four hours and won't make it to ORD in time to fly to LAX today (and thus, won't be at LAX on Sunday morning).

Stripy

They're not having much luck with their 763s...my LAX-DFW 763 went mechanical and was swapped out for a 762 this morning.

FWAAA

London's enduring a snowstorm:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21063571

tonytifao

I was on F from ord to to lax. got the automated call saying flight was canceled, and rebooked straight to las, confirmed me on 4B

rwoman

I live an hour north of London and had about 3-4" of snow on my car this morning. While not a crisis in many places, much of the UK does not have the de-icing, etc. to manage a ton of this white garbage. It's kind of like living in the South in the US...it happens once in a while, but not enough to justify significant expense.

Right now, part of the issue is it's hovering/below freezing so what we had is not really going away and what is here is becoming ice. It's supposed to snow more tomorrow afternoon/night and I'm sure this will create some travel chaos Monday...when, of course, I'm supposed to fly to JFK and IAD.

Valmiki

The reverse happens sometimes too, which is cool.

netsc

Perhaps a sign of what is now a canceled flight

LAX 930A T4 49A
ORD 7 T3 K16 335P
1FX CANCEL LAX -ORD -RMKS ACCT A/C N371 OTS ORD *1505
7LAX/AUTO REACCOM CXL FLT COMPLETED SEE N*1470JAN20LAX P3 *1520*CRCYMG