Aa's Purchase Of Tca

[Wretched Wrench]

And I could tell you something juicy about one of them!

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Now, don't be a tease.

Tell, tell, tell.

 

[eolesen]

TWA's LHR operation was virtually all 747's with 431 seats, plus an L1011 or two. Four 747's from JFK to LHR was over 1700 seats per day, so we packed quite a whallop even with fewer departures.

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Yes, you had lots of seats, but the aircraft mix was a split of L10s and 747s in the years leading up to the sale.

In August 1989, it was 4 747s (2JFK,LAX,ORD) , 2 L10s (JFK,BOS), and a 767 (PHL).

In August 1990, it was 3 747s (2JFK,LAX) , 3 L10s (JFK,BOS,ORD), and a 767 (PHL).

It's hard to get a good 1991 comparison because of the reduced schedules after the Gulf War was underway. There were only four daily trips, and three that operated two and three days a week.

In Summer 1991, AA had 8 trips.

By 1999, AA was up to 15 flights per day. Take away the one destination (MIA) that TW didn't fly to, and AA is still running twice as many flights, even when you include PHL for TW.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

Since we're so caught up in dredging up past history lately.....

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C'mon E, thats a LOADED question !!!!!

Of course AA buying trans carib was a good deal.
It allowed AA to keep pace in the caribean, with EA.

NH/BB's

 

[AAquila]

Aside from E-bay, does anyone one know where I could get some TCA memorabilia?