Here is the low down. AA is removing 6 A-300's from the system in Sept. They are headed to TUL for a strip down to the wires maintenance and cleaning.After that they will rotate through the rest. They are trying to get to the heart of all the maintenance headaches and issues associated with the planes. The goal is a greater reliability for the A/C type. A300's will be here for the long haul.
Grounding Of A-300's
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The 767-300 and -400 are capable of serving high density, short-haul markets and carrying alot of cargo. They aren't as wide as Airbus widebodies but the 767-300 holds just about the same volume of cargo as the A300 (4000 cu ft) with the -400 holding another 500 cu ft or so. AA's best strategy might be to let the A300s go as leases expire and pick up some used 767's even on 5 year leases until the 7E7 becomes available. AA is very familiar with the reliability of the 767.MAH4546 said:
A300 leases don't begin to expire until 2008, when 3 A300s will probably be returned. 21 more will expire in 2009 and thereafter. The other 10 are owned. I don't expect the A300s to go anywhere for a few years. By that time, traffic will probably have increased so much (pax and cargo) that 777s will probably handle many of the Caribbean A300 markets, along with aging 763s. 7E7s can be ordered to fill the role of many of the current 763 (and 763 transcon) routes, freeing up the 763s for Caribbean service.
