AA Mainline at DFW Gate E7?
 

Hello.
I know AA uses the E satellite and other high E gates at DFW.
However, I was surprised to see this:
AA2567/14DEC
DFW 630P E E7
BOS 1 B12 1058P
Does AA really use E7 at DFW?

I thought this was NK/AS/DL or UA. I checked and got this reply.
Terminal E at DFW is used by a variety of domestic carriers — for example, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, Breeze Airways, Alaska Airlines, and others operate flights from E gates.

AA has been buying gates from Spirit, this is another one of their acquisitions.

Don't rely on AI.

My DFW-MCI flight was out of an E gate several months back. It's not common, but happens. On board even the FAs said it was unusual. But with AA and DFW, these days, I am just happy to have a gate!

AA mainline starting using gates iin Terminal E during COVID. AA initially used Air Canada's gates because they were underutilized due to the border restrictions. It has continued since then. I believe they started using a Spirit gate as well recently since they have hacked their DfW schedule.

Occasionally AA mainline will use the CUTE gates in terminal E, such as E7, although usually it's E2 they use. They did not "buy" a Spirit gate at DFW - Spirit operates from the other half of E (E31-E33) and they are still using those gates today.

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What is a CUTE gate? Is that something that seems to be shared like the T gates in Nashville?

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Yes, but rare other than the semi-satellite CR7 gates. Dates back to the merger when they inherited old USAir gates.

Further, they are down gates due to construction of bolt-on gates in C and I think one other terminal as well.

They are sometimes used as placeholders on the advance gate assignments. Be diligent the day of flight. I've been scheduled for a few E gates this year, but all changed to somewhere else day of departure.

It's a Common Use Gate, which can be used by multiple airlines.

Yes, AA is down some gates due to the pier construction in A and C.

The former US gates at the south end of E (high-E) are American Eagle gates, just like the E Satellite. Generally for American Eagle, MQ and their ERJ's are in B and OH/OO/etc. CRJ's are in E (satellite or high-E), but there are exceptions.

Pedantry alert, but I *think* it applies here.

CUTE refers to the equipment (Common Use Terminal Equipment,) not necessarily gate control. You can have CUTE equipment on preferentially-leased gates. There are several airports and/or terminals where the equipment is CUTE, even if the airline has preferential rights to the gate. DFW terminal D is the geographically-closest example.

I recall a mention that some/all of the OALs in Terminal E had their leases reworked. I'm not clear if it was for all gates, or only a subset, but it allows for other airline usage if not otherwise used. Mostly preferential, but with a qualifier, as I understood. AA used E3 for a while when AC trimmed their schedule, and as mentioned are down gates in A & C, so it's not surprising they venture over to E sometimes. (I'm ignoring the Eagle gates. Those are sized for RJs, and fairly well utilized on their own, plus any ML use would probably introduce labor issues.)

AA also acquired two gates from Spirit at ORD - since someone mentioned Spirit.