GetSetJetSet

A321 across the Atlantic? No thanks

gateH15

aztimm

I've done it in a B757 once. It wasn't any worse than a B767, I'd argue even better.

gateH15

born sleepy

An empty row of three seats is an empty row of three seats except on a 767 your odds of claiming that are far worse. They might be a little wider on A321, better for attempted sleep.

I too a 757 LGW-CLE on CO back when that was happening after my LGW-IAH was so delayed I would have misconnected back to MSP. It was fine, and mostly empty. Maybe my opinion would have been different for a full flight.

bthotugigem05

American still has an A350 simulator (or at least they did in March), although they're selling it this year.

aztimm

My experience was also on CO, during the volcano mess I think in 2010. It was a very full flight, and I was just thankful that I got a seat. There was a brief period when CO was in *A before they merged with UA, and that was when my flight happened. I was in an exit row, they had IFE. The flight was LIS-EWR, but we made a fuel stop at GLA.

For a while US had quite a few B757's running PHL-Europe flights. I remember DUB, AMS, I think even LIS for a while (and an occasional second London flight, I think it was LGW), and EDI, probably others.

When you think about it, the time between PHL and far Western Europe isn't much more than PHL to SFO or LAX.

JDiver

The difference in internal fuselage width is seven inches. If the airline actually uses wider seats that could be 3” for a seat trio.

gateH15

bchandler02

This. I've been saying for a long time that the A320 family beats the 737 all day every day from a comfort standpoint. The AA A321 is one of the better rides, if stuck in Y.

JonNYC

Conversations confirmed:
https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea...urope-flights/

"American Airlines serial leaker JonNYC has been sharing speculation that the airline could announce an order for Airbus A321XLRs at the Paris Air Show, which runs later this month June 17-23. Bloomberg has just now confirmed discussions between American and Airbus about the aircraft."

Antarius

Serial leaker sounds like a prostate issue.

teemuflyer

I wonder if AA will hedge any potential orders for the 321 XLR if Boeing announces that they will go ahead with the 797 program at the Paris airshow?

For one the 797 would be a twin aisle vs. a single aisle aircraft with somewhat more range. Much more efficient for boarding and deboarding the aircraft, plus with a more spacious feeling. The 797 is a potential replacement for the 757 as far as passenger load is concerned for mid-range flights.

wetrat0

The A321LR/XLR actually solves a number of problems with AA's TATL operation at JFK. After the merger, AA was never going to keep/build a large connecting hub at JFK for TATL traffic. PHL is cheaper, less congested, and aside from leakage to EWR on the NJ side, they dominate the market. Going to all 777 at JFK was about two things: the horrible reliability of the 767 and the need for a better hard product. But the 777 is way too much capacity for most TATL routes out of JFK without a connecting hub, especially where there's competition (even Delta, who has a large connecting hub at JFK, uses the 767 on many TATL routes). Hence the end of most non-LHR routes out of JFK.

If AA actually outfits the A321LR with high-end all aisle seats similar to the A321T in F, it will be very competitive and allow them to go into business markets and skim the highest-dollar O/D business travel demand without having to compete on price with Norwegian at the low end. Business travelers are not going to book away from this just because it's a narrowbody. I remember when the A321T replaced the 762 on JFK-LAX and there were a lot of upset FTers, but in the end people liked it because the new planes were much more reliable and the smaller size actually gives quite a good sense of privacy. Not to mention very fast boarding/deplaning time.

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