Originally Posted by
Mudhen200
Good to hear that the bus fleet is not that bad. What you are saying is the exact opposite of what the Boeing 2nd floor guys are saying, but since your butt is actually in the seat you ought to know.
Any idea what the average fleet age is of our busses?
And does anybody know anything about the NEO engine cycle limits? It's been a long time since the company put any info out about it. I can't wait to see that POS engine on a Max flying Southeast or the Arctic in the winter. Good times.
BTW - I haven't smoked anything since before you were probably born. I've been around the block a time or two and I would bet good money that the bus will have a relatively short career with an Eskimo on the tail. Check back in about 7 years and we will know.
The average age is young as perviously posted only a couple of 320 are used Middle East aircraft, the rest were all new from airbus. All the cockpits are VERY standardized with very small differences( weather radar, and a few other small differences).
The Leap 1A issue isn't a cycle issue, its an hour issue. The engine has to be replaced every 500 hours but GE covers all costs including downtime. The good news is the issue was corrected, and every new engine leaving the GE factory since June is fixed. The problem is GE can't produce enough, and almost all the engines leaving the factory go to new aircraft. Until they can catch up with production we are stuck swapping motors every 500 hours.
Protip: stop listening to the Boeing management guys as they are 100% clueless about the Bus. If you are on the 2nd floor, and want to hear about the Bus go find the Airbus fleet manager.