Originally Posted by
TrojanCMH
Why would Delta give Spirit any of their orders? They’re big enough and could operate every fleet type out there if they chose to. They currently operate more narrow body Airbus than we do and have more 737’s than we have airplanes. They could easily order the Max to replace their older 737’s and keep the Airbus order to replace their older 319’s and 320’s. I don’t think it’s a one or the other type situation with Delta and they’ll probably end up operating both at some point.
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I completely agree. Delta can add a MAX order if it wants to. And no way would Delta want to help Spirit by swapping orders and facilitating Spirit’s growth with more A321s. Delta is ruthless with competitors and that makes little strategic sense.
As time passes, it seems more likely that Spirit is waiting for a positive MAX recertification announcement. Why wouldn’t a new A321 order (or even an A220 order) have been negotiated and announced by now? Seems very odd. Meanwhile Boeing is getting aggressive and airlines like BA/IAG have taken advantage with a big order at the Paris Air Show. Time will tell, but the Spirit MAX rumor seems more and more plausible by the day.....