American considers fleet upgrade

Airline wants to replace aging MD-80s with more efficient planes
Friday, December 8, 2006
By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News
American Airlines Inc. is starting to study replacing hundreds of MD-80 aircraft, the workhorse of its fleet, with more modern and fuel-efficient planes, a senior executive said Thursday. READ MORE

The new Boeing 737 seems logical.

Why dont they just do what CAL did and buy B737/8/9

I believe they have over 300 MD-80s. It will take a long time to phase in a new A/C type.

Didnt CAL take some of the 737 options that AMR had on order?

Would they have the balls to go A320 while calling them selves "American" Airlines?


***Edited. Sry I was reading on the A340 and when typing it popped into mind. I was meaning A320/21.

Who mentioned A340?

A four engine widebody is hardly a nominal replacement for the sub-150 seat narrowbody market.

Apparently. They already fly the A300 and used to operate Fokker's.

Tipsy

We have roughly 75 +/- 2 737-800s. If not mistaken we had orders for 125 and options (originally for something like 400). The remaining orders were given to Qantas back in 2002.

Regards,

AA