Originally Posted by
flyallnite
Evidently Virgin has 19 of them. Or in other words, we have 49 percent of 19 of them already...
Good sleuthing George!
LOL,
Actually, Virgin has been handing them back to Airbus.
IDK if the VS 340-600s are subject to the guaranteed resale value clause Airbus offered to some carriers.
That would be the ultimate financial gambit with Airbus paying VS a penalty for the loss of value that is greater than the actual purchase price for aircraft on the used market...
That leverage would enable Anderson to play this from the Virgin and Delta side benefiting both airlines. Generating cash for Virgin while getting rid of an unwanted type and providing nearly-free wide bodies for Delta.
Hmmm, there's this "fleeting opportunity" I see coming.
(no pun intended)
Cheers
George