So with the new announcement, I had the email for a flight change. Unfortunately, they booked me at late hours through ORD with a 51 minute connection. So I phoned right away to AA and got myself booked on the morning flight with a proper 2 hour connection. No issues, and a quick phone call.

I wasn't scheduled on a MAX, but the 738 for one of my flights got moved around the system. Time to checking the emails for you people!

To be fair, the MD-80 didn't really have a jack screw issue. AS is just cheap and decided to cut corners on the maintenance of their aircraft which resulted in the loss of one aircraft.

Department of Redundancy Department. :D :D :D

The De Havilland DH-106 Comet, which underwent explosive decompression at altitude. The Lockheed L-188 Electra, which shed its wings midair. The Douglas DC-10, which had a poorly designed baggage door and which AA used an unapproved maintenance procedure on and of which several were lost. Were all developed in an era completely different from today. And as has been pointed out the MD-80 wasn't a systemic issue at all. It's one thing to make a military aircraft totally dependent on computerized flight controls just to keep it in the sky, such as the B-2 Spirit, and many other tactical aircraft. But, a commercial plane the logic is highly questionable. It isn't at all acceptable in commercial aviation when pilots aren't confident with an aircraft and have to be hyper alert to its quirks. Boeing has gone from the most trusted to the least trusted overnight.
As to US regulators being trusted as the gold standard globally, well, that's yesterday...when America was respected for it's technical prowess and expertise. This story is interesting, despite it's leftist slant. https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...porate-america
The idea business can or will self regulate in the public interest is absurd. They can't, they won't, and nor should they! That's akin to telling a Lion it shouldn't eat the Zebra. Another recent example was Volkswagen and dieselgate.

Indeed, good grammatical catch...

Unsure where to post this. Our flight to Seattle (JFK-SEA) was cancelled and we were rerouted both ways thru other hubs. I notice they have scrapped all Seattle to NYC nonstop routes for the 7M8 window. I would have thought this is a revenue generating route, am I missing something?

AA has pretty much given up on JFK flying outside of hub routes.

Fine, but from the perspective of it being back in the schedule 6/6 twice daily that's not really the point. The route is coincidentally where Boeing is HQ (until they fly to PAE) as well as it being a popular route for B6, DL, and UA. Why would they cut that over the many other short range 737 services they run?

I agree with both of you - been saying all along that the MAX has a major design flaw. Any software is and will always be a band aid at best.
And the 737 is actually a 1960's design - first produced in 1966.

Well, they can probably make decent money in the summer with cruise-related traffic (although it's not always the highest-yielding, see FLL). Other times, I guess not so much. Plus, it's probably more profitable to fly 2-3 shorter-haul flights with a given aircraft than one transcon.

......and first entered development in 1964. Essentially the plane is 55 years old.

You’ve kind of answered your own question there. B6 flies transcon A321 aircraft with a better Y product and a massively better J product. DL flies transcon 757s with flat bed seats up front on some of their frequencies plus have a much larger operation at JFK than AA plus a hub at SEA. United has a hub at EWR. For AA this is basically just a point to point route on which they have basically the worst product.

When the 737-MAX8 grounding is lifted? How much longer is it? Hopefully they will resolved it. Right now, FAA, NTSB, Boeing is still ongoing investigation. They won't wait for any much longer.

I received a response from AA, I was pleased to see they are taking it seriously. I'm actually not a a person given to being overly reactionary, I mean I did fly to JNB rent a Land Cruiser and go on a self drive safari in the bush of Botswana alone.

AA reply: (with a phone number I don't understand at all).April 9, 2019


Hello Mr. T:

Thank you for reaching out to us about the 737 Max grounding. At this time we do not have a specific policy for post grounding but our operations team is being constantly updated by federal agencies in regards to the status of the grounding. When we resume operations with the Max, customer relations and reservations will be able to assist our customers in any way possible.

Additionally, our reservations team is able to book itineraries to avoid a specific aircraft type. In some cases this may require additional connections. Mr. T, although it may be a little to early to create policies for post grounding operations; when the time comes we will have the customers interests in mind. You are always welcome to contact us with post travel inquiries or concerns and reservations at 8700-433-7300 with current and future travel questions.
Sincerely,


D B
Customer Relations

American Airlines