Jul 21, 2017, 11:02 pm
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The AA (Legacy US Airways) Airbus Industrie A330-200
AA announced retirement of the A330-200 in the Oct 2020 earnings report.
AA announced retirement of the A330-200 in the Oct 2020 earnings report.
Status of reconfiguration
N279AY - NEW
N280AY - NEW
N281AY - NEW
N282AY - NEW
N283AY - NEW
N284AY - NEW
N285AY - NEW
N286AY - NEW
N287AY - NEW
N288AY - NEW
N289AY - NEW
N290AY - NEW
N291AY - NEW
N292AY - NEW
N293AY - NEW
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NOTE: The 15 A330-200 (with Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines) are being retained and updated. (The nine Pratt & Whitney equipped A330-300s have been scheduled for retirement (return to lessor at lease end) by late 2018 due to poor "fit" in the AA fleet (link).) The A330-200s will continue, however, and the launch of the retrofitted A330-200 will see
- 20 Zodiac "Envoy" type Business seats in a 1-2-1 layout (1 blocked for pilot rest)
- 21 Premium Economy (B/E Aerospace) seats in a 2-3-2 layout
- 50 Main Cabin Extra seats (same seats as Y, just greater seat pitch) 2-4-2 (2 blocked for customers requiring customer assistance)
- Main Cabin / Economy seats also 2-4-2
- Ku band satellite based Panasonic WiFi
- Individual personal entertainment screens for every seat
- Seat power
- Noise reduction headsets - Bose in Business, others for Premium Economy
Premium Economy and extended Main Cabin Extra has been installed on the A330-200 fleet. Until 15 Jan 2018, PE seats were available to Elites as MCE on those aircraft with PE; PE are available for sale on that date.
Link to A330-200 PE and MCE additions article on The Points Guy
Link to Combined AA Fleet page
Link to (non-AA) American Fleet Site, A330-200 page.
For the specific thread about the Zodiac "Envoy" Business seat, please see AA A330 "Envoy" Lie Flat All Aisle Access Business Seats (master thread)
Also see the older, archived thread on Envoy seating on the A330: A330-200 Envoy Suites
Link to Seatguru for AA A330-200
Envoy / Business (20):
* Rows 1 to 7, 4 across, private "suites", all aisle access
* Seats A and H have windows and angle out toward windows
* Seats C and F are both in the middle, angle in toward center (no windows)
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Bose noise reduction headsets on long-haul International flights
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA and USB power
Premium Economy (21):
* Rows 6, 7 and 8 in 2-3-2 layout
* Seat pitch 38"
* Seat width 18.5"
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Non-Bose noise reduction headsets on longhaul
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA and USB power
Main Cabin Extra (54):
* Bulkhead and Exit seats
* Others seem to be in non-standard layout
* Seat width 16.3-17.8"
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA
Economy (152):
* Seat pitch 31-32"
* Seat width 16.3-17.8"
* Exits at row 23
* In seat entertainment with personally selectable programming
* Empower 110 VAC / 150 VA
New Livery (AA-style) of the A330-300: A333 in New Livery
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Airbus A330-200 / 332 [master thread]
Aug 29, 2016, 3:43 pm
#363
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 193
yes. they are standard bulkhead seats, with your tray table build in (vs. a fold down)
Sep 6, 2016, 10:38 am
#365
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BNA
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 766
Looking at flights to FCO next summer, coach. I could take an extra connection to get to JFK so that I could ride in a CIP 772. Or one less stop through CLT in a 332. I'm thinking the 772 isn't worth it....
Request for opinions: how inferior is the 332, when considering the mini-cabin in the 772 versus the Row 7 bulkhead in 332?
Request for opinions: how inferior is the 332, when considering the mini-cabin in the 772 versus the Row 7 bulkhead in 332?
Last edited by oysterhead43; Sep 6, 2016 at 12:40 pm
Sep 6, 2016, 12:35 pm
#366
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,148
Extra stop definitely not worth it. Unless you really need Wifi on the flight. Main Cabin Extra on the 772 does give you a little more leg room, but it's 3-3-3 vs. 2-4-2. I prefer the 2-4-2, personally.
Also, the 772 CIP has two variants - 45J and 37J. The 37J planes (6 of them, plus 3 currently in HKG getting retrofitted. 14 45J birds) have 3-4-3 in the MCE cabin. That's DEFINITELY inferior to the 2-4-2 on the A332 IMO. Even with the "extra" legroom.
Also, the 772 CIP has two variants - 45J and 37J. The 37J planes (6 of them, plus 3 currently in HKG getting retrofitted. 14 45J birds) have 3-4-3 in the MCE cabin. That's DEFINITELY inferior to the 2-4-2 on the A332 IMO. Even with the "extra" legroom.
Sep 12, 2016, 9:26 am
#369
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: CUR
Posts: 2,170
Thanks for the info!
Sep 12, 2016, 9:42 am
#370
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: RDU
Programs: AA LTP, Bonvoy Titanium; AA CK before I retired
Posts: 1,597
Absolutely. The salvation, I think, is that Premium Economy will eventually offer 9-across on the 45J version to the traveler whose corporate travel policy does not allow business class. But in the meantime, heaven help anyone who gets stuck in 10-across.
Sep 12, 2016, 11:52 am
#372
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, SC
Programs: AA Plat, SPG/Marriot Gold, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Expl
Posts: 2,363
As CLT is my closest hub, looking forward to this and other LUS A330s getting the upgrade and hopefully getting me across the pond on my next trip!
Sep 12, 2016, 12:27 pm
#373
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: PHL
Programs: AA
Posts: 343
Sep 13, 2016, 7:47 am
#375
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, SC
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