Originally Posted by
David Puddy
Boeing just sold 200 737-MAX airplanes to IAG (British Airways/Iberia/Aer Lingus/Vueling/Level parent company) to the surprise of everyone at the Paris Air Show. So, I assume Boeing will be offering Spirit an awesome deal at some point! Boeing would love to displace Airbus at Spirit, and 130 of the 200 MAX airplanes for IAG will be used to replace the entire 130-airplane Airbus fleet of Vueling (a Spanish/Italian LCC). Boeing could offer Spirit the full spectrum of MAX airplanes - the 7,8,9 and 10. SWA already has orders for the 737-7 MAX at the lower end of seating capacity.
The way I read that is 130 Airbii might be on the market soon. Which leads us to...
Originally Posted by
Judge Smails
If we were going to switch fleets, this company would not be scouring the market for A320 lease returns like it is right now.