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?
Originally Posted by
DiamondZ
Airbus avionics upgrade is dead.
Tried to add too much unnecessary equipment to upgrade which tripled the cost, ultimately killing the proposal.
We were told by TL during an Indy hub turn around November(?) about the Airbus upgrade proposal. He said that if an upgrade agreement was not reached between UPS and the FMS industry, the Airbuses would be gone "very fast". And he said something to the effect of "and when I say fast, I mean very fast". This is also when he dispelled the rumor that we have new 767s going to the desert to be parked. He clarified that rumor and said it was true that 767s aren't being fully utilized because we can't fill the cockpits fast enough and it may get worse with the accelerated deliveries -- but none of them are parked. He also said he expects the 767 to replace the Airbus EUR SIBA.
Don't shoot the messenger. It was 2am on a hub turn so I might have taken something out of context or misheard him. But I don't think I did.