Whither the A300s?
Jun 29, 2008, 4:31 am
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AA has now taken the second of the MD-80s out of service this month, as N297AA has followed N400AA to ROW on 6/18/08. Still all the A300s are in the active fleet.
Jul 14, 2008, 2:22 pm
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I suspect that pretty quickly, the remaining AB6s will be deployed to SDQ and SJO pretty much exclusively to haul t-shirts and other cAArgo up from CAFTA-DR factories.
I agree with the earlier comment--there are simply too many seats on the AB6 for AA to sell the seats profitably. The average passenger on an AB6 pays hundreds of dollars less than the average passenger on an ERJ.
I agree with the earlier comment--there are simply too many seats on the AB6 for AA to sell the seats profitably. The average passenger on an AB6 pays hundreds of dollars less than the average passenger on an ERJ.
Jul 14, 2008, 3:32 pm
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The only crew base in SJU is for Eagle. If there was an AA mainline base, I was never aware of it. The flight from JFK-SJU will be flown most likely by a JFK international based crew.
Jul 14, 2008, 3:54 pm
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They have got to make you laugh!!! These planes have turned out to be the biggest maintenance hogs in history. They really are pieces of crap. Just check out AAs record MIA-BOG Rt over this year and see how many delays and cancellations there have been. It is ludicrous.
Jul 14, 2008, 3:57 pm
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I see A300's at many airports ... even here in MCI almost every time I'm there. Most of them are in FedEx and UPS livery and many are actually quite new.
Jul 14, 2008, 5:48 pm
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Lest we forget that it was an A300 that went down in Queens (NYC borough) in 2001. From what I remember hearing, while the fault wasn't with design of the plane, allegations were that aircraft's rudder/tail-fin controls were calibrated in such a manner that it exacerbated the pilots efforts to combat the wake turbulence.
Jul 14, 2008, 7:22 pm
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Jul 14, 2008, 11:14 pm
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having taken the crown from NW...
having taken the crown for old fuel hog AC from NW, AA is going to keep the A300s and all of the md80s and park the 777s. why look at a new fleet when you can have the oldest in the sky... Fuel usage? This is a TEXAS airline, saving fuel is un american...
you guys are just not thinking right here... look at the ads "fly AA, feel the history." AA can run...
you guys are just not thinking right here... look at the ads "fly AA, feel the history." AA can run...
Jul 15, 2008, 9:37 am
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A300 - a “maintenance mess” and “overtime machine”
The flights on which it is used are by far the worst system-wide for long delays and frequent cancellations The stories I hear from AMT at JFK and MIA about their condition leave me shaken. They call it a “maintenance mess”, but also the “overtime machine”.
I can never forget AA 587. The A300 cannot go soon enough for me!
Jul 15, 2008, 9:52 am
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In the long run, the A300-600s will probably converted to freighters and disposed of to a freight operator / air courier (e.g. UPS currently operates 67 A300-600s.)
I doubt they will join their MD-80 brethren and sistren* at RIAC (photo link.)
(*Yes, I am having a bit of fun with the language and am aware there is no such word; thank you.)
I doubt they will join their MD-80 brethren and sistren* at RIAC (photo link.)
(*Yes, I am having a bit of fun with the language and am aware there is no such word; thank you.)
Jul 15, 2008, 10:00 am
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You are all wrong! AA is going to refurbish this beauty (photo link) and this one (photo link) for it's "fly AA, feel the history" campaign. 
(I've actually flown in the latter model when a restored one in AA markings was being flown in the US, an Buchanan Field, Concord CA in the late 1960s - fuel gauges are housed on pods on each engine - makes for interesting fuel monitoring.)
(I've actually flown in the latter model when a restored one in AA markings was being flown in the US, an Buchanan Field, Concord CA in the late 1960s - fuel gauges are housed on pods on each engine - makes for interesting fuel monitoring.)
having taken the crown for old fuel hog AC from NW, AA is going to keep the A300s and all of the md80s and park the 777s. why look at a new fleet when you can have the oldest in the sky... Fuel usage? This is a TEXAS airline, saving fuel is un american...
you guys are just not thinking right here... look at the ads "fly AA, feel the history." AA can run...
you guys are just not thinking right here... look at the ads "fly AA, feel the history." AA can run...
Jul 15, 2008, 11:38 am
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Are they going to ressurect the original FAs for this as well?
Jul 15, 2008, 12:07 pm
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Jul 15, 2008, 1:51 pm
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Jul 15, 2008, 5:21 pm
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