Ishrion

With American's 757-200 retired, this puts the future of several long-haul routes into question.

From what it looks like, the 757 has been completely pulled out of American's schedule.

AA has recently loaded several 757 replacements:
- PHL-EDI going 788 upon resuming in March 2021 (just loaded).
- DFW-LIM going 788 upon resuming on August 19, 2021.
- MIA-LIM going 788 from March 28, 2021. (1 of 3 daily)
- MIA-BSB going A321(ceo) upon resuming in October 2020. Still wondering how this will work considering the route's 3,600 miles. I guess this aircraft may not be finalized?
- PHL-KEF going A321neo upon launching in June 2021.

The remaining Phoenix to Hawaii routes appear to have all been converted to A321neos.

I suppose it's possible PHL-SNN/CMN could see the A321ceo/neo given they're around the range of MIA-BSB?

Nephoi

anything new on the A-333s? Its still loaded for HNL-PHX in 02/21...

Ishrion

I haven't seen any other than the original CLT-LHR A333 -> 772 replacement.
There's also PHL-LHR going from A333 to 788 but that's subject to change.

As for the 757, PHL-KEF will now see the A321neo according to Airlineroute
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...rom-june-2021/

Nephoi

if i understood it correctly the 333 is gone. or even if it isnt right now, its gone by 2021...
as a data point: i got the E90 replacements for my booking in July today. its in the booking but still no email.

thunderdeacon

All my summer E190 legs were replaced by A319s. Interestingly, I have a few OKC-LAX legs this summer that were all originally Compass E175s, and they all changed to A319s as well. That is a significant upguage, and the first I can recall seeing mainline on that route. It has always been Compass or Skywest for as long as I can remember.

Nephoi

i got an e90 on BOS-LGA replaced. also i got an LAX-SJC leg changed in both aircraft and flight number. but still no email

thunderdeacon

I have not been receiving email notifications for schedule changes for a while now. What are the new aircraft types for your routes?

Nephoi

319 on the BOS-LGA leg
SJC-LAX was aa6021 e175 now aa2990 cr7
LAX-SJC was aa6064 e175 now aa3165 cr7

interesting question: are those flights eligible for an routing change cause of equipment change? CoC allows it but i think i have to pay for that ... is that correct?

thunderdeacon

It looks like Compass is not coming back to LAX. That's sad because the E175 was a great product. I wonder if all the slack will be picked up by mainline and Skywest? I would have to wonder if some of the thinner routes from LAX will be lost. The CR7 is not as comfortable as the E175 and it has a bit less range; however, it's not too bad.

It is my understanding that if there is a change in operating carrier you are eligible for a full monetary refund. Whether thst extends to a free routing change I am not sure.

Nephoi

oh, i want to fly. i just want another routing, maybe one stop more (BAEC flyer here, our FF scheme is leg based)

thunderdeacon

As far as using an equipment change to get a free itinerary change, I have no idea. You could call and ask an agent when you have a different itinerary picked out. I would be interested to know what happens.

cmd320

Massive downgrade for the premium customers. Will AA sell this as Premium Economy rather than J similar to what DL does from JFK?

Nephoi

yes, but its a distance not that long. with 2700 miles its only 200 miles longer than PHL-LAX

bse118

Compass is not coming back period. They shut down operations completely and closed as a company.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/region...rlines-flying/

thunderdeacon

Thanks for the info. I wonder if any of the long thin routes out of LAX will be losing service. I wonder how many routes will be back-filled with Skywest CR7s. I cant imagine that routes like TUL, XNA, etc can support mainline.