Originally Posted by
gringo
I for one am disappointed we didn’t get the A220. It would be nice to fly something with similar computing power as my wrist watch...
That being said, I did a little happy dance as soon as I found out we are NOT going to be subjugated to the indignities of flying a lipstick’d up Cold War era flying pig... VNAV or not, at $208/hour I’m not paid nearly enough to work that hard.
A good day indeed.
The Airbus was clearly the best choice for fleet commonality, but I agree the A220 would have been a great addition at the lower end of the seating range. It is such a versatile airplane with a very low CASM.
Any idea on how many A319 NEOs have been ordered?