Originally Posted by
Vikz09
See the new MoM from Boeing. A 737max-10. Do a little research before calling someone out. You my friend, are guilty of poor strategic planning.
Ask yourself why management would want to change our existing EASK to block hours instead. Gee you don't think they plan on buying a new narrowbody that can fly from Chicago to Rome...
There is no narrow body planned that can fly Chigago Rome with any degree of reliability. What Delta has been doing is upsizing the fleet going to Europe. In order to get a acceptable seat mile cost across the pond with a narrow body it has to be no frills with high density seating. Delta is going in the opposite direction. A few years ago in AMS you could look down the terminal and see half a dozen 767's with 218 seats and even a 757 or two. Been there lately?
The MAX 10 if they build it still won't have the range of a 757 with winglets. You also overlook the problem with gate availability and capacity at many of the airports. That's only going to get worse, in fact it's predicted to become a critical issue in transatlantic air travel within 10 years. JFK and EWR are maxed out already in the international departure window.