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BTW, 773 orders, 24 more 717s and cockpit upgrades for the MD fleet are rumors I absolutely believe.
Problem is, it'd be 773s to replace 744s, 24 717s to bring the fleet to 112 to help replace 117 MD88s and the MD90 gets a cockpit upgrade.
Staffing, ASM and cost neutral.
The 773s wouldn't replace the 744s for 10 more years. They are installing AVOD and sleeper seats on the 744s as we speak. They will be good for at least 10 more years. If they stopped doing the work, that might mean something. The other 717s are sitting in Marana or Mohave, a lot of them in Mexicana Click paint schemes. A new airline in Spain, Volotea, just got a few, but Spain isn't doing well these days. As far as the MD88s go, the leases achieved in BK were pretty good. I don't know how long they will last, but I don't know if anyone has heard that they are on the chopping block. Eventually, maybe. Maybe they will be replaced with 737Max or 320NEOs?