Sep 28, 2015, 1:29 pm
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AA to Fly LAX / Los Angeles <--> SYD / Sydney as of 17 December 2015
AA0073 and AA0072 are operated with Boeing 77W / 777-323ER
AA0073 and AA0072 are operated with Boeing 77W / 777-323ER
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Inaugural flights:
LAX-SYD: 17 Dec 2015 AA 73 Flight duration 15:05
Lv LAX 21:50 Dec 17 PST / 05:50 18 Dec GMT
Ar SYD 07:55 Dec 19 AEDT / 20:55 18 Dec GMT (same day)
SYD-LAX: 19 Dec 2015 AA 72 Flight duration 13:50Ar SYD 07:55 Dec 19 AEDT / 20:55 18 Dec GMT (same day)
Lv SYD 12:00 Dec 19 AEDT / 01:00 19 Dec GMT
Ar LAX 06:50 Dec 19 PST / 14:50 19 Dec GMT
Inaugural flight AA73, operated by Boeing 777-323ER ("77W") N720AN:Ar LAX 06:50 Dec 19 PST / 14:50 19 Dec GMT
2015-12-17 - AA73 - Los Angeles (LAX) STD 21:50 PST ATD 22:15 - Sydney (SYD) STA 07:55 AEDT ATA 07:30 AEDT
ARCHIVE: AA announces LAX-SYD-LAX 77W AA73 / AA72 (as of 17 December 2015)
Jun 9, 2015, 11:03 am
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I'm still more likely to fly DFW-SYD on QF than LAX-SYD on AA but at least it opens more reward/upgrade oppportunities, no matter how rare they are, on AA.
Jun 9, 2015, 11:05 am
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At the very least, you'll have an even shot at premium savers if you book at 330 days, whereas with QF metal, their members get a 30 day advantage.
Jun 9, 2015, 11:20 am
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AA to Fly LAX-SYD (to be announced Tue 9 Jun 2015)
Does Delta still serves LAX-SYD? I known it was operating 777-200LR, am I correct?
Jun 9, 2015, 11:26 am
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A FA on an intl flight confirmed this two weeks ago LAX-SYD. She said that plans are well underway.
Jun 9, 2015, 11:31 am
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Jun 9, 2015, 11:34 am
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It is good news for AA. I just hope that the arrival time doesn't overlap with other international arrivals, which will be very difficult for TSA and CBT immigration.
Jun 9, 2015, 11:36 am
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Jun 9, 2015, 11:38 am
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Due to their financial troubles, its probably a reallocation of QF flying. They are parking 744s without replacement. There is plenty of flying between LAX and SYD, but recently there has been a glut of capacity on this route, see UA downgrading LAX/SFO-SYD to 772s (Keep in mind UA once had double daily 744s on this flight and the 772s face greater weight restrictions due to their PW engines). I think this is the end of JFK-LAX-SYD on QF metal. The 77W would make all sense in the world as it won't require weight restrictions like the Dreamliner. AA has three 77Ws to be delivered and with current state of affairs in Brazil right now, they might also pull some of the 77Ws off of GRU considering they have five daily 77W flights.
SYDNEY, 26 February 2015: Qantas today reported an Underlying Profit Before Tax of $367 million and a Statutory Profit After Tax of $206 million for the six months ended 31 December 2014.
This Underlying Profit Before Tax is Qantas’ best first-half performance since 2010 and an improvement of $619 million compared with the same period last year.
The main factors in the underlying improvement were:
· $374 million - Qantas Transformation program benefits;
· $208 million - reduced depreciation;
· $162 million - increased revenue per available seat kilometre;
· $59 million - removal of the carbon tax; and
· $33 million - lower fuel prices.
from:
http://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/med...ancial-results
Jun 9, 2015, 11:55 am
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.. There is plenty of flying between LAX and SYD, but recently there has been a glut of capacity on this route, see UA downgrading LAX/SFO-SYD to 772s (Keep in mind UA once had double daily 744s on this flight and the 772s face greater weight restrictions due to their PW engines).
I would prefer hearing that AA is adding some European destinations non-stop instead.Both DL & UA are killing them in this dept
Jun 9, 2015, 12:07 pm
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QF's twitter account is having a little fun with this: https://twitter.com/Qantas/status/608282163977412608
Jun 9, 2015, 12:12 pm
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Sounds to me like this is AA competing with DL for a prime route. AA and QF have IFC, with AA showing off its nice new 77W here.
DL uses the 777 which is very nice, where business class seems enhanced to be more like business-first. DL has a JV with VA so that together they cover not only SYD but also MEL and BNE nonstop from LAX. Schedule times for all of the DL and VS flights are similar, around midnight for all of these flights.
DL uses the 777 which is very nice, where business class seems enhanced to be more like business-first. DL has a JV with VA so that together they cover not only SYD but also MEL and BNE nonstop from LAX. Schedule times for all of the DL and VS flights are similar, around midnight for all of these flights.
Jun 9, 2015, 12:18 pm
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A little price war competition from LAX - SYD would be nice to see from AA and DL.
I remember when DL did the JV with Virgin I got an amazing deal, would love to go back.
I remember when DL did the JV with Virgin I got an amazing deal, would love to go back.
Jun 9, 2015, 12:20 pm
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Sounds to me like this is AA competing with DL for a prime route. AA and QF have IFC, with AA showing off its nice new 77W here.
DL uses the 777 which is very nice, where business class seems enhanced to be more like business-first. DL has a JV with VA so that together they cover not only SYD but also MEL and BNE nonstop from LAX. Schedule times for all of the DL and VS flights are similar, around midnight for all of these flights.
DL uses the 777 which is very nice, where business class seems enhanced to be more like business-first. DL has a JV with VA so that together they cover not only SYD but also MEL and BNE nonstop from LAX. Schedule times for all of the DL and VS flights are similar, around midnight for all of these flights.
Jun 9, 2015, 12:22 pm
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I sure hope they start those routes soon. I used some Delta points to fly LAX to SYD. But I was fortunate to find a Virgin Australia flight open through Delta and used half the points to fly first that I would of if I booked a Delta flight.