Author Topic: travel thread (Read 1356311 times)

eastcat · « **Reply #8675 on:** September 11, 2016, 04:48:52 PM »

Quote from: MakeItRain on September 11, 2016, 04:21:26 PM

I'm a relatively new poster to this thread, how do you AA people tolerate their old ass fleet of planes?

AA's fleet is newer than DL's. Especially with all the new A321's and 737-800's coming online. UA is a train wreck operationally.

ETA: and considering a new airplane often runs 80-300 million, I find it hard to bitch with my $1,000 ticket.

mocat · « **Reply #8676 on:** September 11, 2016, 04:53:21 PM »

AA's fleet is laughably old, what are you talking about

eastcat · « **Reply #8677 on:** September 11, 2016, 09:18:03 PM »

Average Fleet age by airline:

AA: 10.9 years
WN: 12.3 years
UA: 13.8 years
DL: 17.0 years

What are you talking about?

wetwillie · « **Reply #8678 on:** September 11, 2016, 09:20:34 PM »

Link?

eastcat · « **Reply #8679 on:** September 11, 2016, 09:21:35 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on September 11, 2016, 09:20:34 PM

Link?

http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/fleet-age.htm

michigancat · « **Reply #8680 on:** September 11, 2016, 09:28:54 PM »

I flew on aa from Vegas to Charlotte last month and it still had usair livery and was the oldest shittiest plane I've ever been on on the us. #anecdotes

star seed 7 · « **Reply #8681 on:** September 11, 2016, 09:32:43 PM »

Chicago to Reno on aa was the oldest I've been on #ancedotes

wetwillie · « **Reply #8682 on:** September 11, 2016, 09:42:33 PM »

Quote from: eastcat on September 11, 2016, 09:21:35 PM

Quote from: wetwillie on September 11, 2016, 09:20:34 PM
Link?

http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/fleet-age.htm

Case closed, looks like these guys are full of crap.

MakeItRain · « **Reply #8683 on:** September 11, 2016, 11:57:49 PM »

I only fly AA when someone else purchases the fare and every time I fly domestically it's on a shitty MD-80. I flew to London last year and I don't remember what the model was but I do remember it had the old phones that you had to slide a credit card into and the cabin had three television screens attached to the ceiling of the plane, one of them didn't work. I begged the company that booked that fight for me never to do it again, that was nine hours of hell.

I have no idea where they're hiding their new planes to get that low of a number for their average fleet but they should start to actually use them.

eastcat · « **Reply #8684 on:** September 12, 2016, 02:38:08 PM »

Sounds like a small sample size there tex.

Older aircraft are generally better though, bigger seats and more room.

MakeItRain · « **Reply #8685 on:** September 12, 2016, 02:44:17 PM »

Quote from: eastcat on September 12, 2016, 02:38:08 PM

Sounds like a small sample size there tex.

Older aircraft are generally better though, bigger seats and more room.

I'm not a person of size, the lack of amenities is much more important to most frequent flyers.

steve dave · « **Reply #8686 on:** September 12, 2016, 02:48:57 PM »

if you fly out of the pud airports we fly out of you're going to have some pud RJ for your first leg usually. not always, but usually.

michigancat · « **Reply #8687 on:** September 12, 2016, 03:28:59 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on September 12, 2016, 02:48:57 PM

if you fly out of the pud airports we fly out of you're going to have some pud RJ for your first leg usually. not always, but usually.

My pud AA RJ on that trip was brand spanking new. Was crazy.

steve dave · « **Reply #8688 on:** September 12, 2016, 03:36:06 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on September 12, 2016, 03:28:59 PM

Quote from: steve dave on September 12, 2016, 02:48:57 PM
if you fly out of the pud airports we fly out of you're going to have some pud RJ for your first leg usually. not always, but usually.
My pud AA RJ on that trip was brand spanking new. Was crazy.

oh yeah, their new 175's are great. all of those MD80s are on the way out so soon they'll have a nice small bird fleet.

mocat · « **Reply #8689 on:** September 12, 2016, 03:52:42 PM »

i do not care about eastcat's link. i mean just a gigantic LOL if anybody for real thinks the average year AA planes were built = 2005

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #8690 on:** September 12, 2016, 04:25:54 PM »

The good news is that the FAA actually has rules regarding aging aircraft and they made them retroactive for all the large aircraft that were certified before the rules came out (which is usually not the case for new rules).

Tobias · « **Reply #8691 on:** September 12, 2016, 04:27:13 PM »

like 90% of AA's metal was forged by blacksmiths

MakeItRain · « **Reply #8692 on:** September 12, 2016, 05:25:50 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on September 12, 2016, 02:48:57 PM

if you fly out of the pud airports we fly out of you're going to have some pud RJ for your first leg usually. not always, but usually.

The two recently horrible experiences I had were ORD to LHR and LAX to DFW to MSP. I'm perfectly accepting of the fact that I'm going to get regional jets out of DSM although United does a fair amount of bigger, newer jets out of here.

kim carnes · « **Reply #8693 on:** September 12, 2016, 05:51:28 PM »

If u want new planes, start flying spirit. Problem solved.

kitten_mittons · « **Reply #8694 on:** September 12, 2016, 06:50:32 PM »

When I fly AA I will take a 4 hour layover to avoid the md80 from Dallas to KC.

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kitten_mittons · « **Reply #8695 on:** September 12, 2016, 06:52:37 PM »

And I fully admit that it is stupid. But at least I can get my money's worth out of the lounge pass.

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star seed 7 · « **Reply #8696 on:** September 12, 2016, 06:59:05 PM »

uh, take sw and dine at the lovely DAL whataburger, good grief

MakeItRain · « **Reply #8697 on:** September 12, 2016, 07:26:37 PM »

Quote from: kim carnes on September 12, 2016, 05:51:28 PM

If u want new planes, start flying spirit. Problem solved.

ewwwwww, no

puniraptor · « **Reply #8698 on:** September 12, 2016, 07:30:29 PM »

another NRT vs HND smakoff

AA flies ancient smelly 777 recycle bins to NRT and brand new shiny glorious 787 intergalactic love machines to HND

ShellShock · « **Reply #8699 on:** September 13, 2016, 10:38:39 AM »

The wife and I are going overseas in a couple weeks and we transfer through Moscow. Anyone flown through there? My two basic goals at this point is to pick up a hammer/sickle fur hat and try to not get murdered.