Originally Posted by
KnotSoFast
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No exactly...
250 in next 4 1/2 months (incl 50 in Dec 18)
250+ in last 3 months of 2019
500+ is nothing to sneeze at
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Slightly more, 600+ in 2019. 80-90 a month at the end of next year. They’ll use per month more than per year. But 50 in December, 40 for 2 months, 30 for a few months then kicks to 90 I believe by mid summer and it should stay there.
The early retirements are about 1% of scheduled. FWIW.
They were good with efficiency improvements. Wider planning by network and making out stations more homogeneous in aircraft type help a lot, 320 and 737 fleet flexibility is something that really helps... them be more efficient.