Originally Posted by
sailingfun
That’s incorrect. Take a good look at the annual reports. Delta by the way is taking 80 new aircraft a year without any significant increase in debt.
AA had about 500 aircraft ordered, the bulk delivered in three years. There was a time we were getting a new airplane a day.
With a fleet of 1000, you need to replace 50 a year anyway due to reaching 20 years of service.