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!!!
The 200’s have a lot of life left in them. Problem is airlines didn’t want to pay for one of the later heavy checks that was assumed to be cost prohibitive. AW scrapped a few then sent one to the check as a test. Ended up way under cost, that plane ended up back on the line. Not sure if WiFi is a technical issue on the plane or just the fact that no one wanted to pay for the install.
I’m not saying they’ll still be around in 3 years but there’s no imminent reason they have to go. They still make sense on short routes for frequency unless embraer delivers a next gen turboprop and a good media campaign.