Originally Posted by
GBU-24
I was sniffing around the 4th floor the other day and heard this also about the 321...not so much from another airline though.
Kingfisher only had about 6 A321's. Why buy used when Airbus is in trouble with sales at the moment. Everyone is waiting on the NEO so they are facing the reality of parking unsold aircraft as they come off the assembly line. They are offering great deals on classic airbuses at the moment. The A321 however is well known as a pig and does not have real transcon range. The A321 NEO does have the range so not sure why we would jump in before it comes out. We could easily extend 757's until that time. Airbus just might however be willing to make a really great short term lease deal on classics that would be cheaper then the major overhuals on the 757's.