Eric, Your comment re Delta suggests that some of AA's 757 "retirees" did not indeed go for scrap, as mentioned earlier in this thread, but simply spent time resting in Arizona and were then picked up by DL. Do any Mifnetters have further data on this?
I recall specifically that AA's acquisition of TWA assets -- not technically a merger -- included (subject to check on the exact numbers) 27 of the 757s, which had different powerplants than AA's larger RR-equipped fleet. AA also took over nine 767s, again not compatible with the purchaser's fleet. I believe these were returned to lease companies, while AA placed a matching order for nine new 767s. The 757s were presumably operated as a sub-fleet, but I have no idea for how long. The permanent Covid-era retirement of both types was a typical flub by current America West/ USAir management. Related to the original thread re transatlantic narrow bodies, I flew a then-TWA 757 nonstop from St. Louis to Heathrow, not very long before the AA acquisition. Perfectly comfortable up front, albeit before lie-flat. Daniel Solon Lying flat a lot of the time during Barcelona's heat wave On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM Simon Brown via Mifnet < mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> wrote: > Interesting about the 757deck angle. Did the 757 fly with a higher pitch > attitude at it’s regular cruise speeds than other aircraft? > > > > I remember many years ago being asked by some of our cabin crew about deck > angles and possible problems with the uterus associated with flying. > Apparently some of the American flight attendant unions (of course) were > claiming they were more prone to the condition of “tilted womb” (aka > retroverted or “tipped” uterus). I think some had suggested this may be > caused by deck angles during flight in cabin crew. There may have been some > other suggested causes too but I can’t remember them, only deck angle. I > scratched my head for a while as I’d never heard of a tilted womb but a > quick check indicated this was just a different name for an otherwise > fairly common condition. It’s not really a condition because it occurs > naturally in about 20-30% of women. Suffice to say there was no known > association between flying and that particular anatomical anomaly and I > can’t remember what prompted this particular question at that time. Clearly > the subject must have had some airtime or publicity from their own unions > although this was well before the explosion of social media. Maybe Mebo or > Bebo was around then. > > > > I think I gave some reassuring platitudes and the subject never came up > again. > > > > Simon > > > > *From:* ERIC Smith via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> > *Sent:* 29 July 2025 12:53 > *To:* mifnet@lists.mifnet.com > *Cc:* ERIC Smith <j...@comcast.net> > *Subject:* [Mifnet 🛰 73400] Re: Fw: Explored: All 16 Airlines Operating > Narrowbody North American Transatlantic Flights In June > > > > AA did indeed have some trans-Atlantic service with 757s. I don't remember > much about it except the FAs would complain about the deck angle during > their service. Those carts seem very heavy when you have to push them up > hill. > > > > Delta is now flying many of our old 757s across the Atlantic, quite > profitably as I understand it. > > > > Sigh. > > > > Eric > > On 07/29/2025 3:59 AM EDT srbrown via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Didn't AA operate "thinner" transatlantic routes on the 757 several years > ago? I'm pretty sure my wife went to JFK from Manchester on a 757. > > > > Interesting how the article mentions the A320/1‐neo and B737-max as the > modern options yet it refers to the 757 as the "*reliable 757*". Does > this imply the authors don't think the neos or the max are reliable? > > > > BA also operated the LCY-JFK route for several years on an A318 staging > through Shannon on the westbound sector. > > > > Is Iceland to America truly "transatlantic"? Click "like" and "subscribe" > then let me know in the comments. > > > > Simon > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Jack Keady via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> > > Date: 28/07/2025 19:43 (GMT+00:00) > > To: David Wardell via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> > > Cc: Jack Keady <jjke...@aol.com> > > Subject: [Mifnet 🛰 73385] Fw: Explored: All 16 Airlines Operating > Narrowbody North American Transatlantic Flights In June > > > > > > keady > > *Sent:* Monday, July 28, 2025 at 11:35:39 AM PDT > > *Subject:* Explored: All 16 Airlines Operating Narrowbody North American > Transatlantic Flights In June > > > > AA currently has no narrowbody transatlantic service. > When they get the A321XLR that will change. > > simpleflying.com > > Explored: All 16 Airlines Operating Narrowbody North American > Transatlantic Flights In June > > Out of the 16, there will be a single transatlantic domestic flight. > > 🔗 > https://simpleflying.com/transatlantic-narrowbody-flights-june-explored/ > <https://simpleflying.com/transatlantic-narrowbody-flights-june-explored/> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Revised: 20250507 > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > exactly cost-free. 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