Why wasn't AA operations able to anticipate this?
Sounds like they did. The USA Today story says AA told folks Saturday there were going to be problems.
Originally Posted by
747-8driver
AA might have been able to chose a different aircraft to operate out of Phoenix that day.
One that has a higher max. operating temperature.
And how's that going to work? The CRJs aren't flown by AA but by their regional affiliates. But putting that aside are you just going to pull a 150 -180 seat aircraft off its route and replace it with an 80 seat aircraft?