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757s Being Cut from AA Fleet
Looks like AA is starting to retire 11 757s in the year of 2012 unfortunately. Taking on a big 737/A320 series order. What beats me is that I still see more fuel burning MD80s still running. I guess they are going to take out the 757 before scrapping their MD80 fleet. Nothing against MD80s though... (finance.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
767s started flying before the 757s,they're just as old,still tryna figure out why AA & DL still flying them MD80s,with no retirement plan for them...I wish they would've hung on to the 727s a lil while longer,if that's the case,they're both fuelaholics..
767 is wide body plus over the past few years the MD's have been going thru a complete reman at Tulsa, inside and out and may be newer in that respect.
Odd indeed with the same story over at Delta. Their 737-900ER order is to replace the 757s yet there plenty of MD88/90s around still smoking around.
Been flying on these AA 757-200's for 14+ years now - birds are old with very old interiors. Typical routes I have seen them were the JFK-SEA, YVR-DFW and MIA-SJU all routes could be serviced by 737-800's. This will put a strain on the amount of 737-800's as they were originally slated to replace the old MD-82s (not the ex-TWA MD-83s). So I presume the 757-200's will still be doing short transatlantic routes too long for 737-800's. Too bad, nice bird with good track record.
Can the 757 fly across the Atlantic?
I think that they should replace the MD82s first also.
I think that they should replace the MD82s first also.
Yes, the 75 can go across the pond...from the east coast. AA Flt210 is a 757 from JFK to MAN. We used to fly to Glasgow and Dublin from the east coast and those were 75's as well.
There are lots of factors here and I suspect we don't have all the information. AA is not in a great competitive position on the longer haul domestic routes, but probably does reasonably well in less competitive markets with the smaller aircraft.
We don't know which ones they plan to retire...ETOPS equipped are their international aircraft, but how many of the domestic are so configured and can be used this way. Conversion can be expensive.
They have a retirement problem and most of those leaving are 777, 767 and 757 pilots who want to lock in their retirement as they suspect AMR is going the Chapter 11 route.
The big unknown factor is whether AA has a buyer for them. This could be a huge issue for a company on the edge financially and needing to raise cash. The 75 has a much bigger secondary market than the various MD-80 versions given its ability to fill multiple roles.
We don't know which ones they plan to retire...ETOPS equipped are their international aircraft, but how many of the domestic are so configured and can be used this way. Conversion can be expensive.
They have a retirement problem and most of those leaving are 777, 767 and 757 pilots who want to lock in their retirement as they suspect AMR is going the Chapter 11 route.
The big unknown factor is whether AA has a buyer for them. This could be a huge issue for a company on the edge financially and needing to raise cash. The 75 has a much bigger secondary market than the various MD-80 versions given its ability to fill multiple roles.