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- American Airlines is in talks with Airbus and Boeing to acquire multiple aircraft to meet its fleet requirements through 2030.
- The company already has large orders for Airbus A321-200XLR and Boeing 737-8s, but deliveries are not scheduled until the end of 2024.
- American Airlines has the world’s largest fleet and continues to review its fleet needs beyond 2024 with no plans to retire it.
According to a report from ch-Aviation, American Airlines is in talks to acquire multiple Airbus and Boeing aircraft to cover its fleet requirements for 2030. More information about the order, which is expected to be substantial, may come in the coming days.
American Airlines is already the largest operator of the A319-100 and A321-200 (configurations F20/Y+35/Y135).
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The company has already ordered 50 Airbus A321-200XLRs, four A321-200NXs in response to a request from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, and 75 737-8s from Boeing, but no deliveries of the same type of aircraft are scheduled. ing. American Airlines also plans to receive 10 A321-200NXs from Alaska Airlines in the first quarter of 2024.
Looking beyond 2024
In a recent quarterly earnings call, Chief Financial Officer Devon May said:
“Looking beyond 2024, we are continuing to review our medium- to long-term aircraft needs, and are currently working with Boeing and Airbus to deliver narrowbody aircraft in the second half of this decade and beyond. I’m here.”
“Our fleet is still young, so we have no plans to retire any aircraft in the next 10 years. We are very happy that we were able to build our fleet in a low interest rate environment and a time when supply chains were not in place. ”As challenging as it is today. ”
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The United States has the world’s largest aircraft fleet, with an eye-popping 980 aircraft on its books. At the same time, the company ranks second in revenue in 2023 behind Delta Air Lines. Based in Texas, this page serves over 350 of his destinations around the globe.
Oneworld Alliance members already have the world’s largest fleet of 133 A319-100s, and for narrowbodies, they have 48 A320-200s, 218 giant A321-200s and 70 A321-200NXs. It has a fleet of 55 Boeing 737-8s and 303 aircraft. Boeing 737-800MAX,
980 machines
Apart from domestic destinations, the airline operates scheduled flights to more than 60 countries on six continents. With an average daily passenger count of more than 500,000 passengers, the airline carries more than 200 million travelers annually. Similar to United Airlines, American Airlines currently operates Airbus aircraft only in narrowbody operations and deploys Boeing aircraft for narrowbody and widebody/long-haul flights.
Earlier this year, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom reiterated to employees:
“We’re going to need aircraft, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we committed to developing a narrowbody aircraft at some point beyond 2027.”
According to leaks from AA staff, the order is likely to replace older A319s and A320s, as well as 737-800s. The 737 MAX 7 is the most likely type to be ordered, but if orders do come to fruition, we expect to see a mix of types.
source: ch-aviation