Originally Posted by
dvhighdrive88
Lads,
Go find a thread about the contract please!
Back to topic , by my numbers using April 2013 fleet plan I show with these new orders 174 70 seaters and 70 76 seaters on property for 244 total by end 2015. Do I see this right as only 11 hulls off from hitting the 255 70/76 seater scope choke wall?
Actually.... for the end of the year 2013, United's 4/25/2013 Investor Update shows
32 Q400s, in addition to the
115 CRJ700s and
38 EMB170s. Thats 185 +
70 EMB175s =
255. So no more 76 seaters unless they park 70 seaters. (up to 153 of the 255 jets can be 76 seaters after Jan 2016).
UAX block hours must be </= to 120% of narrowbody block hours. This will dictate how many 50 seaters end up in the desert as the new jets arrive.
To go any higher than 255 (70+76) or more than 153 (76) after 2016, UAL has to add a new small NB to mainline and the block hour ratio declines from 120% of nb block hours by a scale of how many 76 seaters they operate.
Sled