First A321 Neo for AA

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 02/01/2019 at 14:02 • Filed to: None

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Company has another 99 on firm order and will receive another 16, of the Leap-1A powered jets, this year.

American also plans to remove 10 757s and its last 30 MD-80s in 2019, as A321s arrive. Could convert some orders to the A321 LR.

Brian McKay > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 02/01/2019 at 14:56

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Yay! Buy foreign!

WilliamsSW > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 02/01/2019 at 15:03

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Needs an asterisk - I have taken * many* flights on American Airlines A321's.

I’m sure they were bought by USAir/AWA, but still.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > WilliamsSW 02/01/2019 at 15:06

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Forgot to mention I was talking about the A321 Neo model.

It has been fixed. 

WilliamsSW > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 02/01/2019 at 15:08

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Ah - makes sense.  Truth be told, I don’t think AA had *bought* any A321's previously - they just acquired them through the US Airways merger, I believe.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > WilliamsSW 02/01/2019 at 15:23

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Regardless, the A321 LR conversions would come in handy, as they will be able to go transatlantic on skinny routes, with that thing, possibly replacing United and their antique 757's.

WilliamsSW > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 02/01/2019 at 15:37

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Even their current A321's fly West Coast-Hawaii and transcontinental - those routes are about the same length as NE US-British Isles.

Agree that they’ll open up some skinny routes for AA - and as an AA frequent flyer, I love the idea of avoiding LHR.