Why do you yanks have such decrepit airliners.

I've just been trying to book a return to Chicago for July, and the only
equipment which American Airlines use to cross the Atlantic are old DC10s.

That seems odd....I didn't even think American still used DC10s.

Matt

"Peter File" wrote in message
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I've just been trying to book a return to Chicago for July, and the only
equipment which American Airlines use to cross the Atlantic are old DC10s.

"Peter File" wrote in message
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I've just been trying to book a return to Chicago for July, and the only
equipment which American Airlines use to cross the Atlantic are old DC10s.

Are you sure? e.g.

London (LHR) Depart 07:55
Terminal 3 to Chicago (ORD) Arrive 10:15
Duration: 8hr 20mn

Flight: 99
Economy/Coach Class, Breakfast, Boeing 777

That seems odd....I didn't even think American still used DC10s.

My mistake I meant American Airlines ie: Delta, Northwest etc rather than
AA. If you see what I mean.

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 15:03:10 +0100, "Peter File"
wrote:

That seems odd....I didn't even think American still used DC10s.

My mistake I meant American Airlines ie: Delta, Northwest etc rather than
AA. If you see what I mean.


In that case you meant American airlines. Anyway it must be at least
10 years since Delta operated DC10s.
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"Cyrus Afzali" wrote in message
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On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:59:08 +0100, "Peter File"
wrote:

I've just been trying to book a return to Chicago for July, and the only
equipment which American Airlines use to cross the Atlantic are old
DC10s.

Very few U.S. airlines use DC-10s at all anymore. Northwest still has
some, I think, but they have the oldest fleet of the majors, although
it's well maintained from my experience.

There are several U.S. airlines, large and small, that have very
modern fleets. Continental leads among the majors, also Southwest is
right behind. In short, you're making a generalization that just can't
be backed up with facts.

Northwest is replacing it's DC-10's with new 330's.

"Peter File" wrote in message
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That seems odd....I didn't even think American still used DC10s.

My mistake I meant American Airlines ie: Delta, Northwest etc rather than
AA. If you see what I mean.

Nonsense. Continental doesn't even operate DC10s. It's trans-Atlantic
flights are 767s and, I think, 757s.

PTRAVEL wrote:

Nonsense. Continental doesn't even operate DC10s. It's
trans-Atlantic flights are 767s and, I think, 757s.

.... and 777s.

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:22:52 -0700, "PTRAVEL"
wrote:


"Peter File" wrote in message
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That seems odd....I didn't even think American still used DC10s.

My mistake I meant American Airlines ie: Delta, Northwest etc rather than
AA. If you see what I mean.

Nonsense. Continental doesn't even operate DC10s. It's trans-Atlantic
flights are 767s and, I think, 757s.


And increasingly 777s.
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AJC wrote:

PTRAVEL wrote:

[CO's] trans-Atlantic flights are 767s and, I think, 757s.

And increasingly 777s.

Not really. They have their fleet plan published on their web site, and
it shows they have no plans, over the next two years, to retire any of
their existing transatlantic fleet of 757s or 767s. Nor do they have
any plans to acquire any additional 777s. It looks like their strategy
is to stand pat for the time being.