Jan 29, 2019, 9:31 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
The Airbus A321-200 aircraft previously operated by US Airways is listed as 321 by IATA and American Airlines.
Seat configuration is F16, Y171 - of which 15 seats are MCE, mostly exit row.
First class seats are said to be 21” wide and offer 36” seat pitch, according to SeatGuru.
These are currently configured without power in most seats, other than 1A. In Flight Entertainment is served from an onboard WiFi server for play on your own device. WiFi is mostly cellular ATG4 from GoGo, with a few aircraft fitted with Viasat Ka-band satellite based WiFi.
Link to SeatGuru seat chart for this (unretrofitted) aircraft.
Link to AA (unofficial) Fleet site page on this aircraft.
All of these aircraft will be reconfigured to MiQ seats in First Class with 37” pitch, with F16 (36” pitch), Meridians in Y171 including 18 MCE (187 total seat count). They will have power, though possibly not at every Y seat.
Seat configuration is F16, Y171 - of which 15 seats are MCE, mostly exit row.
First class seats are said to be 21” wide and offer 36” seat pitch, according to SeatGuru.
These are currently configured without power in most seats, other than 1A. In Flight Entertainment is served from an onboard WiFi server for play on your own device. WiFi is mostly cellular ATG4 from GoGo, with a few aircraft fitted with Viasat Ka-band satellite based WiFi.
Link to SeatGuru seat chart for this (unretrofitted) aircraft.
Link to AA (unofficial) Fleet site page on this aircraft.
All of these aircraft will be reconfigured to MiQ seats in First Class with 37” pitch, with F16 (36” pitch), Meridians in Y171 including 18 MCE (187 total seat count). They will have power, though possibly not at every Y seat.
First Class Seats on A321 / 321 Pre-Oasis LUS
Jan 29, 2019, 4:49 pm
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1F is my go-to on these and all AA A321s as I can sneak out to lav without asking seatmate to get up (as noted by someone prior) but also prefer F because there’s less light from galley. FAs essentially never pull the curtain and that may be an issue for some on a red eye.
Jan 29, 2019, 7:28 pm
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there are plans to oasis A321 aircraft? I had read that the new 321neo would go for the denser config and I lose 11E as my fav seat in Y, but are there plans to retrofit oasis layouts in existing LUS A321 aircraft ala the 737? I may have to rethink my SAN-CLT redeye flights for later this year if so.
Jan 29, 2019, 7:34 pm
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there are plans to oasis A321 aircraft? I had read that the new 321neo would go for the denser config and I lose 11E as my fav seat in Y, but are there plans to retrofit oasis layouts in existing LUS A321 aircraft ala the 737? I may have to rethink my SAN-CLT redeye flights for later this year if so.
Jan 29, 2019, 9:36 pm
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there are plans to oasis A321 aircraft? I had read that the new 321neo would go for the denser config and I lose 11E as my fav seat in Y, but are there plans to retrofit oasis layouts in existing LUS A321 aircraft ala the 737? I may have to rethink my SAN-CLT redeye flights for later this year if so.
Last edited by JDiver; Jan 29, 2019 at 10:33 pm
Jan 30, 2019, 10:35 am
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I went for the compromise. If I want to nap and want to stretch my legs then the red eye to CLT will go into row 2. And just to compare we will choose row 1 for the leg to DFW.
Thanks all for your thoughtful input. Highly appreciated,
Thanks all for your thoughtful input. Highly appreciated,
Feb 6, 2019, 9:39 pm
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I have a future flight on one of these planes (PHL-SFO) and assigned myself 1A, mostly because of the power outlet. Is it a 110V, just USB, or one of those old empower things? Not super-thrilled about the bulkhead, although it looks like rows 2-4 are pretty tight if the person in front of you reclines, so maybe not so bad.
Feb 7, 2019, 7:18 am
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I have a future flight on one of these planes (PHL-SFO) and assigned myself 1A, mostly because of the power outlet. Is it a 110V, just USB, or one of those old empower things? Not super-thrilled about the bulkhead, although it looks like rows 2-4 are pretty tight if the person in front of you reclines, so maybe not so bad.
Feb 7, 2019, 7:46 am
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I have a future flight on one of these planes (PHL-SFO) and assigned myself 1A, mostly because of the power outlet. Is it a 110V, just USB, or one of those old empower things? Not super-thrilled about the bulkhead, although it looks like rows 2-4 are pretty tight if the person in front of you reclines, so maybe not so bad.
Feb 7, 2019, 7:55 am
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I believe the power outlet mangoMan is referring to is a single outlet near the floor on the wall of the plane, only by seat 1A, and not general power for the plane. I have only seen it on the LUS A321. It is actually a power outlet for the cleaning crew to plug in the vacuums. Not going to comment on how often planes are actually vacuumed. I also believe that outlet is 110V, but 400Hz. While that is probably ok for most chargers that create a DC current, I would be careful what you plug in there.
Feb 7, 2019, 10:37 am
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Originally Posted by MIAFlyer
I also believe that outlet is 110V, but 400Hz. While that is probably ok for most chargers that create a DC current, I would be careful what you plug in there.
Edit: After Googling I found that many airliners do have utility power outlets (not for pax) that are at 400 Hz (as opposed to standard 60 Hz) that crew sometimes use to charge devices. It is debatable how safe this is - I am not going to plug in my laptop. I'll have to hope my battery lasts long enough to watch a movie using AA's streaming service.
Last edited by mangoMan; Feb 13, 2019 at 4:53 pm