Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator

Not too long ago I sat next to an AA Director in a department that is in part of the planning process. He was was very forthright about things at AA.

CLT is the cheapest hub in the country while still being one of the most profitable for its host city. They are building a new terminal which was originally going to be international but now will be domestic. He said AA was in CLT to stay and will take every gate there they can get.

Legacy AA hubs are going to be re-timed and PHX is history after reconstruction projects in LA are finished in 2-5 years, according to him.

The NE bases will remain intact and they would like to increase PHL ops because NY is maxed, but they need more gates.