Originally Posted by
kingairfun
It's a god thing HAL is not using JB's A-320's then huh.... Lets all decide what an a/c, thats not even in production yet, can or cannot do.. I mean we are all experts and know much more than Boeing or Airbus engineers
And we certainly know more than all the MBA's who get paid to decide fleet planning,..
I had a doctor tell me I had a rotator cuff tear once.. I told him he was wrong, because I'm a pilot and I know everything
Do you fly an Airbus? Have you flown a 321? Have you flown the tracks out to Hawaii? The reason people are bringing this up is that there are some real issues with this route. It is the longest overwater segment in the world. Hawaiian is ordering a paper airplane at this point and Airbus has a history of over promising and under performing. Every Boeing airplane outperforms the Airbus equivalent in its market niche. That is why you see airbus narrow body's stuck at FL 390 and below. And FL 380 and 390 are rarely seen unless you are light or in a lighter 319. Airbus has used the same wing for the 319 to the 321. There are issues.
And if you think there is no difference in flying at FL 320 versus being able to get up to 380 or 400 then you have not flown a large jet.