Originally Posted by
Meow1215
Riding the JS a few days ago, the captain (an LCA) was saying that he thinks the 717 will be phased out in the next 6 years due to leases expiring and fleet plans shifting. Any truth or plausible scenario where this is true?
I know DL doesn’t own them, but they usually operate an older fleet historically.
In a LUV SEC filing a while back, the remaining note was something like $17 million per plane after 2025. No way Delta would pay that with the price of a new A220 being less than $30 million.(number from the Boeing lawsuit)