Why A319 instead of A320?

[700UW]

Fined for installing more seats?
 
Sounds like BS to me.

 

[Overspeed]

If I recall correctly.... AA in the last century was fined for installing more seats in the MD80s. They were forced to remove them , when they did they started a more room in coach campaign. Sen Rockefeller was part of that Campaign.

 
You might be thinking of the 767-300 when more seats were added to coach. The pax count exceeded the amount of capacity of the existing slide rafts. Another supplemental raft was installed and the problem was solved. No airline can exceed the max seat count the aircraft is certified for. 

 

[nycbusdriver]

Fined for installing more seats?
 
Sounds like BS to me.

 
It's possible if they didn't bother to demonstrate to the FAA a successful timed evacuation with the larger number before they operated the airplanes that way.

 

[nycbusdriver]

 
You might be thinking of the 767-300 when more seats were added to coach. The pax count exceeded the amount of capacity of the existing slide rafts. Another supplemental raft was installed and the problem was solved. No airline can exceed the max seat count the aircraft is certified for. 

....or that, too.

 

[nycbusdriver]

I think the A320 is terirble. Im in one now in 5C . I havent felt this crammped in a Mainline aircraft in a while. I would hope the "NEW" AA (DP) would make more leg room a priority in these things if hes planing to fly 3+ hour legs with them.
 
I hope AA can survive, the people Ive had the pleasure of meeting during my travels with AA have been top notch, cant say so much for US Air. 
 
Just a full fair paying clients' 2 pennies worth!
 
Mike

 
Parker's favorite airline passenger is the above-the-knee double-amputee.  If you are not one of those already, you may be one after your flight.  Good luck.

 

[LD3]

 

Parker's favorite airline passenger is the above-the-knee double-amputee.  If you are not one of those already, you may be one after your flight.  Good luck.

 
You think they could squeeze a wheel chair fee out of that?

 

[FWAAA]

You might be thinking of the 767-300 when more seats were added to coach. The pax count exceeded the amount of capacity of the existing slide rafts. Another supplemental raft was installed and the problem was solved. No airline can exceed the max seat count the aircraft is certified for. 

That's my recollection as well.    While extra rafts are sometimes stored above the aisles on some aircraft, my recollection is that the extra raft on the 763s occupied an overhead bin.   
 
Hey - who carried on this life raft and put it where I want to store my luggage?