Originally Posted by
Mea25000
Max recertification should be inked by no later then mid December by the FAA. Training and maintenance completed by mid February. Max flying passengers March 1st. I am 99% sure we will be a single fleet by 2024. Very few will know the actual numbers but I keep hearing whispers of around 4.6 billion for 100. If numbers any where near that are true then this is absolutely a home run for all of our careers.
If we’re single fleet by 2024 and +100 MAX , -73 Airbus, that’s 27 airframe growth over 5 years. Of course Air Group growth is seat miles, so replacing a Bus with a MAX is a lot of seat growth. Meanwhile, Spirit just ordered 100 Buses, 319/320/321 all NEOs. These are growth, not fleet replacements. So I don’t see how we hit a homerun in our career by getting 100 MAX while parking 73 Buses. I just hope you’re right and that we actually grow by 900 pilots the next couple years.