A330
#2
Line Holder
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 233
Likes: 11
Where did you read that? I doubt it. The last "rumor" was that the 777-200 fleet was slowly going to be put out to pasture as they came up on their D checks because the maintenance cost too much $$$...which makes sense because they're around 25 years old now and can't really do anything for AA that the 787 can't. Unless there's something on the financial side (leases, sales, costs) that I'm unaware of, I seriously doubt AA is going to add a third widebody fleet to get 15 jets back on the property (the size of the 332 fleet when it was retired 3 years ago). Is there even a 330 sim on the property anymore? Or was that a US Air sim they got rid of? With the cancellation of US AIrs order for 22 A350s I wouldn't expect to see any airbus widebodies in the fleet...and with the increasing focus of AA as a domestic airline that probably fits the bill.
#7
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 2,510
Likes: 0
But seriously doubt AA would add a small, already dead, fleet back in the mix. The costs would be astronomical. Yes, the planes are undoubtedly paid for, but the training churn that would be created…. That was the whole reason for the fleet simplification to four.
Besides, AA is talking to Airbuss and Boeing for up to two hundred more on the narrow body fleet, and it has been pretty clear that is AA’s focus now.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post



