Originally Posted by
GoAroundFlaps
Heard through a source that the Airbus will not be getting a new panel or FMS. So maybe they will decided to accelerate the retirement of those aircraft now. Is it better to bid off the jet or wait for an excess bid?
I have no idea if that is valid rumor or not, but take a breath and think about your question practically. If you've been here for one day, you know that we're in a training backlog on most fleets and the 75/76 in particular. Between the backlog and payload issues it's not even clear that the 767 will in fact replace the MD10 on the official schedule. Historically none of our fleets have seemed to turn over when expected and it's usually later not sooner. I think we have something like 55-65 Airbus' on paper, hard to see us replacing that lift in short order in addition to the other stuff. I can't tell you what to bid, but imo this a potential issue that's far from ripe.