Originally Posted by
Ducttape
A 330 would at least bring a higher paying aircraft on property, an option to step up and make more money; so you would likely see more people making the move to the aircraft for the raise. Longer range on the 330 means more likely schedules that mirror legacy heavy schedules where a pilot will fly fewer times a month, more off time.
A 220 would not bring a pay raise. Shorter stage lengths, smaller communities most likely.
So I don’t care how nice a plane it is, an order of 200 is not helping us like an order of 200 A320s would or 200 A330s would
But for the price of 1 330 we could order 4 220's. I'd rather grow and reach more destinations than get killed by the big 3 trying to operate something that is their bread and butter. Look at B6, they have been talking that nonsense about going to Europe but nothing's come of it because its a huge gamble. And on the subject of B6, if we start getting the same airframes as they have its ripe for a merger even though they are looking for someone to buy them.