Originally Posted by
Kirok
That’s some interesting opinions. Wow. Thanks for chiming in.
I was talking to a student at an aviation school last week, and I asked him if the school was touching on the future of aircraft engines and fuels. He said they weren’t, instead focusing on short term versus long term. I thought that was VERY interesting.
I think I’ll start digging around GE and RR’s sites and see what plans they have for new fuels for AC engines. I’m SURE there has to be something in development somewhere. I don’t see aviation regressing back to a particular point in history though. If we stick with today’s petroleum, yes, but not if the old saying is true… necessity is the mother of invention. I think whichever carrier can corner the market on a new cheap fuel (or patent the engine) will be very rich.
All I know is capacity is way down, but are the carriers switching back to 73’s or MD80’s now? I heard that you can buy a MD80 for around $4mil now.
Thanks for the input!
I see airlines switching the 50 seat RJ's out with larger ones. So in a sense they do have to go larger to increase the fuel economy, but we'll see. As far as MD80's sure their cheap to procure, but maintenance and fuel have got to be through the roof. AA must be researching a replacement for their Super 80's, but with their financial status that may have to come later.