Fleet Mixing at AA/US for end of Year
AAG plans to take delivery of 83 new airplanes in 2014 for American and US Airways, led by 42 of the Airbus A321s. That’s one new airplane every 4½ days, approximately. But AAG also plans to park 80 older airplanes, including 26 McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and 22 Boeing 757s.
For its regional fleet, it is taking delivery of 43 Embraer 175s and Bombardier CRJ-900s, the 76-seat aircraft that is becoming the focus of its future American Eagle-branded fleet. It is parking 40 of its 44-seat Embraer EMB-140s and two turboprop Bombardier Dash-100s. Below is the biggest aircraft Movement.
Mainline |
2013 |
2014 |
Change |
Airbus A319 |
108 |
118 |
+10 |
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Airbus A321 |
96 |
138 |
+42 |
Airbus A330-200 |
12 |
15 |
+3 |
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Boeing 737-800 |
226 |
246 |
+20 |
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Boeing 777-300 |
10 |
16 |
+6 |
Boeing 787-8 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
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