What are the newest aircraft that AA is currently taking delivery of?
Feb 24, 2020, 9:39 am
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For AA it's a very small subfleet with no mainline fleet commonality, and they can very easily pick up the slack with a combination of A319s and regional flying. (As it is, they've been given a stay of execution already - they were supposed to leave the fleet in 2019, but AA is hurting for lift with the 737 MAX crisis.).
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I don't think AA has commented, but B6 has said the E190 is much more expensive to operate than expected, with very high maintenance and extraordinarily high engine maintenance costs, which is why they're jettisoning them despite their relatively young age. But B6 has 60 of the things, so it will take some time for Airbus deliveries to make up the difference.
For AA it's a very small subfleet with no mainline fleet commonality, and they can very easily pick up the slack with a combination of A319s and regional flying. (As it is, they've been given a stay of execution already - they were supposed to leave the fleet in 2019, but AA is hurting for lift with the 737 MAX crisis.).
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Ah, yes, that refreshed my memory:
https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1...722861056?s=20
https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1...722861056?s=20
I checked DFW-GRU and MIA-GRU and they seem to not be changing...
Feb 24, 2020, 8:39 pm
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I don't think AA has commented, but B6 has said the E190 is much more expensive to operate than expected, with very high maintenance and extraordinarily high engine maintenance costs, which is why they're jettisoning them despite their relatively young age. But B6 has 60 of the things, so it will take some time for Airbus deliveries to make up the difference.
For AA it's a very small subfleet with no mainline fleet commonality, and they can very easily pick up the slack with a combination of A319s and regional flying. (As it is, they've been given a stay of execution already - they were supposed to leave the fleet in 2019, but AA is hurting for lift with the 737 MAX crisis.).
For AA it's a very small subfleet with no mainline fleet commonality, and they can very easily pick up the slack with a combination of A319s and regional flying. (As it is, they've been given a stay of execution already - they were supposed to leave the fleet in 2019, but AA is hurting for lift with the 737 MAX crisis.).
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The -8E on the E175 is less complicated (the compressor only has HP stages), and requires less maintenance. Also it's essentially the same compressor and turbine as the -8C on the CRJ-700/900 so there's a lot more commonality.
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