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09-28-2024, 08:56 AM

#841

DogPit

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Originally Posted by gearup1006

if I remember right they hired 1723 or something of that number in 2023, and guys were sitting at home 2-3 months waiting on training. Sure they can intake all of them but not without delays.

As someone mentioned above they have done more than 2,000 in a year so I don’t know why you think they couldn’t again.

09-28-2024, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gearup1006

if I remember right they hired 1723 or something of that number in 2023, and guys were sitting at home 2-3 months waiting on training. Sure they can intake all of them but not without delays.

It is an interesting point, during the panic years they were willing to pay people for months to sit at home to keep them from going to United. It is plausible that they won't feel that urgency when hiring resumes.

09-28-2024, 11:43 AM

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iahflyr

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How many aircraft retirements is American expecting next year?

09-28-2024, 12:00 PM

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Scar09

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Originally Posted by iahflyr

How many aircraft retirements is American expecting next year?

pretty sure it’s zero or at least less than 5. We are keeping everything right now until 2030. I mean we are upgrading the old AW 319’s

09-28-2024, 12:15 PM

#845

RippinClapBombs

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How many aircraft retirements is American expecting next year?

American Airlines investor presentation states zero A/C retirements through 2030, retrofits on 319’s to include more available first class seats, around 170 mainline A/C (321/737/787) orders scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2028.

09-28-2024, 12:56 PM

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How many aircraft retirements is American expecting next year?

aircraft retirements? at AA?

09-28-2024, 03:36 PM

#847

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aircraft retirements? at AA?

I mean, we did just retire the 757, 767, and the MD-80s within the last few years and AA has an overall newer fleet than UAL and DAL…

09-28-2024, 07:04 PM

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WhiskeyCasper

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Any idea how may pilots are awaiting training classes?

09-28-2024, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyinggrill

I mean, we did just retire the 757, 767, and the MD-80s within the last few years and AA has an overall newer fleet than UAL and DAL…

MD-80 to Roswell - 2019

757, 767 - retired mid-2020

So yes, four years ago AA retired stuff.

They are flying every single airworthy airplane in the inventory right now, usually packed to the gills and both ends, at least the narrow body side.

09-28-2024, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hercretired

The story at recurrent was they planned to lease A319s because they were super cheap, forgot about it during COVID-19 then when the recovery happened 319s cost what wide-bodies used to cost so here we are 2-3 years later still without enough airplanes. So the old rust buckets get heavy checks, new screens and more first class seats.

The point of the mod is to extend the life 5 more years, but it will take 5 years to complete the fleet so some of those airplanes from the 90s will still be here in a decade (2034). Probably beyond because we'll still be waiting for our Max deliveries.