American To Attack Charlotte

[LGA Fleet Service]

Major assault on MIA? If AA viewed your little festival in FLL as a real threat you know as well as I do the response would be considerably more than 5 daily LGA-CLT Eagle flights.


Besides, jetBlue flies into FLL from JFK and LGA about what, 25 times a day?

 

[BoeingBoy]

Separately, I doubt many people will opt to fly on the smallest RJ in the industry instead of a B737 or A320 family aircraft between LGA & CLT.

[post="246717"][/post]​

What's that old saying? Something about "Death by a thousand cuts"?

A few passengers lost here, a few more there, and pretty soon you're talking about a significant amount of lost revenue....

Jim

 

[FA Mikey]

In my 20 years at US Airways every new aircraft had initial operating problems and this should be expected. The EMB-170 is a very competitive product and if I was the CEO of a legacy carrier, I would be concerned about MDA.

The aircraft has a better cabin than a B737 and is more profitable in certain markets with an Express cost structure.

Best regards,

USA320Pilot

[post="246724"][/post]​

You may have noticed that AA dropped most of its service from FLL to Caribbean and South America. Turns out given the same product at the same price. Passengers prefer Miami.

 

[N628AU]

Those ERJ135s flying CLT-MIA are a seat downgrade. They used to fly two daily MD80s. Now a 130 or so seat airplane was replaced by two 37 seaters with no F/C cabin. That signals to me that the route is marginal for AA at best. Two hours on an ERJ? Count me out.

 

[700UW]

THE CLT-MIA flying was new last year, AA only flew to DFW and then STL after the TWA merger.

All my years on the line AA never flew CLT-MIA, it was only started about a year ago using AE.

 

[USA320Pilot]

US Airways' FLL buildup is just the beginning and will grow, which is why there is the terminal expansion projects.

Best regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[700UW]

Please explain the major assault terminology when US has 13 destinations with about 20 flights per day.

While AA and AE about 300 flights a day to over 100 destinations.

So how is it a major assault?

 

[USA320Pilot]

US Airways’ FLL expansion will create a focus city/large operation and the company anticipates expanding service to more locations and with greater frequency in current markets in the future. The company's move will take market share away from AA and is an assault on their MIA operation.

Separately, some people like to be argumentative because they're bitter and uninformed, which is o.k., but it truly lacks thoughtful discussion when a person “stoopsâ€￾ to that level.

Best regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[Hope777]

The same Arguement can appply here for U in FLL as AA in CLT. U only flies to most Carib Destinations with only * 1 * flight a day. Just as AE flies ERJ's from CLT-MIA and soon LGA-CLT, just as U is not that concerned, I am sure AA is not that concerned either.

 

[700UW]

US Airways is launching a major assault on AA’s MIA hub with its new FLL operation,
Regards,
USA320Pilot

[post="246717"][/post]​

The company's move will take market share away from AA and is an assault on their MIA operation.

Separately, some people like to be argumentative because they're bitter and uninformed, which is o.k., but it truly lacks thoughtful discussion when a person “stoopsâ€￾ to that level.
Best regards,
USA320Pilot

[post="246841"][/post]​

Can you not answer a question poised to you on a post that you made?

Why do you call someone argumentative, bitter and uninformed(guess you were looking in the mirror) when the FACTS clearly show AA is 15 times bigger in MIA then US is in FLL?

And unlike you I am very informed on the dealings of US Airways and IAM matters.

And the FACTS prove you to be wrong.

How is it a major assault on AA at MIA when AA and AE flies to over 100 destinations with 300 flights a day out of MIA while US will fly to 13 destinations with 20 flights a day?

Your own words.

 

[usairways_vote_NO]

320...Can you not answer a question poised to you on a post that you made?

[post="246846"][/post]​

Because he uses a disclaimer.. he doesn't read all the posts. Haha he is a real winner.

 

[N628AU]

THE CLT-MIA flying was new last year, AA only flew to DFW and then STL after the TWA merger.

All my years on the line AA never flew CLT-MIA, it was only started about a year ago using AE.

[post="246813"][/post]​

AA started this route with an MD80 in the morning a couple of years ago. It left in the morning to meet Carribean connections in CLT and had a return in the evening, also timed for connections. They then added another MD80 roundtrip, and then removed one MD80 and replaced it with the two ERJ135s.

 

[700UW]

Ok, 628, I only remember ERJ service from AA to MIA.

And AA's first flight from CLT-MIA at 7:03AM is a MD-80.

 

[Rico]

Look...

The fact remains that if this is hardly what could be considered an "ATTACK".

It is just another posting of anything possible that can support the idea that US Airways is doomed to fail.

While you are more than allowed to post such, it is just starting to make you look real bitter and pathetic. The concessions were obtained, get over it. The transformation is starting, get used to it. We are still alive and many around here are starting to feel a small degree of optimisim... Articles like this sound trite anymore.

So yeah, AAL is increasing service in a few markets, good for them. But just like our E-170 flights into DFW are not about to bring American crashing down, neither will a few additional ERJ-135's into CLT break our back...

It is far past the time in which we should reacting to other legacies, rather we should continue to transform ourselves, and leave it to them to react to our changes instead.

 

[700UW]

Rico, let me post the whole article, I did not phrase it that way Aviation Daily did, so take your beef up with them.

News
American To Attack Atlanta, Charlotte Hubs From LGA
Aviation Daily
02/08/2005, page 07
Steven Lott

American this summer plans to invade Delta's and US Airways' hubs with new point-to-point U.S. East Coast routes, while dropping one transcontinental route.

Starting in June, American will launch five daily flights between New York LaGuardia and Delta's Atlanta hub, a spokesman confirmed, operating a combination of MD-80s and regional jets on the route. Capacity is already plentiful on the route, with 16 daily Delta flights planned in June and eight services by AirTran. American's flights will add 12% more seats per week.

Also this summer, American will launch regional jet service from LaGuardia to US Airways' Charlotte hub, operating five daily flights with Embraer ERJ-135s. US Airways has 11 daily flights scheduled on the route in June and Delta has three. American also plans to cut its three daily MD-80 flights on the LaGuardia-Kansas City route and the one daily service from LaGuardia to West Palm Beach.

While it goes on the offensive on the East Coast, American will drop another transcontinental route this summer, when it eliminates one daily New York Kennedy-San Jose flight. -SL