ARCHIVE: Routes (Flights) and Hubs (Speculation, News and Discussion)
Jun 29, 2014, 11:57 am
#1696
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I'd stick to just A-319 in your analysis, US has some A-320s from 1989 which are frankly, not modern.
Jun 29, 2014, 4:40 pm
#1697
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If you're gonna used the older US planes for comparison, how about those MD-80's. No airline can fly it's newest airplanes everywhere it serves, so at least compare apples to apples.
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Jun 29, 2014, 7:46 pm
#1698
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Comparing "apples to apples" and AA still comes ahead - like it always does compared to US Airways.
Jun 29, 2014, 8:15 pm
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Jun 30, 2014, 12:16 am
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American Airlines starting 2nd Daily CLT-LHR
American Airlines annouced today that they will launch a second daily flight between Charlotte and London Heathrow with an Airbus A330-200 in addition to the A330-300 already flying between CLT and LHR. The additional service will begin Sept. 13 and is available for booking July 6. It will depart at 10:30 p.m. and arrive in London at 11:25 a.m. the following day.
http://triadnc.twcnews.com/content/n....RizWBrr1.dpuf
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...l#.U7D_otq9KSM
I am guessing that the new flight numbers between CLT-LHR-CLT will be:
US 730 CLT-LHR 18:55 departure
US 731 LHR-CLT 10:05 departure
US 732 CLT-LHR 22:30 departure
US 733 LHR-CLT Unkown departure
http://triadnc.twcnews.com/content/n....RizWBrr1.dpuf
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...l#.U7D_otq9KSM
I am guessing that the new flight numbers between CLT-LHR-CLT will be:
US 730 CLT-LHR 18:55 departure
US 731 LHR-CLT 10:05 departure
US 732 CLT-LHR 22:30 departure
US 733 LHR-CLT Unkown departure
Last edited by Piedmont767; Jun 30, 2014 at 12:33 am
Jun 30, 2014, 6:11 am
#1701
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Nice! At least for me, it'll be great to have a later departure for that route.
It seems an odd time to add the flight, at the end of the busy summer travel season, though I expect terms of getting the slot may mean using it as soon as it's available.
It seems an odd time to add the flight, at the end of the busy summer travel season, though I expect terms of getting the slot may mean using it as soon as it's available.
Jun 30, 2014, 10:48 am
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More deatils about the new flight:
We know it will be operated on an A330-200 abd that departs Charlotte at 10:30pm and arrives in London at 11:25am. The flight will depart London at 2:25pm and arrive back in Charlotte at 6:20pm. The new flight will have the flight numbers:
CLT-LHR- US 732
LHR-CLT- US 733
The same flight #s that CLT-LGW-CLT operated under, until it became US 730/731 when it switched to Heathrow.
We know it will be operated on an A330-200 abd that departs Charlotte at 10:30pm and arrives in London at 11:25am. The flight will depart London at 2:25pm and arrive back in Charlotte at 6:20pm. The new flight will have the flight numbers:
CLT-LHR- US 732
LHR-CLT- US 733
The same flight #s that CLT-LGW-CLT operated under, until it became US 730/731 when it switched to Heathrow.
Jun 30, 2014, 2:29 pm
#1703
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Meridian and Laurel, Mississippi will be added to the AA network come November. They will be flown as EAS by ExpressJet with CRJ-200s from Dallas.
Jun 30, 2014, 3:39 pm
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Jul 2, 2014, 10:03 am
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I don't know if this has been posted yet but it seems that AA will soon (some now, some a little later) operate 738's from PHL to DTW, PHX, CLT. US equipment is being redeployed to other AA routes (example 319 on RDU-MIA).
I don't know the full extent of the route rationalization but it seems that on certain routes that are solely AA or US, US/AA are looking to provide a mix of capacity across the two brands.
I don't know the full extent of the route rationalization but it seems that on certain routes that are solely AA or US, US/AA are looking to provide a mix of capacity across the two brands.
Jul 2, 2014, 12:41 pm
#1706
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Flying can't shift much from one to the other. The MOU between AA/US, APA and USAPA stipulate a minimum number of block hours for each side. Routes can, however, shift between sides nearly without limit as long as the block hours flown by each side remains about the same.
Jim
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Jul 3, 2014, 6:03 pm
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They also have 757 with are even older then that, the 320's you talk about I believe have been upgraded to the newer engine, they also have no problems making the PHX-DTW, PHX-MSP, PHX-CHM.
Jul 3, 2014, 6:05 pm
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Which one is more fuel efficient A320 or MD-80? When it comes to airlines profit comes before comfort...
Jul 3, 2014, 6:08 pm
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Jul 3, 2014, 9:14 pm
#1710
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in main cabin extra, the AA A319 and A321s beats the MD80, hands down. (AC/USB power, AVOD IFE, larger overhead bins that actually fit your rollerboard) Profit and comfort all in one.