Originally Posted by
TOGAANG
Care to add more details to that comment? AA is getting rid of 80's and 75's but bringing on a bunch of 738's, A321/19's, ABneo's and 350's with 789's. I don't have the exact numbers but I say it is maybe shrinking 2017 but going to grow from 2018 and beyond.
I don't have the fleet plan in front of me but AA is parking all the 80s and190s, some 320s, some 75s, some 330s, some 76s, and some 73s. I think the fleet bottoms out in 2018-19. However, I have absolutely zero confidence this management team plans to keep a 900 mainline aircraft fleet with 14,500 pilots in the future. My prediction is a steady furlough from the top.
2 out of the last 3 new hires I've flown with have class dates somewhere better. I'm actively trying to follow them out the door. The ONLY thing AA has to offer is the number of retirements. The management team is horrible, the contract is complete garbage(I don't care what slice says about it), and the product is inferior to DL and UA.