{"id":21129,"date":"2022-06-03T18:41:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21129"},"modified":"2022-06-03T18:43:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:13:56","slug":"american-airlines-heads-return-to-australia-in-oct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/03\/american-airlines-heads-return-to-australia-in-oct\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines heads return to Australia in Oct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>American Airlines is anticipating returning to Sydney in late October and deploying Boeing 777s onto the LAX &#8211; SYD run from mid-December.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/homePage.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">American Airlines<\/a> is eyeing a return to Australia in late October. Timed to coincide with the beginning of the 2022\/23 winter flying season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/homePage.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">American Airlines<\/a> will send its plane to retune to Sydney on October 26, seeing all three major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/homePage.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">US airlines <\/a>back on the Los Angeles &#8211; Sydney route. And there&#8217;s a postscript &#8211; it seems AA will swap out their Dreamliners for Boeing 777s on the Sydney run in December.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20963\" width=\"1032\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-scaled-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-2048x1366.webp 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-750x500.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/American-Airlines-Boeing-777-223ER-N754AN-2-1-1140x760.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><figcaption><strong> American Airlines | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-american-airlines-heads-back-to-sydney\">American Airlines heads back to Sydney <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>American Airlines heads back to Sydney in late October first flight out of Los Angeles (LAX) on Wednesday, October 26, looks like a positioning flight to begin services out of Sydney (SYD) a few days later. AA73 will push back from LAX at 23:15 on October 26 and make the 14-hour and 50-minute trek down to Sydney, landing at 08:05 two days later. American Airlines will initially deploy a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Saturday, October 29, the late evening flight out of LAX will commence on a daily basis. Out of SYD, American Airlines is re-also re-commencing flights on October 29. AA72 shuts its doors at 11:15 to make the 13-hour and 50-minute flight across the Pacific to Los Angeles, touching down at 07:05 on the exact day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>These flights mark America&#8217;s return to Sydney after suspending services in May due to aircraft lacks.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sydney-and-los-angeles\">Sydney and Los Angeles <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21295671786740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21295671786740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21295671786740-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21295671786740-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21295671786740-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21295671786740-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>American Airlines | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a case of unfortunate timing for the airline because the need(and fares) on Australia &#8211; US routes are now rocketing upwards. Competitors still flying between Sydney and Los Angeles are presently enjoying full planes and some very juicy yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/26\/red-bull-plane-swap-stunt-unsuccessful-as-one-plane-spins-out-of-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Red Bull plane swap stunt unsuccessful as one plane spins out of control<\/a>        <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/akasa-air-on-track-to-receive-first-737-max-plane-by-mid-june-launch-commercial-operations-by-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Akasa Air \u2013 On track to receive first 737 Max plane by mid-June, launch commercial operations by July<\/a>            <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/27\/joby-faa-air-carrier-certification-to-begin-air-taxi-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Joby Aviation FAA air carrier certification to begin air taxi services<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Still, it&#8217;s a case of better late than never for American Airlines. Those 787-9 Dreamliners have three cabin classes, including a 234-seat economy class cabin, a 21-seat premium economy cabin, and a 30-seat &#8220;Flagship&#8221; business class. Competitors on the SYD- LAX route include Qantas with its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787-9 flights, Delta Air Lines with Airbus A350-900s, and United Airlines with Boeing 787-9s.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-american-airlines-boeing-777-flights-to-sydney-from\">American Airlines Boeing 777 flights to Sydney from    <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>American Airlines Boeing 777 flights to Sydney from mid-DecemberJust weeks into the Australian 2022\/23 summer, American Airlines is swapping those Dreamliners for Boeing 777-300ERs. Out of LAX from December 16, AA73&#8217;s departure time will come forward to 22:40, and the Boeing 777s will take over. The American Airlines Boeing 777 flights will begin departing Sydney on December 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By then, between the four airlines flying nonstop between Sydney and Los Angeles, you&#8217;ll see four aircraft types on the route &#8211; the A380, the 787-9, the A350-900, and the 777-300ER. American&#8217;s 777s will operate the SYD &#8211; LAX route in rotation with the Los Angeles &#8211; London Heathrow run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature-750x469.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature-1140x712.webp 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/american-airlines-flapping-feature.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But as the last couple of years in the airline business have shown, a lot can change in the space of a few months. While American flights are in the schedules and available for sale, an internal AA memo describes the return of the Sydney flights as &#8220;the current plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In the meantime, American Airlines continues to sell flights to Sydney but sends passengers onto codeshare flights operated by Oneworld partner Qantas. The switch from an expected AA Dreamliner to Qantas&#8217; roomier A380s could be a welcome upgrade for many passengers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\u2b50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Telegram group<\/a> for the updates<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Airlines is anticipating returning to Sydney in late October and deploying Boeing 777s onto the LAX &#8211; SYD run from mid-December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[392,1343,331,2670,124,2580,5439,4302,4182,2933],"class_list":{"0":"post-21129","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-airlines-news","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-american","11":"tag-american-airline-flight","12":"tag-american-airlines","13":"tag-american-airlines-news","14":"tag-american-aviation","15":"tag-australian","16":"tag-october","17":"tag-sydney"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21129"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21136,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21129\/revisions\/21136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}