Originally Posted by Name User

On the narrowbody side DAL has a lower age than United but is averaging over four years older than AA, and that is before we get rid of our 80's, which are over 20 years old.

United's narrowbody fleet is almost 16 years old (average). They have over 200 small narrowbodies in the 130-150 seat range that are 20 years old. Maybe they will upgauge to the MAX. That would actually be smart because it would then make them an all 737 narrowbody fleet (plus some 757's).

AA also has 48 320's that are closing in on 20 years old. That is typically when they have chosen to replace aircraft. So not sure what to expect...will they hold on to those aircraft longer, will they replace with up-gauged 321neos, or replace with 737-8MAX's?

My hunch says replace with the MAX, assuming it actually gets airborne again, due to the extremely long wait for the NEO and the premium the Airbus product is getting.

The more concerning thing is for the first time, DAL has carried more domestic passengers than AA has (1Q 2019).