Jul 21, 2017, 11:02 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
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]
Oct 23, 2017, 3:29 pm
#482
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It seems to have been taking them 7-14 calendar days to refit the 772's at KPAE.
If that's the case, AA still could have the A332 fleet refit by the EOY, per their previously released schedule. There's only 15 of them, and we have about 10 weeks left in the year.
Right now, it seems they are doing 2-3 772's at a time. Once October flying draws down, it's possible we'll see that kind of volume head to KPAE from the A332 fleet.
If that's the case, AA still could have the A332 fleet refit by the EOY, per their previously released schedule. There's only 15 of them, and we have about 10 weeks left in the year.
Right now, it seems they are doing 2-3 772's at a time. Once October flying draws down, it's possible we'll see that kind of volume head to KPAE from the A332 fleet.
Nov 2, 2017, 6:22 am
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Nov 4, 2017, 7:50 pm
#489
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Flying PHL-FCO which is suppose to be one of the routes with PE after Jan. 15th but of course the seat map doesn't show that yet....my wife and I got 9AB with the bulkhead being row 8....if we get swapped to the new configuration with PE, could we get bumped out of 9AB which would become bulkhead (MCE)? 10AB are available so I'm wondering if we should play it safe and move back to those seats to avoid re-assignment. I know there is also a row or two (row 8 or 9?) with a missing window and would really want to avoid that row if possible...of course the missing window row may be different from what's showing on seatguru based on the new reconfiguration.
Nov 5, 2017, 9:12 am
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N285AY has flown to Everett for the PEY refit. It's now the 2nd A332 to be done- I've edited the Wiki.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N285AY
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N285AY
Nov 8, 2017, 8:39 am
#492
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Flying PHL-FCO which is suppose to be one of the routes with PE after Jan. 15th but of course the seat map doesn't show that yet....my wife and I got 9AB with the bulkhead being row 8....if we get swapped to the new configuration with PE, could we get bumped out of 9AB which would become bulkhead (MCE)? 10AB are available so I'm wondering if we should play it safe and move back to those seats to avoid re-assignment. I know there is also a row or two (row 8 or 9?) with a missing window and would really want to avoid that row if possible...of course the missing window row may be different from what's showing on seatguru based on the new reconfiguration.
Nov 10, 2017, 1:33 am
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Interesting....wonder where they auto assigned the passengers who may have already been in 9G9H....did you happen to notice which rows near you had the missing window? I wonder when seat guru will start showing the new configuration?
Nov 10, 2017, 6:45 am
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eta: I think with the lead time AA has had the new seat map in place, my last remark might be moot for the most part.
Last edited by alien; Nov 10, 2017 at 8:41 am Reason: On the other hand...
Nov 12, 2017, 11:53 pm
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For some reason, premium economy on PHL-FCO is only available through 3/23/18 after which it indefinitely switches back to the non-refurbished -300.