Originally Posted by
Probe
Knotcher;
I disagree with the guppies being "new". The airplane might be straight off the assembly line, but it is at the end of its' product cycle. We are buying "old" generation airplanes, that will have to compete with 320NEO's and GuppyMAX's for the next 25 years.
I think the timing on buying more NG's is way, way off. Should have bought NEO's. 321's with big motors are a gigantic step up from 900ER's, and the 321 NEO is going to do an almost good enough imitation of a 757 for most airlines needs. 900ER's are an abortion by comparison.
As far as passenger experience there is very little difference. Yeah the old TV's hanging in the isle aren't that great. But neither are the little 12 inch LCD's, 3-4 rows up from you.
Both suck compared to an Airbus or 190 with 1 inch wider seats, and LiveTV for free like Jetblows.
Speaking of 321s, did you notice the Delta order? They did not wait for the neo version, they bought the old version. Same with American, they will be operating many non neo versions of narrowbody Airbus aircraft for years to come. Delta has something like 100 900ERs on order also. The competition will be playing the same game of trying to squeeze all they can out of whatever equipment they fly. I'll bet the AA pilots flying transcons in the new 321s are complaining high and mighty about how the 767-200 did all this and all that between the West Coast and JFK. In the grand scheme of things, the 321s will bring more to the bottom line and provide the customers with what many will view as a better product.
As far as 737s to Hawaii, Alaska seems to manage with nothing but 737s in the market.