Originally Posted by
DashTrash
I think that SK is being honest with regard to the 50 seaters. Most of those airplanes are fairly old with a tremendous amount of cycles on each airframe. They’re not built like a 727. Also the lack of amenities like WiFi will help their egress out of our UAX fleet. Our customers have become accustomed to certain amenities and the 50 seaters don’t have that. Plus, they are constantly weight restricted.
I keep on holding out hope that Boeing discards the whole Guppious Maximus 10 idea. That’s about the dumbest idea ever with an airplane!!!
I keep hoping that we’ll convert the max 10 order to 787’s to replace the 767 fleet and just get a bunch of 321 NEO’s to replace the 757, especially since the max 10 is now 3 years out. As to the 50 seaters, I think that Kirby wants them gone, but he wants more 175’s without having to pay a price. He can replace that lift by either adding a new NB type and getting more 175’s, or by increasing the current fleet with no additional rj’s, but he doesn’t like his available choices. All we need now is money to make the purchase in a world where we’re bleeding $20+ million per day.