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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]
Mar 29, 2012, 11:08 am
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Mar 29, 2012, 11:26 am
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Barring something unforeseen, all the A330's should have the Envoy suites by then. So row 1 won't be any different from the other rows of Envoy except for not having a row of seats in front of it.
Jim
Jim
May 11, 2012, 3:39 pm
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A330-200 seat pitch
I couldn't find a US A330-200 master thread, so here goes:
Traveling alone, flying from PHL<->TLV, and I have a choice between 21G (aisle on the right side) and 28C (left aisle in the center section). Seatguru has a comment that rows 14-22 have 1 inch less seat pitch -- but also list the pitch as 31-32". Does that mean rows 14-22 have a fairly-standard 31" and the rest 32", or that rows 14-22 are even less than 31?
When I fly 3-3-3 777s, I always go for the aisle in the middle section, as it's less likely the person in the middle will have to get by me, but for 2-4-2 it doesn't seem to be the same advantage.
Traveling alone, flying from PHL<->TLV, and I have a choice between 21G (aisle on the right side) and 28C (left aisle in the center section). Seatguru has a comment that rows 14-22 have 1 inch less seat pitch -- but also list the pitch as 31-32". Does that mean rows 14-22 have a fairly-standard 31" and the rest 32", or that rows 14-22 are even less than 31?
When I fly 3-3-3 777s, I always go for the aisle in the middle section, as it's less likely the person in the middle will have to get by me, but for 2-4-2 it doesn't seem to be the same advantage.
May 11, 2012, 3:50 pm
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I couldn't find a US A330-200 master thread, so here goes:
Traveling alone, flying from PHL<->TLV, and I have a choice between 21G (aisle on the right side) and 28C (left aisle in the center section). Seatguru has a comment that rows 14-22 have 1 inch less seat pitch -- but also list the pitch as 31-32". Does that mean rows 14-22 have a fairly-standard 31" and the rest 32", or that rows 14-22 are even less than 31?
When I fly 3-3-3 777s, I always go for the aisle in the middle section, as it's less likely the person in the middle will have to get by me, but for 2-4-2 it doesn't seem to be the same advantage.
Traveling alone, flying from PHL<->TLV, and I have a choice between 21G (aisle on the right side) and 28C (left aisle in the center section). Seatguru has a comment that rows 14-22 have 1 inch less seat pitch -- but also list the pitch as 31-32". Does that mean rows 14-22 have a fairly-standard 31" and the rest 32", or that rows 14-22 are even less than 31?
When I fly 3-3-3 777s, I always go for the aisle in the middle section, as it's less likely the person in the middle will have to get by me, but for 2-4-2 it doesn't seem to be the same advantage.
First, left aisle has a forward toilet. Right aisle does not, or rather it is used for F. So there is less waiting on left aisle side.
Second, people seem to prefer windows to middle interior seats, so with a C seat you have a better chance (than with a B seat) of having a seat open next to you. As in UxCC where U is you, C and C are a couple, and x is your legroom. Also, I often pull a UCCC which is to say a family together, where the C next to you tends to climb over the other family members to the right aisle.
You can probably tell that I have flown in this particular plane too much. But it is by far the best Y ride in the US fleet, and the in-seat entertainment centers are not bad.
Jul 26, 2012, 2:53 pm
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OK- so I'm flying US703 in a few days, and I seem to have been automatically placed in Envoy seat 1H. Is this a good seat for the 9 hour flight? I'm rather short (5' 5") so space isn't necessarily an issue for me- though I also want to know if Envoy is a good service or not (I got it with miles).
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jul 26, 2012, 3:25 pm
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1H is fine, especially if you're traveling alone. You'll have a very private flight. The legroom is not really much different than if you were in another row. Enjoy!
Jul 26, 2012, 3:55 pm
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OK- so I'm flying US703 in a few days, and I seem to have been automatically placed in Envoy seat 1H. Is this a good seat for the 9 hour flight? I'm rather short (5' 5") so space isn't necessarily an issue for me- though I also want to know if Envoy is a good service or not (I got it with miles).
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jul 29, 2012, 7:03 am
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Jul 29, 2012, 9:12 am
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And I, too, would be interested in the delivery schedule for the A332's?
BoeingBoy?
Beuller?
Anyone?
Jul 29, 2012, 9:21 am
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On a related note, 22 A350's are currently slated for delivery from 2017-2019.
Last edited by PHL; Jul 29, 2012 at 9:26 am
Sep 26, 2012, 7:57 am
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I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Oct 16, 2012, 11:20 am
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Incorrect seat map for A330-200
I'm flying tlv-phl on an a332 and got 7H. US airways seatmap lists it as a premium seat. On their map, posted in this thread earlier, 6GH are missing. In seatguru, however, there are 6GH seats (which get mixed reviews as they are bulkhead). Do you know what is going on there? I can choose also 6B. Is it better?
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!