It seems American Airlines is in the mood to upgrade parts of it fleet, with the announcement today that has agreed with Boeing and Airbus to renew it’s fleets.
Under the new agreements, American will acquire 460 narrowbody aircraft from the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families beginning in 2013 in what American calls “the largest aircraft order in aviation history.”
Don’t think they’re doing this for love – there’s looking at the long term fuel efficiency gains.
When I see a breakdown of the “actual numbers” and “options”, it’ll be reported here.
For those of you who love your wide bodies, American has seen the light, and has 8 Boeing 777-300ER’s that a scheduled for delivery between 2012 and 2013. American has options for 42 Boeing 787 frames at this time too.
Lots for American’s competitors to chew over.
