crummy old 737s at ORD
Sep 7, 2015, 6:02 am
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Sep 7, 2015, 8:11 am
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Sep 7, 2015, 2:04 pm
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Sep 7, 2015, 3:08 pm
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I'm confused. How is your example of a mid-con round trip relevant to allocation of the newest PTV birds on longhaul routes?
Sep 7, 2015, 5:44 pm
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OP is stating that as these aircraft are rotated onto midcon flights, as well as flights even shorter than that, they aren't dedicated to long-hauls. There really is no pattern to where they are used. They just rotate through the system as the schedule dictates.
Sep 7, 2015, 8:39 pm
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Sep 8, 2015, 8:48 pm
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Thank you -- I was furiously thumbing out my post before my battery ran out. Aside from a few specialized subfleets like the 321H, AA doesn't pay much mind to assigning a certain config to a route beyond its capacity. Glad someone understood what I was trying to say
Sep 15, 2015, 8:07 am
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http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regd...LC=nav4&page=3
I did get one last flight on one of these old birds this month.
Sep 15, 2015, 4:19 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ops-a321h.html
As far as 737s go, new 737s from ship 3MM (N970NN) onward are now being delivered with the F16/Y144 configuration, so there is now a possibility that an aircraft with row 7 will have PTVs.
Sep 15, 2015, 4:33 pm
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Actually, AA doesn't seem to pay much mind to assigning the 321H to specific routes either...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ops-a321h.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ops-a321h.html
That was/is a pet theory of mine a while ago, really really wondering what's going on with that project. Last I heard that was definitive was B/E Diamond seat (as opposed to more interesting the Vantage seat that they considered) and start date delayed and delayed again.
Sep 15, 2015, 8:29 pm
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That's my favorite part of flying on Delta. I'll fly on aircraft basically trans-con that only have overhead TV's or no entertainment at all (minus wifi). I'll fly on aircraft on 50 minute flights with PTV's, powerports, the works!
Sep 15, 2015, 9:20 pm
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No crummy 737s at ORD for me this week....both my LGA-ORD and ORD-LGA flights this week were AVOD equipped at my seat....if only the inflight service was better like US.....