Originally Posted by
saturn
For what it's worth, Glen Hauenstein said in a investor call recently that he wasn't seeing the 321XLR for our TATL network. He explained his doubts that it's the solution, mentioned pilot wages being a factor, and reiterated the desire for a NMA solution. I'm assuming by wages, he means its affect on CASM.
Target audience. Might not be us. If you're the Airbus Sales guy in North America and you hear this, all you hear is, "
The airplane is too expensive." The manufacturers can't control our costs...only the price. I think the Sales team at Airbus will reshuffle the PowerPoint deck to show an optimistic ROI horizon, and be ready for the re-pitch. I also think our negotiators will read that comment...chuckle...and press on as directed.