Originally Posted by
Bluemonday
You are clueless....as I read all these posts I find that you guys are in love with the idea of a jet...typical rj driver response!
Why would Delta, US Air, United and soon in the future American, all operates of a 319 and soon to operate 319 NEO's which have a 16% to 19% lower fuel burn than the current 319 want a new launch C series aircraft??? No commonality in parts, different type rating, new launch problems all new aircraft have????WHY????
Answer is ....They don't!!!!! None are looking at it and none are going to buy it....Period!!!
Airbus and Boeing have won! The C series and 319 NEO do the same mission at the same cost...CASM!!!! except the 319 has 95%+ parts commonality same type rating and all of these airline already have a business relationship with airbus
Why would you introduce a different type when you already have or will have a 319 and soon a 319 NEO in the fleet????WHY????
My wife agrees with you!
In reality not really. Its a great jet that is a game changer on the bottom end of the mainline market. Looking 5-15 years out, if the major manufactures do not enter this market, this airplane will have a place at many carriers.
Like I said, as soon as the first NA major orders it, the rest will follow suit. On the heals of Bar's comments, it is close to the scope limits and as soon as a major purchases it or one sells it to its outsourced feed (doubt that will happen) their order book gets bigger.
CASM is important no doubt, but so is total hourly cost of operation. The 744 has one of the lowest CASM's but you do not fly it on routes where you cannot fill us the seats at a profitable price. The same logic works with a 120 seat versus a 100 seat jet. There is a market below 120 seats, the question is who will fly it. Once that is resolved the orders will start.