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I found the part about it being far superior to the 777 interesting; however, I am not emotionally invested in the 777.1AA said:Maybe if we are lucky AA will cancel their order. All we need is another airbus to our already diverse fleet.
Really? Because AAL about to take delivery of A350-900s and the article compared the 777 to the A350-900. I guess you have to be in the weird clique to post around here?jimntx said:Is there a particular reason why an article about Singapore Airlines taking delivery on the A350 posted in the American Airlines forum?
actually unless you are here to bash management or the union the forum is not for youautofixer said:Really? Because AAL about to take delivery of A350-900s and the article compared the 777 to the A350-900. I guess you have to be in the weird clique to post around here?
About to take delivery? You mean over a year from now. That's not really "about to take delivery!"autofixer said:Really? Because AAL about to take delivery of A350-900s and the article compared the 777 to the A350-900. I guess you have to be in the weird clique to post around here?
Perhaps, but I'd bet money against it.jcw said:Maybe AA will start some Asia flights from PHL with it
less diverse fleet means less employees......why do you want that exactly?1AA said:Maybe if we are lucky AA will cancel their order. All we need is another airbus to our already diverse fleet.
Because it is superior to the 777, at least the 777-200 and 777-200ER. Double digit fuel burn reduction between the two and the same legs.autofixer said:I found the part about it being far superior to the 777 interesting; however, I am not emotionally invested in the 777.
Not true on less employees. 1000 aircraft is 1000 aircraft. A diverse fleet from a maintenance standpoint is a challenge to maintain. Try making gate calls one from the other. Pilots are qualified one fleet only. The only cross over is the 757/767. Maintenance on the other hand has to be qualified on all fleet types that cross their path. 737/757/767/777/787/MD80/A319/A321. Then throw in USAIR fleets when the integration is complete. A330-200/300/A320 and the upcoming A350. Then pilots get upset when we take our time figuring out how to accomplish a repair. There's more but I'm sure you get my point. For maintenance it's a nightmare.topDawg said:less diverse fleet means less employees......why do you want that exactly?
Because it is superior to the 777, at least the 777-200 and 777-200ER. Double digit fuel burn reduction between the two and the same legs.
however the 777-200ER can carry a little bit more weight.
(for the record the 787-9 is also superior to the 777-200/200ER)
That is simply not true. Simple fleets will have less employees. That is a fact. (and a well documented fact by your company)1AA said:Not true on less employees. 1000 aircraft is 1000 aircraft.
I work for an airline that has 23 different types of airplanes and 15 different engine types. You don't have to tell me what maintaining them is.1AA said:A diverse fleet from a maintenance standpoint is a challenge to maintain.
few things, pilots are going to be upset if you don't do what they want if you are Delta or Southwest in fleet. So I don't care about that.1AA said:Try making gate calls one from the other. Pilots are qualified one fleet only. The only cross over is the 757/767. Maintenance on the other hand has to be qualified on all fleet types that cross their path. 737/757/767/777/787/MD80/A319/A321. Then throw in USAIR fleets when the integration is complete. A330-200/300/A320 and the upcoming A350. Then pilots get upset when we take our time figuring out how to accomplish a repair. There's more but I'm sure you get my point. For maintenance it's a nightmare.
I think its a two week difference class 320 to 330700UW said:Same pilots fly the A319, A320 and A321, and its only like a several week class for them to go from the A320 family to the A330.
And the same pilots also fly the A332 and A333.