What flight do you wish AA would add?
Feb 26, 2008, 11:37 am
#181
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As HNL indicated, it's not quite that many. As of 12/31, AA had 37 MD-80s sitting at ROW; In the fourth quarter, AA took a $63 million charge in connection with the permanent grounding of 24 of them.
AA currently lists 300 operating MD-80s and it's extremely unlikely that any of the grounded airplanes will be returned to service. With oil near $100/bbl, look for more announcements about additional MD-80 retirements shortly.
AA currently lists 300 operating MD-80s and it's extremely unlikely that any of the grounded airplanes will be returned to service. With oil near $100/bbl, look for more announcements about additional MD-80 retirements shortly.
Feb 26, 2008, 12:23 pm
#182
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Build a new billion dollar terminal at LAX to create a West Coast hub with added flights to Asia 
Oh wait a minute, LAX doesn't have room to expand in the first place!
Oh wait a minute, LAX doesn't have room to expand in the first place!
Feb 26, 2008, 12:47 pm
#183
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AA buys Delta and gains access to a 14 gate terminal right next door, which is even connected to T-4 by an airside tunnel.
Feb 26, 2008, 1:19 pm
#184
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How about DFW-EZE continuing on to Cape Town several times a week?
Feb 26, 2008, 7:20 pm
#185
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LAX/SFO - MIA Red Eye on widebody metal.
Feb 26, 2008, 10:38 pm
#186
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Once-A-Day flight to MYR (Myrtle Beach, SC) from any east coast airport.
Feb 27, 2008, 12:55 am
#187
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SJC or SFO to ANYWHERE in Europe. Pretty please....
Feb 27, 2008, 3:47 am
#188
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ORD-DXB, I hate the LHR transfers!
Feb 27, 2008, 8:26 am
#189
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SNA-PHX so I don't have to fly U.S. Airways ever again!
Or LAX-PHX
Or LAX-PHX
Last edited by Yes, I'm over 15!; Feb 27, 2008 at 8:31 am Reason: add LAX
Feb 27, 2008, 8:49 am
#190
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Since las is a 24 hour city, a red eye from jfk to las. Departing say midnight and arriving around 3 am. (Many slot tournements have registrations say on Thursday, but play (and late registration) begins on Friday.) PS: One of my first flights to las from jfk was on DL, and they did run a red-eye, leaving around 11:30 pm(?)
Feb 27, 2008, 8:52 am
#191
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My Choice for AA to Add
LIT to anywhere I want/need to go at any time I want/need to go there....
Reality... LIT-all the hubs.... We have LIT-DFW/LIT-ORD, but would like LIT-STL back and would be nice for a LIT-MIA and a LIT-NYC/LA
Would also be nice to get MD80s back into LIT.... One a day even would be great... especially on LIT-ORD....
And yes, I'm LIT based.... Where most of the TA crew is pretty good, with a couple of glaring exceptions.
Reality... LIT-all the hubs.... We have LIT-DFW/LIT-ORD, but would like LIT-STL back and would be nice for a LIT-MIA and a LIT-NYC/LA
Would also be nice to get MD80s back into LIT.... One a day even would be great... especially on LIT-ORD....
And yes, I'm LIT based.... Where most of the TA crew is pretty good, with a couple of glaring exceptions.
Feb 27, 2008, 9:11 am
#192
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I wonder what happens when the DL-NW merger actually goes through? Will the merged company vacate T5 and move to T2, or the other way around? If former, AA could make good use of DL's terminal next door ^
But I have doubts as the latter seems much more likely as DL has a higher presence than NW at LAX.
Feb 27, 2008, 9:24 am
#193
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I think everyone come out with good idea.
But is AA looking at this forum? I hope they do.
Is it still the case now that AA is still cutting the capacity?
yuchung5
But is AA looking at this forum? I hope they do.
Is it still the case now that AA is still cutting the capacity?
yuchung5
Feb 27, 2008, 4:23 pm
#194
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JFK to SJC non-stop. They had this in the dot-com boom years and should put it back. Also SFO or SCJ to CDG non-stop.
Feb 27, 2008, 8:06 pm
#195
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MIA-ARN so I can avoid LHR!