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Two Class Airbus A321-200 / A321S In Service as of Aug 2014
The Airbus A321-200 A321 is the stretched version of the A320 family of aircraft. AA is the world's largest operator of the A321 with 159 in service, 60 on order*. These will also replace most Boeing 757-223s. The A321 is coded by most sources as "32B", which means any A321 aircraft with "Sharklets™" blended wingtip devices. All 321s in the LAA fleet and order are technically "32B" aircraft, as they all arrive "out of the box" with Sharklets™.The A321S variant of American's Airbus A321-200 aircraft is the "plain vanilla" two class twin engine narrow body replacing the Boeing 757-223 and filling in on routes with higher capacity requirements than those filled by the rapidly disappearing MD-80 or Boeing 737-800 and MAX 8 aircraft.
A321S and A321H: (16Y, 165Y including 38 MCE) two class “32B” A321-200 with Sharklets wingtip devices used in normal domestic and short international service, and in the A321H ETOPS version West Coast - Hawai’i service. SeatGuru “A321 V2”.
A321H: This particular two class A321 variant is fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks and is ETOPS rated, initially deployed on mainland-Hawai'i flights to replace the 757. Due to distance / fuel / load restrictions, some Hawai'i flights will be load-restricted, and seating may be changed if weather / winds aloft issues require it for weight and balance restrictions (higher probability on westbound flights).
First seats are said to be 21" wide, pitch 38"; Economy seats to be 18" wide, 31" pitch (34" in Main Cabin Extra / MCE / XE). But exit and bulkhead seats may be 16.5” wide. See gwade’s post here.
The new leather "slimline" articulated "slider" seats include:
- "Main Cabin Extra" seats with extra leg room
- In-flight WiFi
- "Universal" plug 110 VAC and 5 VDC USB power at every seat
- tilting 8.9" flatscreen IFE with AVOD at every seat** (complimentary in F) with hand controller. . . (IFE and power mounted on seat back in front of you)
Note: IFE boxes reduce under seat space in window and aisle seat rows.
Small mesh pouch provided for personal items. See #165 for photos.
Seat pitch in coach seems lower.
Exit row / notable seats include:
- Row 11 (MCE / XE): A, B, and C have virtually infinite leg room but virtually no underseat storage due to a protrusion immediately behind the row 10 seats blocking access. D and E have infinite leg room and access to underseat storage under row 10. There is no F seat in this row due to the presence of a FA jumpseat. Pictures of row 11 are posted in post #366.
- Row 12 (MCE). Due to a system limitation, AA (mostly incorrectly) has this coded as an exit row on the seat map. It is not. 12 A, B, C, D, and E are standard MCE seats. 12F has no seat in front of it and technically has a direct path to the exit (hence the legal requirement they designate at least that side as an exit row). The underseat storage under 10F is not easily accessible due to the presence of a FA jumpseat.
- MCE / XE has limited overhead space: the bins above row 11 contain emergency gear
- Row 24 (only B, C and D, E seats - may have somewhat limited recline)
- Row 25 (25A and F have no seats in front of them)
- Row 36 has limited recline and is directly in front of the Economy lavs
NOTE: Under “Project Oasis” all seats will be replaced, and seat pitch will be reduced. See Oasis: New seats & less pitch, WiFi IFE & power all 737 and A321 2019-21
**In Theaters Now” movies cost $8, “Best of the Big Screen” (older movies ) for $6 per movie, a “Premium Package” for $5 that includes unlimited 150 network shows on demand and 300 albums, 20 games and audio books. There’s also a Disney option for $4 that includes a variety of kids movies, TV shows, games and music. “Complimentary Programming” offers "NBC Universal on American" and "American Airlines Radio" network.
*July 2015
LAA 2-class Airbus 321S / A321H (Sharklets) (master thread)
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I took a couple of shots of row 11 on last night's flight in case it helps. I'll just upload them here for now and then maybe, if someone finds it useful, we can add them (or resized versions of them) to the wiki or something.
I did already update the wiki to help clarify some things about rows 11-12 that weren't clear. The big one is that the AA seat map identifies row 12 as an exit row, and the people behind me in row 12 actually said to me as I was sitting down, "Did they tell you you had an exit row?" (I said yes.) "They told us we got an exit row, too! What's up??"
I did already update the wiki to help clarify some things about rows 11-12 that weren't clear. The big one is that the AA seat map identifies row 12 as an exit row, and the people behind me in row 12 actually said to me as I was sitting down, "Did they tell you you had an exit row?" (I said yes.) "They told us we got an exit row, too! What's up??"
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Not sure about this specific route, but I frequently fly the A321 in F, and always try for a bulkhead. Yes, there's more legroom. Negative is that there's no underseat so you will have to put your personal item overhead. This can be annoying; you will almost always find room in F, but often a row or two or even three behind you.
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Were you able to store personal item under the seat in 10A? It looks like the raft blocks it slightly but not the entire seat.
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I wanted to clarify regarding storage under row 10 for 11A and 11C. The raft actually blocks about 40% to half of the access to the underseat storage at 10A and 10C, so if you have a bulky bag/backpack, there's some maneuvering you need to do to get it under the seat. My backpack was full with a laptop, some notepads and some [or a bunch of] convention swag, so I had to really shove it to get it to fit under the seat. In the process, I scratched my aluminum water bottle that was in one of the side pockets of my bag. Glad I didn't accidentally crack my laptop screen or something more serious. Darn swag!
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Flying red eye LAX to PHL. I'm 6' 3" and my wife will be ~30 weeks pregnant. I favor legroom, window to lean on, and preserved recline, and she would prefer not to have a fixed armrest between us.
11E is booked so 11 D/E is not an option. We are considering 12 E/F, 11 A/B, or bulkhead 8 A/B. Any advice? Minor point, but 12E may be nice as she could climb over me if she needed to use the restroom mid flight as opposed to disturbing nearby passengers.
11E is booked so 11 D/E is not an option. We are considering 12 E/F, 11 A/B, or bulkhead 8 A/B. Any advice? Minor point, but 12E may be nice as she could climb over me if she needed to use the restroom mid flight as opposed to disturbing nearby passengers.
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Flying red eye LAX to PHL. I'm 6' 3" and my wife will be ~30 weeks pregnant. I favor legroom, window to lean on, and preserved recline, and she would prefer not to have a fixed armrest between us.
11E is booked so 11 D/E is not an option. We are considering 12 E/F, 11 A/B, or bulkhead 8 A/B. Any advice? Minor point, but 12E may be nice as she could climb over me if she needed to use the restroom mid flight as opposed to disturbing nearby passengers.
11E is booked so 11 D/E is not an option. We are considering 12 E/F, 11 A/B, or bulkhead 8 A/B. Any advice? Minor point, but 12E may be nice as she could climb over me if she needed to use the restroom mid flight as opposed to disturbing nearby passengers.
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Thanks