Heavies / widebody at PHX?
Jul 14, 2017, 7:59 pm
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This particular A332 started operating on 7/5 and runs daily until 8/21 on a PHL-CLT-PHX-PHL routing. I've also heard of preliminary plans to bring it back on the CLT-PHX-CLT redeye turn daily in November (these are the two most common routings for the A330s in PHX). Of course we also have PHX-HNL-PHX staring on 12/15 with the A333 that will run through the end of at least next March; I believe they have yet to load a schedule that will bridge the aircraft into PHX for that flight.
It should be noted that this year is on track to see the most AA A330 movements in PHX by a long shot since they started operating them seasonally in 2014.
B13 and A30 were also recently striped to handle widebodies (all except the 77W) so it frees them of the constraints of using B23/25 (and 25 is currently down for pavement replacement). They're swing gates, so they occupy A26/30 and B11/13, but it does allow for more flexibility and lower gating costs going forward.
It should be noted that this year is on track to see the most AA A330 movements in PHX by a long shot since they started operating them seasonally in 2014.
B13 and A30 were also recently striped to handle widebodies (all except the 77W) so it frees them of the constraints of using B23/25 (and 25 is currently down for pavement replacement). They're swing gates, so they occupy A26/30 and B11/13, but it does allow for more flexibility and lower gating costs going forward.
Last edited by strangiatotheme; Jul 14, 2017 at 8:04 pm
Jul 17, 2017, 11:20 am
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I cleared into F yesterday on flight 669 for tomorrow so even if the 332 flight is available for SDC I don't think I'll risk losing my F seat to gamble for a new one.
Jul 17, 2017, 5:52 pm
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Jul 17, 2017, 6:19 pm
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AA's rare widebody cargo service. Here's the schedule. https://www.aacargo.com/downloads/sc...S_Domestic.pdf
I flew this once to DFW from ORD in F. It was on a 763, though. AMAZING flight. I never thought I'd get lie-flat seats on a domestic flight.
I flew this once to DFW from ORD in F. It was on a 763, though. AMAZING flight. I never thought I'd get lie-flat seats on a domestic flight.
So I was casually looking at flight availability for a flight I'm on (669 next Tuesday) to PHL on the typical 321 'bus. J7. Cool.
Anyway I happen to look at the next flight out below it and what do I see...
AA 776 0 PHX
07/18/17 12:10 PM PHL
07/18/17 7:42 PM
332
Daily
77% / 18m J7 D7 I1 Y7 B0 H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 E0
Either I haven't been looking hard enough or something else but I've never seen a A330 at PHX!
If SDC comes up for that flight I will swap quicker than humanly possible.
Anyway I happen to look at the next flight out below it and what do I see...
AA 776 0 PHX
07/18/17 12:10 PM PHL
07/18/17 7:42 PM
332
Daily
77% / 18m J7 D7 I1 Y7 B0 H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 E0
Either I haven't been looking hard enough or something else but I've never seen a A330 at PHX!
If SDC comes up for that flight I will swap quicker than humanly possible.
Jul 17, 2017, 7:01 pm
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AA's rare widebody cargo service. Here's the schedule. https://www.aacargo.com/downloads/sc...S_Domestic.pdf
I flew this once to DFW from ORD in F. It was on a 763, though. AMAZING flight. I never thought I'd get lie-flat seats on a domestic flight.
I flew this once to DFW from ORD in F. It was on a 763, though. AMAZING flight. I never thought I'd get lie-flat seats on a domestic flight.
Aug 1, 2017, 2:33 pm
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Currently sitting in a CR9 at B7 phx and I look to my right and see the 333. What a beautiful plane and such a nice change from the 320/738/CR's we see here everyday.
Jan 5, 2019, 11:30 pm
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Jan 5, 2019, 11:37 pm
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PHX --> LHR is about 9.5 hours and LHR --> PHX is about 10.5 hours. Not enough time for a bird like that to do tags unless they run the PHX --> LHR flight and have the LHR --> PHX flight turning from being an inbound from another US city. (e.g., RDU or JFK).
Jan 6, 2019, 2:12 am
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