Originally Posted by
iahflyr
So Alaska is planning to keep 10 A321’s? Why not get rid of them for 10 more MAX’s??
Maybe they have a niche subset of routes where the economics really smoke, enough to more-than-cover the fleet overhead?
Maybe they want to keep a foot in the bus door just to keep Boeing from getting complacent?
Maybe just keep their future options open?
I'd guess some of all of the above.
If you want to fantasize, maybe airbus has a widebody they like and most of the buses have very common training.